COMPOSITION AND VARIATION IN VITAMIN-C, CAROTENOIDS, PROTEIN, NITRATEAND OXALATE CONTENTS IN CELOSIA LEAVES

Authors
PRAKASH D NATH P PAL M
Citation
D. Prakash et al., COMPOSITION AND VARIATION IN VITAMIN-C, CAROTENOIDS, PROTEIN, NITRATEAND OXALATE CONTENTS IN CELOSIA LEAVES, Plant foods for human nutrition, 47(3), 1995, pp. 221-226
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Plant Sciences","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Plant foods for human nutrition
ISSN journal
09219668 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
221 - 226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-9668(1995)47:3<221:CAVIVC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Twenty two lines/accessions belonging to 5 species of Celosia were ana lysed for their nutritional and antinutritional composition. The nutri ent contents, vitamin C varied from 18.8 to 53.6mg/100g, carotenoids 9 .1 to 15.1mg/100g, protein 2.1 to 5.9%, while the antinutritional fact ors, nitrate 0.18 to 0.46% and oxalate 0.98 to 3.93%. Moisture ranged 81 to 89%. Variation of these parameters with leaf position and the am ino acids profile of some promising lines was also evaluated.