The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Nutritive Value of Niger Varieties


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1 College of Dairy Technology, IGKVV, Raipur, India
2 IGKVV, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Bilaspur, M. P., India
3 Department of Food Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur-482004. M. P., India
     

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India is one of the niger, Guizotia Abyssinica; growing country in the world. Niger is a well-Known oilseed crop of considerable importance. It contains about 40 to 50 percent oil and about 23 percent protein Niger oil having a bluish-white colour with a faint odour and sweetish taste, is commonly used for edible purposes and is also an important ingredient in soap, paint and pharmaceutical industries.
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P. L. Choudhary
College of Dairy Technology, IGKVV, Raipur, India
A. Geda
IGKVV, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Bilaspur, M. P., India
N. J. Sawarkar
Department of Food Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur-482004. M. P., India
Y. K. Sharma
Department of Food Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur-482004. M. P., India

Abstract


India is one of the niger, Guizotia Abyssinica; growing country in the world. Niger is a well-Known oilseed crop of considerable importance. It contains about 40 to 50 percent oil and about 23 percent protein Niger oil having a bluish-white colour with a faint odour and sweetish taste, is commonly used for edible purposes and is also an important ingredient in soap, paint and pharmaceutical industries.