... at: prakashpatel@inbox.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Carissa carandus L. Fruits Growth and ripening Karanda Physiology Plants Plant biodiversity represents the primary source for food, feed, shelter, medicines and many other products that make life on earth possible...

... were found superior in terms of growth rate, PER, NPR and ensure optimum nitrogen content in the liver, kidney and tissues. Originality/value The paper's findings show that the complementary food formulations which are not expensive, locally available, and affordable, could be produced from plant...

...Jyoti Srivastava; Padma S. Vankar Purpose This study is designed to determine the antioxidant profile of the crude aqueous and organic (Ethyl acetate) extract of 11 plants. These plants are mainly distributed in north eastern (NE) zones of India. Extracts of the aerial and/or underground parts...

... in shade dried mint leaves, i.e. 11.09 mg/100 g. Anju Sangwan can be contacted at: malik24anju@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Plants Nutrition Mint Sensory analysis Nutrient composition Mint (Mentha spicata) is the most widely cultivated herb as a fresh...

...Chong Hueh Zan; Asmah Rahmat; Abdah Md. Akim; Norjahan Banu Mohd. Alitheen; Fauziah Othman; Gwendoline Ee Cheng Lian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to screen cytotoxic activities of commonly used culinary plants in Malaysia, Pandanus amaryllifolius (daun pandan), Curcuma...

...), “ The composition of pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) grown in Botswana ”, Plant Foods for Human Nutrition , Vol. 57 No. 2 , pp. 173 ‐ 7 . Aminigo , E.R. and Metzger , L.E. (2005), “ Pretreatment of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa): effect of soaking and blanching...

...Mabel Blades; Abdollah Ghasemi Pirbalouti; Arian Asadpoor; Behzad Hamedi; Ahmad Reza Golparvar Purpose Plant materials continue to play a major role in primary health care as therapeutic remedies in many developing countries. Medicinal herbs contain physiologically active principles that over...

... been few reports on antioxidant activity of non‐edible parts of commonly consumed fruits. The research indicates that seeds may be a promising source of antioxidants, which may have therapeutic implications. Seeds of both the plants were procured from local market of Ahmedabad city. They were...

... a pioneer comparison of nutritional and antinutritional compounds between different species of tania corms. Octávio Luiz Franco can be contacted at: ocfranco@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Plants Carbohydrates Food testing Diet American native Araceae...

... at: darshanpunia@yahoo.co.in © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Food Nutrition India Plants Agriculture and food technology In Indian culinary, green leafy vegetables are one of the most valued components for their colour, flavour and therapeutic value. These serve as good source...

... on leaves of the plants and in the bulk of the fruits. Design/methodology/approach Distribution of essential and non‐essential elements on the surface of leaves and in bulk of fruits of specific areas of Multan (Pakistan) was estimated and correlated with World Health Organization (WHO) standards...

.... mobilis media (g/l): KH₂PO₄ – 2.5; (NH_{4)2SO4 7 ⋅ H2O – 1.0. S. cerevisiae was fermented in water suspension of JAP media; seed material 10 per cent. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Plants Powders}...

...Mabel Blades; Afolabi Frederick Eleyinmi; Peter Sporns; David C. Bressler Purpose To investigate the potential food, feed and industrial values of some tropical underutilized medicinal plant materials. Design/methodology/approach Dry‐milled plants, namely: Gongronema latifolium...