© Kamla-Raj 2005                                                                             J. Hum. Ecol., 17(3): 201-203 (2005)

 

 

Nutritional Composition of Sorghum and Moth Bean

Incorporated Traditional Recipies

 

V. B. Asha, K. Geetha, K.  Sheela and  G. N. Dhanapal

 

Department of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal,

 Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India

 

Keywords Underutilized Cereal and Pulse. Sorghum Incorporated Products. Nutritional Content of Products

 

Abstract  Cereals and pulses are important sources of energy and protein particularly in the developing countries.  Cereals are less costlier source of energy compared to fats, like wise pulses are less costlier source of protein compared to animal proteins in the developing countries.  Sorghum and mothbean are found to be underutilized cereals and pulses in Southern Karnataka.  The present study was conducted at Department of Rural Home Science, Bangalore and it has been observed that underutilized cereal sorghum and pulse mothbean which are equally nutritious to any other traditional cereal and pulse can be incorporated in daily dietaries.

 


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