TOTAL, INSOLUBLE AND SOLUBLE DIETARY FIBER CONTENTS OF MACROTYLOMA UNIFLORUM (LAM.) VERDC., PHASEOLUS LUNATUS LINN., AND PHASEOLUS VULGARIS LINN., LEGUME FLOURS
Salman Ahmed and Muhammad Mohtasheemul Hasan* and Zafar Alam Mahmood
ABSTRACT
Current study was conducted to determine the insoluble, soluble and total dietary fiber content of Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc., Phaseolus lunatus Linn., and Phaseolus vulgaris Linn., legume flours by using AOAC enzymatic - gravimetric analysis. The results showed that M. uniflorum, P. lunatus and P. vulgaris legume flours contained 155.91,120.01 and 90.80 mg/g insoluble dietary fiber, respectively. Whereas, soluble dietary fiber was not found in any tested sample.
Keywords: Macrotyloma uniflorum, Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Dietary fiber, AOAC enzymatic - gravimetric analysis.
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