Dr. Salman Ahmed

Basic composition and caloric contents of macrotyloma uniflorum (lam.) verdc., phaseolus lunatus linn., and phaseolus vulgaris linn., legume flours

• Authors Details :  
• Salman Ahmed,  
• Muhammad Mohtasheemul Hasan ,  
• Zafar Alam Mahmood

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The % age elemental composition (ash, crude fat, crude protein, moisture and total carbohydrates) was determined in the Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc., Phaseolus lunatus Linn., and Phaseolus vulgaris Linn., legume flours. M. uniflorum contained moisture (8.9), ash (3.34), crude fat (1.30), crude protein (18.15) and total carbohydrate (68.31). Similarly, moisture (9.14), ash (3.73), crude fat (1.78), crude protein (22.64) and total carbohydrate (62.71) were estimated in P. lunatus. Meanwhile, P. vulgaris contained moisture (9.43), ash (3.61), crude fat (3.49), crude protein (19.46) and total carbohydrate (64.01). The gross, ash free, moisture and ash free calorific values were also determined. P. vulgaris showed the highest(3.91) and P. lunatus lowest (3.84), whereas M. uniflorum (3.86) caloric values (kcal/g), respectively. The elemental composition and caloric values of tested legume flours justify them as good sources of nutrition and energy.

Article Subject Details

• Basic science
• Biochemistry
• Biological Sciences
• Fitness
• Health protection
• Health Science
• Health sciences

Article Keywords Details

• Calorie
• Carbohydrate
• Fat
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy
• Protein

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