Proximate composition, mineral and amino acid content of mature Canavalia gladiata seeds

Food Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-119

  Eknayake, Sagarika ^a,b   Jansz, Errol R ^b   Nair, Baboo M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Fac Med Sci Univ Sri J   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYSTEINE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; MAGNESIUM; METHIONINE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CANAVALIA GLADIATA; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOOD QUALITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS; CANAVALIA GLADIATA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0032919518     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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