Effect of processing methods on nutritive and antinutritive properties of seeds of Brachystegia eurycoma and Detarium microcarprum from Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 316-320

  Uhegbu, Friday O ^a   Onwuchekwa, Chioma C ^a   Iweala, Emeka E J ^a   Kanu, Ijeoma ^a  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Brachystegia eurycoma; Detarium microcarpum; Nutritive constituents; Phytochemicals; Public health

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; FLAVONOID; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHOROUS ACID; POTASSIUM; SAPONIN; SODIUM; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; BRACHYSTEGIA EURYCOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRARIUM MICROCARPUM; LEGUME; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT NUTRITION; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

BRACHYSTEGIA; DETARIUM; DETARIUM MICROCARPUM; EURYCOMA;

EID: 57549108290     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.316.320     Document Type: Article

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