The effect of boiling on the nutrients and anti-nutrients in two non conventional vegetables

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1430-1433

  Lola, Ajala ^a  

^a Rufus Giwa Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

'odu'; 'worowo'; Anti nutrients; Boiling; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; OXALIC ACID; PHYTATE; TANNIN; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASH; COOKING; FOOD COMPOSITION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PLANT; PLANT FIBER; SOLANECIO BIAFRAE; SOLANUM NIGRUM; VEGETABLE;

SOLANECIO BIAFRAE; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 77957886837     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.1430.1433     Document Type: Article

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