Department of Food Science and Nutrition, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore-65
Online published on 12 August, 2013.
The concentrations of tannin, phytic acid, and oxalate varied from 490 to 750 mg/100g, 60 to 146 mg/100g and 4.50 to 10.8 mg/100g respectively, while trypsin inhibitor activity ranged from 12 to 22 TIU/mg. The correlation among antinutritional factors and physical characteristics as well as micro and macro-nutrient contents was positive.
Cowpea, antinutrients, tannins, phytic acid, oxalates, trypsin inhibitors
