TY - JOUR
T1 - Proximate and phytochemical composition and antioxidant properties of indigenous landraces of omani fenugreek seeds
AU - Ali, Amanat
AU - Waly, Mostafa I.
AU - Bhatt, Neeru
AU - Al-Saady, Nadiya A.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L) is receiving global attention as a functional food due to its unique nutritional and medicinal properties as anti-diabetic, hypocholesterolemic, antipyretic, anti-carcinogenic and seasoning and flavoring agent. Materials and Methods: Seeds of indigenous fenugreek accessions were collected from three different ecological regions (Al-Dakhaliyah, Al-Dhahirah, and Al-Batinah) of Sultanate of Oman. The samples were analyzed for proximate chemical composition, phytochemical contents and antioxidant properties. Results: Only significant (P
AB - Background: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L) is receiving global attention as a functional food due to its unique nutritional and medicinal properties as anti-diabetic, hypocholesterolemic, antipyretic, anti-carcinogenic and seasoning and flavoring agent. Materials and Methods: Seeds of indigenous fenugreek accessions were collected from three different ecological regions (Al-Dakhaliyah, Al-Dhahirah, and Al-Batinah) of Sultanate of Oman. The samples were analyzed for proximate chemical composition, phytochemical contents and antioxidant properties. Results: Only significant (P
KW - Antioxidant properties
KW - Landraces
KW - Omani fenugreek
KW - Phytochemical composition
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U2 - 10.4314/ajtcam.v12i2.22
DO - 10.4314/ajtcam.v12i2.22
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84937431811
VL - 12
SP - 149
EP - 154
JO - African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
JF - African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
SN - 0189-6016
IS - 2
ER -