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Nutritional
composition, processing, and utilization of horse gram and moth bean.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 1985;22(1):1-26
Kadam SS, Salunkhe DK.
Horse gram and moth bean are the unexploited legumes of the tropics and
subtropics grown mostly under dry-land agriculture. The chemical composition is
comparable with commonly cultivated legumes. Like other legumes, these are
deficient in methionine and tryptophan. Horse gram is an excellent source of
iron and molybdenum. Comparatively, horse gram seeds have higher trypsin
inhibitor and hemagglutinin activities and polyphenols than moth bean seeds.
Dehusking, germination, cooking, and roasting have been shown to produce
beneficial effects on nutritional quality of both the legumes. Both the legumes
require prolonged cooking to obtain product of acceptable nature. A soak
solution (1.5% NaHCO3 + 0.5% Na2CO3 + 0.75% citric acid) treatment has been
shown to reduce cooking time and improve protein quality. Moth bean is mostly
consumed as dhal or sprouts. The whole seeds of horse gram are generally
utilized as cattle feed. However, it is consumed as a whole seed, sprouts, or
whole meal by a large population in rural areas of southern India. Medical uses
of these legumes have been discussed.
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