Extractability and nutritional value of leaf protein from tropical aquatic plants

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 349-357

  Dewanji, A ^a   Chanda, S ^a   Si, L ^a   Barik, S ^a   Matai, S ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Extractability; In vitro digestibility; Leaf protein; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031408270     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436081     Document Type: Article

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