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COMPOSITIONAL STUDIES OF LENTIL (LENS CULINARIS MEDIK.)
CULTIVARS
COMMONLY GROWN IN PAKISTAN
M. ZIA-UL-HAQ1, S. AHMAD2*, M. ASLAM SHAD3,
S. IQBAL4, M. QAYUM5, A. AHMAD6, D. L. LUTHRIA7 AND R. AMAROWICZ8
Abstract:
Four improved lentil
cultivars viz., Masoor 85, Masoor 93, NIAB Masoor 2002 and NIAB Masoor
2006 grown and consumed in Pakistan have been systematically analyzed to
determine and compare their nutritional and compositional properties.
Proximate analysis, anti-nutritional contents, amino acid and fatty acid
profiles of the oil extracted along with mineral content from all four
cultivars were investigated. Mineral composition showed that sufficient
amounts of Ca, P, K, Cu, Zn and Mg were present to meet the macro and
micro-nutrients demand in human diets. Despite variations, potassium and
manganese were noted as being present in highest and lowest
concentrations, respectively, in all cultivars. The distribution
patterns of various amino acids in these cultivars suggested sulfur
containing amino acids as limiting amino acids. Fatty acid profile
indicated unsaturated fatty acids as major fatty acids in all cultivars.
The data show that, in terms of both quality and quantity, all four
lentil cultivars can serve as a significant source of essential amino
acids, essential fatty acids and trace minerals to meet the demand of
population of Pakistan.
1Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270,
Pakistan, 2Department of Agronomy, 3Department of
Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan-60800, Pakistan, 4Department
of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha-40100, Pakistan, 5Department
of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar -25120, Pakistan, 6Department
of Agronomy ,Agro-Climatology Laboratory, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad- 38040, Pakistan, 7Food Composition
and Method Development Laboratory, USDA, ARS, BHNRC, Beltsville, MD
20705, USA and 8Department of Chemical and Physical
Properties of Food, Institute of Animal and Reproduction and Food
Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Tuwima 10,
Poland
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