Comparative studies on the nutritive and anti-nutritive properties of fruits in selected Berberis species of West Himalaya, India

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2352-2356

  Andola, Harish Chandra ^a   Rawal, Ranbeer Singh ^b   Bhatt, Indra Dutt ^b  

^a Centre for Aromatic Plants CAP   (India)

^b G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Anti nutrients; Berberis; Himalaya; Indigenous communities; Nutrients; Wild edibles

Indexed keywords

ANTI-NUTRIENTS; BERBERIS; HIMALAYAS; INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY; WILD EDIBLES;

CARBOHYDRATES; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; SEED;

FRUITS;

BERBERIS;

EID: 79960010133     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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