Nutrient composition and amino acid pattern of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, Fabaceae) grown in the Gizan area of Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-124

  Hussain, M A ^a   Basahy, A Y ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; INOSITOL; LEUCINE; LYSINE; MANNITOL; MINERAL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; RAFFINOSE; SUGAR; VALINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; FOOD ANALYSIS; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SAUDI ARABIA;

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0031946107     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637489809089391     Document Type: Article

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