Study of the nutritional value of black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 404-410

  Takruri, Hamed R H ^a   Dameh, Majdoleen A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Black cumin; Net protein utilisation; Nigella sativa; Nutritional value; Protein efficiency ratio; Protein evaluation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; FAT; FOLIC ACID; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN; PYRIDOXINE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; THIAMINE; TURKEY (COUNTRY); ZINC;

EID: 0031908086     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199803)76:3<404::AID-JSFA964>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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