Research Department of Botany, V O Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India.
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2010 Aug;61(5):497-511. doi: 10.3109/09637480903482801.
Three accessions of the under-utilized legume itching bean (Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens) were analysed for proximate composition, mineral profiles, vitamins (niacin and ascorbic acid), fatty acid profiles, amino acid profiles of total seed protein, in vitro protein digestibility and certain anti-nutritional factors. All three accessions of M. pruriens var. pruriens contained higher amounts of crude protein and crude lipid when compared with most of the commonly consumed pulses. The fatty acid profiles revealed that the seed lipids contained a higher concentration of palmitic acid and linoleic acids. Amino acid profiles of M. pruriens var. pruriens revealed that the seed protein contained relatively higher levels of certain essential amino acids compared with the FAO/WHO requirement pattern. The investigated seeds are rich in minerals such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and manganese. Anti nutritional substances such as total free phenolics, tannins, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, phytic acid, hydrogen cyanide, trypsin inhibitor activity, oligosaccharides and phytohaemagglutinating activity were investigated. The anti-nutritional fatty acid, behenic acid, also was detected in the present study.
三种利用程度较低的豆科植物痒豆（Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens）品种进行了分析，以确定其近似成分、矿物质含量、维生素（烟酸和抗坏血酸）、脂肪酸含量、总种子蛋白的氨基酸含量、体外蛋白质消化率和某些抗营养因子。与大多数常见的食用豆类相比，所有三种利用程度较低的痒豆品种的粗蛋白和粗脂肪含量都较高。脂肪酸组成表明，种子脂质含有较高浓度的棕榈酸和亚油酸。痒豆的氨基酸组成表明，与 FAO/WHO 需要模式相比，种子蛋白含有相对较高水平的某些必需氨基酸。研究种子富含钾、钙、镁、磷、铁和锰等矿物质。总游离酚、单宁、3,4-二羟基苯丙氨酸、植酸、氢氰酸、胰蛋白酶抑制剂活性、低聚糖和植物血凝素活性等抗营养物质也进行了调查。本研究还检测到了抗营养脂肪酸，即芥酸。
