Nutritive value of tatary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn) from Himachal Pradesh
2015
Dogra, Diksha | Awasthi, C.P.
A study on proximate composition of 16 genotypes/varieties of dry, mature grains of tatary buck wheat from sangla region of Himachal Pradesh was undertaken. The crude protein content ranged from 9.5 to 12.1%, crude fat from 1.6 to 2.6%, crude fibre from 7.6 to 9%, ash content from 1.6 to 4.9% and carbohydrates from 59.5 to 66.6%. Methionine, tryptophan, in vitro protein digestibility, total phenols and oxalate contents were from 80.4 to 93.1 mg/g, 48.2 to 71.2 mg/g, 70.3 to 76.9%, 0.54 to 0.84% and 106.7 to 155mg/100g, respectively.
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