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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Nutritional and anti-nutritional profiling of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.)
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Prashant Bagade, Vasudha Pant, Sunita T Pandey
Abstract
Stinging nettle grows profusely in the temperate regions. Such wildly growing plants were collected from different altitudes in Uttarakhand, India. They were profiled for various nutritional and anti-nutritional parameters. It is found to contain very high levels of various nutrients including vitamins, macro and micronutrients apart from protein and crude fibre. The amount of phytate, considered as an anti-nutritional factor, is found to be very low while none of them were found to contain saponins. However, another anti-nutritional parameter – oxalates, were found to be significantly higher than most of the foods. Apart, it was found to possess very high amount of anti-oxidant activity due to presence of higher amounts of polyphenols. The study also determined relationships between various parameters.
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Pages:111-116
How to cite this article:
Prashant Bagade, Vasudha Pant, Sunita T Pandey "Nutritional and anti-nutritional profiling of stinging nettle (<em>Urtica dioica</em> L.) ". International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 111-116
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