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Variability in biochemical and mineral composition of Mucuna pruriens (l.) dc. -an underutilized tropical legume

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Title Variability in biochemical and mineral composition of Mucuna pruriens (l.) dc. -an underutilized tropical legume
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Creator Arivalagan M, Prasad TV, Singh H, and Kumar A.
 
Subject Mineral composition
 
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Velvet bean, Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. is an underutilized tropical legume promising in terms of
protein, lipid, minerals, and other nutrients compared to other conventional legumes. Information
on nutritional aspect of Mucuna is scanty and conflicting information are available regarding its
mineral composition. Twenty germplasm accessions of Mucuna pruriens were analyzed for mineral
profiles, total polyphenols, flavonoids and total soluble sugar on dry weight (DW) basis. The levels in
total polyphenols and flavonoids varied greatly among the Mucuna germpalsm accessions and ranged
from 3.62 to 6.13 g and 38.28 to 69.10 mg/100 g DW, respectively. Total soluble sugar content varied
from 4.92 to 9.64 g with the mean value of 6.83 g/100 g DW. The investigated germplasm accessions
were rich in minerals such as potassium, magnesium, iron and zinc. The macro-minerals such as
potassium and magnesium ranged from 1324.0 to 1903.3 mg and 94.7 to 157.0 mg/100 g DW
respectively. The micro-minerals such as iron, zinc and copper ranged from 5.56 to 12.47 mg, 2.39 to
4.43 mg and 1.45 to 3.69mg/100 g DW, respectively. There was a strong significant positive correlation
between iron and zinc (r= 0.615) and between potassium and zinc (r= 0.403). The results indicated
that there was considerable variation present within the Mucuna germplasm and they are rich in
minerals which can be used as alternative legume for the people in developing countries to combat
malnutrition.
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Date 2019-02-21T10:14:36Z
2019-02-21T10:14:36Z
2014-12-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Arivalagan M, Prasad TV, Singh H, and Kumar A. (2014). Variability in biochemical and mineral composition of Mucuna pruriens (l.) dc. -an underutilized tropical legume. Legume Research, 37 (5): 483-491.
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