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Seed of 34 cultivars of winged bean of different origin were evaluated for their nutritional composition and the antinutritional factor, the trypsin inhibitor. The values ranged from 14.1–17.6, 6.12–8.73, 21.94–34.89 and 30.86–39.05% for their fat, fibre, carbohydrate and protein contents, respectively. The protein content in defatted seed meal ranged from 33.43–47.25%, whereas the trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) registered a wide variation from 63–123 mg g−1 with seed coat and 51–98 mg g−1 without seed coat. The strain selection-12 and NBRI selection contained the minimum TIA (63 mg g−1), while the highest value (123 mg g−1) was in variety V7, a 2-fold higher activity.
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Misra, P.S., Misra, G., Prakash, D. et al. Assay of some nutritional and antinutritional factors in different cultivars of winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC) seeds. Plant Food Hum Nutr 36, 367–371 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01892358
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