栝楼属三种栝楼种子的营养分析 . Nutritional Components Analysis of Three Kinds of Trichosanthes Seeds

Abstract

The nutritional components of T.kirilovoii,T.truncata,T.uniflora seeds were determined by chemical and apparatus analytical methods.The result showed that the average content (g/100g) of crude protein.Crude fat and crude fiber were 19.10、29.45、20.71 respectively,which means a high nutritional value.Unsaturated fatty acid in the seeds of those three species were abundant and its total content is over 89%.18 kinds of amino acid were detected,8 of which are essential amino acid.Nearly all kinds of mineral elements were detected,the character of high content of K and low content of Na was obvious,the content of Ca was at a high level.The contents (μg/g) of the essential elements to human body such as Fe,Mn,Cu,Zn were over 201,56,23,68.