Composition and functional properties of raw and electron beam-irradiated Mucuna pruriens seeds

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1338-1351

  Bhat, Rajeev ^a   Sridhar, Kandikere R ^a   Young, Chiu Chung ^b   Bhagwath, Arun A ^b   Ganesh, Sanjeev ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Electron beam irradiation; Fatty acids; Functional properties; In vitro protein digestibility; Minerals; Mucuna pruriens; Proximate composition

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS;

EID: 47649086675     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2007.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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