OCIMUM-BASILICUM - A NEW NONCONVENTIONAL SOURCE OF FIBER

Authors
MATHEWS S SINGHAL RS KULKARNI PR
Citation
S. Mathews et al., OCIMUM-BASILICUM - A NEW NONCONVENTIONAL SOURCE OF FIBER, Food chemistry, 47(4), 1993, pp. 399-401
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Nutrition & Dietetics","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Food chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03088146
Volume
47
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
399 - 401
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-8146(1993)47:4<399:O-ANNS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Ocimum seeds contain a reasonable amount of hemicellulose and cellulos e, accounting for their hydrophilic character. They are high in fibre and associated nutritional properties, and can be considered as a new non-conventional source of fibre.