title: Contents and digestibility of carbohydrates of mung beans (Vigna radiata L.) as affected by domestic processing and cooking.
abstract: Effects of common processing and cooking methods on sugar and starch contents and starch digestibility (in vitro) of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) were investigated. Soaking reduced the level of total soluble sugars, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars and starch and improved starch digestibility, significantly. Cooking (both ordinary and pressure cooking) increased the concentrations of the sugars and digestibility of starch of soaked as well a unsoaked seeds. Starch contents, however, were decreased. Germination decreased starch thereby raising the level of the soluble sugars. Starch digestibility was increased appreciably.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foods and Nutrition, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kataria
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Chauhan
mesh_terms: D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D003296:Cooking; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D004063:Digestion; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000032:analysis*; D005511:Food Handling; D006358:Hot Temperature; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009753:Nutritive Value; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013213:Starch / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D013213:Starch