Proximate composition, minerals, tannins, phytates and cooking quality of commercial cowpea cultivars.

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Author(s): OLIVEIRA, A. M. C.; JEAN, A.; SILVA, K. J. D. e; MOREIRA-ARAÚJO, R. S. dos R.; FRANCO, L. J. D.; ROCHA, M. de M.

Summary: Cowpea is a socioeconomically important legume in the Northeast region of Brazil, and the most grown and consumed type of bean, representing the main source of low-cost vegetable protein for rural and urban populations in this region. The objective of this work was to characterize the proximate composition, minerals, tannins, phytic acid, and cooking quality of whole grains of cowpea from the commercial cultivars BRS Aracê, BRS Inhuma, and BRS Xiquexique.

Publication year: 2023

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Mid-North

Keywords: Composição mineral, Cozimento rápido, Fatores antinutricionais, Qualidade nutricional, Vigna Unguiculata

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