Chemical evaluation of wild under-exploited Vigna spp. seeds

Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-212

  Marconi, Emanuele ^a   Ruggeri, Stefania ^a   Carnovale, Emilia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; LECTIN; PHYTIC ACID; PROTEIN; STARCH; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN CONTENT;

EID: 0030889725     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(96)00172-0     Document Type: Article

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