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Influence of neutral detergent fibre and protein in Bengal Gram ( Cicer arietinum ) on the utilisation of proteins by albino rats
Author(s) -
Radha V.,
Geervani P.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740361203
Subject(s) - gram , rose bengal , biological value , net protein utilization , food science , chemistry , nitrogen , biology , proximate , weanling , zoology , protein efficiency ratio , bacteria , body weight , feed conversion ratio , genetics , organic chemistry , endocrinology
The influence of neutral detergent fibre from Bengal gram on the utilisation of protein in albino rats was studied. Four market samples of Bengal gram and Bengal gram Annegeri variety harvested at three different stages of maturity were used for the study. The legumes were first analysed for proximate principles and then used as the source of nitrogen and fibre in the rat diets. Their proximate composition was similar to the values reported in literature. The content of neutral detergent fibre increased with increasing crude fibre. Growth of weanling rats was assessed on the basis of protein efficiency ratio (PER). Digestibility coefficient (DC), biological value (BV), total nitrogen retention (TNR) and net protein utilisation (NPU) were determined. PER, NPU, DC and nitrogen retention decreased with increase in fibre content in the diet. PER of Bengal gram sample with 14% neutral detergent fibre (NDF) was significantly different from the PER of all other samples. Biological value, however, was not affected by the fibre content.