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Nutritional Quality of Vegetable Pigeonpeas [Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp.]: Mineral and Trace Elements
Author(s) -
SINGH U.,
JAIN K. C.,
JAMBUNATHAN R.,
FARIS D. G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1984.tb12489.x
Subject(s) - manganese , potassium , phosphorus , cajanus , zinc , magnesium , calcium , dry matter , agronomy , biology , chemistry , mineral , horticulture , botany , organic chemistry , ecology
Mineral and trace elements of green and mature seed of pigeonpea genotypes were determined. Among the genotypes tested a considerable variation was observed in phosphorus, potassium and calcium of both green and mature seeds whereas the variation was small for magnesium. When consumed, green seeds are a richer source of iron, copper and zinc on a dry matter basis than the mature seed whereas there was a reverse trend for manganese. The calcium content of mature seed was significantly higher than green seed and this was attributed to the seed coat content of the mature seed.