Effect of oil treatments on the levels of antinutritional factors in Callosobruchus chinensis (L.) infested stored pulses.
Coconut, groundnut and mustard oil treated whole red gram, green gram and bengal gram were infested with Callosobruchus chinensis (L.), stored for 6 months, and observed at monthly intervals for antinutritional factors (phytic acid, trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) and saponins). The values of phytic acid and TIA of treated and untreated pulses were similar at month one. The saponin content of green gram and Bengal gram were, however, higher in control than the oil treated pulses at month one. From month two to six the untreated controls had progressively more antinutrients than their oil treated counterparts. In mustard and groundnut oil treated pulses, the antinutrients remained static for 6 months, however, coconut oil treated pulse had increased antinutrients from end of month four onwards. The storage period was associated with the level of insect infestation which in turn influenced the antinutrient contents of pulses.
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Department of Foods and Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India.
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D000818:Animals; D003059:Cocos / Q000737:chemistry; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005519:Food Preservation; D007313:Insecta; D009753:Nutritive Value; D010833:Phytic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012503:Saponins / Q000032:analysis; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D014361:Trypsin Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis
D010938:Plant Oils; D012503:Saponins; D014361:Trypsin Inhibitors; D010833:Phytic Acid