Nutritional and protein quality evaluation of thermally treated seeds of Canavalia maritima in the rat

摘要: Roasted and pressure-cooked seeds of Canavalia maritima coastal sand dunes the southwest coast India were assessed for proximate mineral composition, amino acid fatty profiles antinutritional features. Growth nitrogen balance studies carried out to assess nutritive value thermally treated in rat. Proteins energy values surpassed common pulse crops. The carbohydrates ratio polyunsaturated-saturated acids test seed superior soybean. essential higher than Food Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Health (WHO)/United Nations University (UNU) pattern recommended adults. sulfur content exceeded that rice, soybean, FAO/WHO reference pattern. Phenylalanine (roasted seeds) lysine was also food efficiency ratio, net protein retention, retention efficiency, biological significantly different between thermal treatments (P b .05). Pressure-cooked exhibited better indices roasted seeds. Partial detoxification lectins by current study resulted low quality, suggesting a more appropriate method processing is needed eliminate factors. This first providing data on biochemical quality C maritima.