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Chemical and nutritional evaluation of two germplasms of the tribal pulse,Bauhinia racemosa Lamk.

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Two germplasms of the tribal pulse,Bauhinia racemosa Lamk. viz., Ayyanarkoil Forest and Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary, were analysed for proximate composition, total (true) seed proteins, seed protein fractions, amino acid composition, fatty acids, minerals and antinutritional factors. Crude proteins, crude lipids, ash and nitrogen free extractives constituted 19.84%, 9.52%, 3.31% and 60.65%, respectively in Ayyanarkoil Forest germplasm; whereas, in Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary germplasm they constituted 19.31%, 8.94%, 3.81% and 61.30%, respectively. The caloric values were found to be 407.64 K Cal (Ayyanarkoil Forest) and 402.90 K Cal (Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary) germplasms. Essential amino acids like isoleucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine and lysine were found to be high in the seed proteins of both the germplasms. The fatty acids, palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids, were found to be relatively higher in the seed lipids of both the germplasms. Both the germplasms seemed to be a rich source of calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese and iron. Antinutritional substances like total free phenols, tannins, L-DOPA and phytohaemagglutinating activity also were investigated.

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  1. Seed Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, 641 046, Coimbatore, India

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Mohan, V.R., Janardhanan, K. Chemical and nutritional evaluation of two germplasms of the tribal pulse,Bauhinia racemosa Lamk.. Plant Food Hum Nutr 46, 367–374 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01088438

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