Studies on nutritive value of leaf protein from lucerne (Medicago sativa). 2. Effect of processing conditions.

Subba Rao, B. H. and Narendra, Singh. (1970) Studies on nutritive value of leaf protein from lucerne (Medicago sativa). 2. Effect of processing conditions. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 8. pp. 34-36.

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Abstract

Growth responses of. weanling rats on diets containing lucerne (M. sativa) leaf protein, prepared under different conditions, were studied. No differences in the quality of leaf protein were observed, when it was dried .under diverse conditions, viz. dried at 4O-60~ or at IOO'C'in a fast current of air, or at 50' under vacuum or roller dried or spray dried or freeze dried. Nor were any changes in quality observed as a consequence of solvent extraction or autoclavine. Leaf protein precipitated at pH 4-4-5 was found to be nutritionally inferior to that coagulated by heat without any adjustment of pH. A heat treatment of the acid precipitated leaf protein led to some improvement in quality, while heating the acidified extracts and then separating the leaf protein, to deterioration.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	leaf protein, lucerne, Medicago sativa, nutritive value, lucerne leaves
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value > 09 Leaf protein
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2014 05:06
Last Modified:	20 Mar 2014 05:06
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/5657

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