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Protein, fat and fatty acid composition of Celosia species
Author(s) -
Prakash Dhan,
Nath Pashupati,
Pal M
Publication year - 1992
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.2740580124
Subject(s) - composition (language) , linoleic acid , palmitic acid , oleic acid , food science , chemistry , fatty acid , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics
The seeds of 13 lines of Celosia referable to four species were analysed for protein, fat and fatty acid composition. The protein contents varied from 101 to 170 g kg −1 and fat contents from 56 to 109 g kg −1 . The fatty acid composition was of the simple palmitic‐oleic‐linoleic type.