EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CALLOSOBRUCHUS-CHINENSIS L INFESTATIONON PROXIMATE PRINCIPLES, TRUE PROTEIN, METHIONINE AND URIC-ACID CONTENTS OF GREENGRAM AND REDGRAM

The effects of insect infestation on proximate principles, calories, t rue protein, non-protein nitrogen, methionine and uric acid contents i n greengram and redgram were studied. With the increase in level of in festation, a significant increase was observed in all parameters studi ed, except in case of calories, true protein and methionine contents. The values in latter cases decreased significantly. Increase in uric a cid was manifold. Thus, the qualitative and quantitative damages to gr ains are related to the extent of infestations and such grains should be avoided for human consumption.