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Evaluation of nutraceutical and antinutritional properties in barnyard and finger millet varieties grown in Himalayan region

Journal of Food Science and Technology volume 53, pages 2779–2787 (2016)Cite this article

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Five elite varieties of barnyard (Echinochloa frumentacea) and finger (Eleusine coracana) growing at northwestern Himalaya were investigated for nutraceutical and antinutritional properties. Barnyard millet contained higher amount of crude fiber, total dietary fiber, tryptophan content, total carotenoids, α-tocopherol compared to the finger millet whereas the finger millet contains higher amount of methionine and ascorbic acid as compared to the barnyard millet. The secondary metabolites of biological functions were analyzed and found that barnyard millet contained the higher amount of polyphenols, tannins and ortho-dihydroxy phenol content compared to finger millet. Among antinutitional compounds barnyard millet contained lower phytic acid content compare to finger millet whereas no significant difference in trypsin inhibition activity of barnyard millet and finger millet varieties were found. Barnyard millet contained higher acid phosphatase, α-galactosidase and α-amylase inhibitor activity compared to finger millet. Finger millet seeds contained about 10–13 folds higher calcium content and double amount of manganese content in comparison to barnyard millet seeds. Present study suggests that barnyard millet varieties studied under present investigation were found nutritionally superior compared to finger millet varieties.

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This work is highly acknowledged to Department of Science & Technology (DST) for provided facilities under DST-FIST programme. We sincerely thank to Director Research, Dean CBSH, G. B. P. U. A. & T., Pantnagar for providing necessary requirements for the research work.

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    Priyankar Panwar, Ashutosh Dubey & A. K. Verma

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Panwar, P., Dubey, A. & Verma, A.K. Evaluation of nutraceutical and antinutritional properties in barnyard and finger millet varieties grown in Himalayan region. J Food Sci Technol 53, 2779–2787 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-016-2250-8

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Keywords

  • Barnyard millet
  • Finger millet
  • Nutritional
  • Nutraceutical
  • Antinutritional