K. Bains ¹, J. Deol ¹, J. K. Brar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food and Nutrition, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IN

Abstract

Cowpea is a good source of energy, protein, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. It provides 20.07 to 24.6 per cent of crude protein, 1.77 to 1.96 per cent of fat and 4.27 to 4.95 per cent of crude fibre.

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K. Bains ¹, S. K. Mann ¹

Affiliations
1 College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana -141004, IN

Abstract

Sub-clinical iron deficiency is a major concern in most of the developing countries especially among the women in the reproductive age group. Iron deficiency anaemia may impair work capacity, learning ability and immune functions. The universally accepted causes for it are low dietary intake and poor absorption of iron from cereal based vegetarian diets in Indians which leads to nutritional anaemia in 50 to 70 per cent women because of excessive body needs in this section.

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