Nutrient composition and biological evaluation of a unconventional legume, Canavalia cathartica of mangroves

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 615-625

  Seena, S ^a   Sridhar, K R ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CASEIN; COPPER; CYSTEINE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOLEUCINE; LIPID; LYSINE; MAGNESIUM; METHIONINE; MINERAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; THREONINE; TRYPSIN; TYROSINE; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIE; CANAVALIA; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FLOUR; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; INDIA; LEGUME; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN QUALITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RICE; SEASHORE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED NATIONS; WHEAT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CANAVALIA; CASEINS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD ANALYSIS; MALE; MINERALS; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS;

ANIMALIA; CANAVALIA CATHARTICA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 20144385261     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480500085622     Document Type: Article

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