Nutrient composition and biological evaluation of mesta (Hibiscus sabdariffa) seeds

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-34

  Rao, P Udayasekhara ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Amino acid content; Chemical composition; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Mesta seeds; Protein quality

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LYSINE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; STANDARD; WISTAR RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACIDS; LYSINE; MAGNESIUM; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SULFUR; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0029678627     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01092519     Document Type: Article

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