Nutritional quality and physicochemical properties of Mucuna bean (Mucuna pruriens L.) protein isolates

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 357-366

  Mugendi, J B W ^a   Njagi, E N M ^a   Kuria, E N ^a   Mwasaru, M A ^b   Mureithi, J G ^c   Apostolides, Z ^d  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Functional properties; Mucuna bean; Nutritional quality; Protein isolate

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS;

EID: 77955822741     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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