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Nutritional potential of rice bean (Vigna umbellata): an underutilized legume.
Journal of food science - 1 Jan 2013
Katoch Rajan
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Rice bean, a less known and underutilized legume, has emerged as a potential legume because of its nutritional potential. The nutritional quality of rice bean is higher as compared to many other legumes of Vigna family. In the present study, 16 diverse rice bean genotypes were evaluated for major nutritional constituents viz; protein content, total lipids, dietary fiber, total carbohydrates, vitamins,...
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