Nutritional Evaluation of selected species of Alternanthera Forskkal. - Preetha, T. S.;Anju, M. V.
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The species of Alternanthera (Family Amaranthaceae) needs special consideration as some of them are being used as leafy vegetables and are medicinally important. A thorough scientific analysis of these neglected/under-utilized green leafy vegetables is required since they may be sources of essential components like flavonoids, phenolics and vitamins. The present study analyzed the nutritional and antinutritional factors in the selected species of Alternanthera viz. A. tenella, A. braziliana, A. sessilis, A. philoxeroides and A. versicolor for their effective utilization. Among the species…mehr

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The species of Alternanthera (Family Amaranthaceae) needs special consideration as some of them are being used as leafy vegetables and are medicinally important. A thorough scientific analysis of these neglected/under-utilized green leafy vegetables is required since they may be sources of essential components like flavonoids, phenolics and vitamins. The present study analyzed the nutritional and antinutritional factors in the selected species of Alternanthera viz. A. tenella, A. braziliana, A. sessilis, A. philoxeroides and A. versicolor for their effective utilization. Among the species analyzed, A. sessilis and A. philoxeroides possess high nutritional and low level of anti-nutritional factors and can be used as a potential candidate for solving nutrition deficiency problems to a certain extent.
Autorenporträt
A Dra. T. S. Preetha, Professora Assistente, Departamento de Botânica, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Índia fez a sua investigação de doutoramento no JNTBGRI, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Índia. Tem 11 anos de experiência de ensino e Investigação com 25 publicações em revistas revistas por pares e 40 apresentações em conferências.