NUTRITIONAL-EVALUATION OF RABI FRENCH BEANS

Growth studies and nutritional evaluation of 'PDR-14, 'HUR-137' and 'H UR-15' French beans were carried out in rats. Moisture, crude protein, ether extracts, crude fibre, mineral matter, carbohydrates and energy of the varieties of beans ranged from 9.90 to 10.71; 20.65 to 22.75; 3.54 to 4.23, 1.54 to 1.63; 3.58 to 8.65: 57.70 to 59.77% and 376.46 t o 378.94 Kcal/100g, respectively. Feed efficiency ratio did not differ much. Protein efficiency ratio varied from 1.37 to 1.47 as compared t o 2.46 for casein. All the three cultivars exhibited an excellent bala nce of essential amino acids, except sulphur containing amino acids an d tryptophan. ''PDR-14'' was found to be superior in respect of protei n efficiency ratio, biological value and net protein utilization.