Nobile, C.G.M. and Carreras, J. and Grosso, R. and et al, . (2013) Proximate composition and seed lipid components of “kabuli”-type chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) from Argentina. Agricultural Sciences, 4 (12). pp. 729-737.
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Abstract
Chickpea is an important pulse crop with a wide range of potential nutritional benefits because of its chemical composition. The purpose of the cur- rent work was to provide the chemical composi- tion of “kabuli”-type chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) developed in Argentina for nutritional pur- pose. Protein, oil and ash contents, fatty acid, tocopherol and mineral element compositions were studied. Among the studied genotypes, protein content ranged from 18.46 to 24.46 g/100g, oil content ranged from 5.68 to 9.01 g/100g and ash from 3.55 to 4.46 g/100g. Linoleic, oleic and palmitic acids were the most abundant fatty ac- ids. The average oleic-to-linoleic ratio was 0.62 and average iodine value was 117.82. Tocopherols, well-established natural antioxidants, were found in chickpea seeds in relatively similar amounts across all genotypes. Mineral element analysis showed that chickpea was rich in macronutri- ents such as K, P, Mg and Ca. The nutritional composition of chickpea genotypes developed and grown in Argentina provides useful infor- mation for breeding programs, food marketing and consumers and establishes chickpea as component of a balanced human diet
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| Additional Information: | This work was financially supported by INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria), Facultad Ciencias Agropecuarias Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina and CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas). We also wish to thank to Agustin Martellotto for his help in the manuscript edition |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chickpea; Pulse Crop; Fatty Acids; Tocopherols; Mineral Elements |
| Author Affiliation: | Laboratorio Calidad Nutricional de Granos, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria (EEA), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Ag-ropecuaria (INTA) Manfredi, Córdoba, Argentina |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Biochemistry |
| Divisions: | Chickpea |
| Depositing User: | Mr Daneti Raju |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2014 11:28 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2014 11:28 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/as.2013.412099 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12376 |
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