Nutritional potentials of some tropical vegetable leaf meals: Chemical characterization and functional properties

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-53

  Fasuyi, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amino acid profile; Nutritional potentials; Vegetable leaf meals

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALKALI; AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; ETHER; LIPID EMULSION; LYSINE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMULSION; ENERGY; FOAMING; FOOD PROCESSING; GELATION; HARVESTING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LIPID ABSORPTION; MEAL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SOLUBILITY; VEGETABLE; WATER ABSORPTION;

AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 31644447346     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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