NUTRIENT COMPOSITION AND ANTINUTRITIONAL FACTORS OF DOLICHOS-LABLAB L SEEDS

The mature seeds of five cultivars of dolichos bean (Dolichos lablab L.) were analysed for some nutritional and antinutritional factors. The cultivars showed considerable variation in their composition. On a dry matter basis, the percentage of crude protein varied from 22·4 to 31·3, crude fibre, 7·62 to 9·63 and total carbohydrate, 54·2 to 63·3. The amounts (mg/100 g) of calcium, phosphorus, phytate phosphorus and iron ranged from 36·0 to 53·5, 388 to 483, 282 to 380 and 5·95 to 6·90, respectively. All the cultivars tested contained moderately high levels of TIA and 2400-3200 TIU g-1, on a dry weight basis, of the seeds. Phytic acid and tannins varied from 1000 to 1350 and 2000 to 2205 mg/100 g, respectively. © 1990.