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Curcuma longa L: Elemental and Nutritional Profiling of Fifty Accessions from Uttarakhand Region in India
Corresponding Author(s) : Om Prakash
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 27 No. 11 (2015): Vol 27 Issue 11
Abstract
In present study, the elemental and nutritional values of Curcuma longa L. cultivated from 50 different regions of Uttarakhand in India were analyzed. The result showed wide variations in different elemental and nutritional content. Turmeric rhizomes collected from different regions were nutritious and falls within the safe limit which was required for normal body functioning, reproduction, development and maintenance.
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M. Subramanian, Sreejayan, T.P.A. Devasagayam and B.B. Singh, Mutat. Res., 311, 249 (1994); doi:10.1016/0027-5107(94)90183-X.
V. Manimegalai, T.S elvaraj and V. Ambikapathy, Adv. Appl. Sci. Res, 2, 621 (2011).
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P.V. Sharma, Dravya Guna Vijnana, Chaukhambkha Bharti Academy, Varanasi, India, vol. 1, p. 162 (2006).
K.C. Chunekar, Bhaypraakash Nighantu of Bhava Misra, Chaukhambha Bharti Academy, Varanasi, p. 110 (2010).
G.R. Irving, A. Karmokar, D.P. Berry, K. Brown and W.P. Steward, Best Practice Res. Clin. Gastro, 25, 519 (2011); doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2011.09.005.
K.G. Dewey, G. Beaton, C. Fjeld, B. Lonnerdal and P. Reeds, Eur. J. Clin. Nutr., 50, 119 (1996).
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