In vitro digestibility of globulins from sapucaia (Lecythis pisonis Camb.) nuts by mammalian digestive proteinases Digestibilidade in vitro de globulinas das amêndoas de sapucaia (Lecythis pisonis Camb.) por proteinases digestivas de mamíferos

Sapucaia (Lecythis pisonis Camb.) raw nuts collected from Brazil were analyzed to determine the proximate composition, amino acid profile of protein fractions, in vitro protein digestibility and antinutritional factors in order to evaluate their potential as a protein alimentary complement. The nuts...

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Main Authors: Sandra Maria Silveira Denadai, Priscila Aiko Hiane, Sergio Marangoni, Paulo Aparecido Baldasso, Ana Maria Rauen de Oliveira Miguel, Maria Lígia Rodrigues Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2007-09-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612007000300018