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Bioactive Compounds of Mallow Leaves (Corchorus Species)

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Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables and Legumes

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The genus Corchorus consists more than 50 species with diverse origin and applications. Economically the genus is popular as a natural fiber crop (C. olitorius and C. capsularis) particularly in Asian countries. However, utilization of Corchorus leaves as health promoting food gained fresh momentum in today’s health conscious consumer dominating market. In this context, present chapter discussed active bio compounds facilitating possible commoditization of the genus.

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  3. ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

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Choudhary, S.B., Kumari, N., Sharma, H.K., Ojha, P.K., Uraon, J. (2021). Bioactive Compounds of Mallow Leaves (Corchorus Species). In: Murthy, H.N., Paek, K.Y. (eds) Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables and Legumes. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57415-4_9

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