Table 2 Nutritional composition of M. pruriens (velvet bean) seeds
Velvet beans | Moisture (%) | Crude Protein (%) | Crude Lipids (%) | Crude fiber (%) | Ash (%) | Carbs (%) | Energy KJ100 g−1 DM | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 | NI | 24.31–33.55 | 4.47–5.35 | 6.1–9.04 | 3.4–4.7 | 51.23–57.85 | 1920–1990 | (Siddhuraju et al. 2000) |
M2 | 5.6–10.8 | 21.2–22.3 | 7.3–11.2 | 9.2–12.1 | 2.7–4.1 | 53.1–59.1 | 1620–1682 | (Vadivel 2019) |
M3 | 6.7–8.5 | 20.2–29.3 | 6.3–7.4 | 8.7–10.5 | 3.3–5.5 | 49. 9–61.2 | 1562–1591 | (Vadivel & Janardhanan 2000) |
M4 | 6.5–8.5 | 21.2–32.4 | 5.7–9.6 | 7.8–12.1 | 2.7–4.2 | 50.6–54.4 | 1593–1625 | (Vadivel & Janardhanan 2005) |
M5 | 8.4–10.68 | 23.76–29.74 | 8.24–9.6 | 6.54–7.6 | 4.78–5.3 | 56.56–63.88 | 1783.02–1791.6 | (Tresina & Mohan 2013) |
M6 | 10.25–10.85 | 28.75–29.53 | 8.04–8.26 | 8.66–8.68 | 4.22–5.72 | NI | 1602.98–1623.75 | (Daffodil et al. 2016) |
M7 | 8.79–10.0 | 24.5–29.79 | 4.72–7.28 | 3.65–4.43 | 3.19–4.16 | 59.2–64.88 | 1664–1717 | (Ezeagu et al. 2003) |