Carbohydrates digestibility and faecal nitrogen excretion in rats fed raw or germinated faba bean (Vicia faba)- and chickpea (Cicer arietinum)-based diets

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 301-309

  Rubio, Luis A ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates and amino acids digestibility; Chickpeas; Faba beans; Germination; Nitrogen excretion

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; LACTALBUMIN; NITROGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; PURINE; STARCH;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHICKPEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; ENERGY; EXCRETION; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FEEDING; FOOD COMPOSITION; GERMINATION; GROWTH; LEGUME; MALE; MEAL; NONHUMAN; RAT; VICIA FABA;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CICER; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIGESTION; FECES; MALE; NITROGEN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STARCH; VICIA FABA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RATTUS NORVEGICUS; VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0041561060     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2003903     Document Type: Article

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