@misc{10481/75493,
year = {2022},
month = {5},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/75493},
abstract = {Seeds are major sources of nutrients and bioactive compounds for human beings. In this
work, the chemical composition and physicochemical properties of 155 Indian seeds (belonging to
49 families) are reported. Moisture and ash were measured with reference protocols from AOAC; total
polyphenols and flavonoids were measured with spectrophotometric methods after extraction with
organic solvents, and mineral elements were determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrophotometry.
Total phenolic compounds, flavonoids and mineral contents (Al, Ba, Ca, Cl, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg,
Mn, Mo, Na, P, Rb, S, Sr, Ti, V and Zn) were found to vary in the ranges 182–5000, 110–4465 and
687–7904 mg/100 g (DW), respectively. Noticeably, polyphenol contents higher than 2750 mg/100 g
were observed in 18 seeds. In addition, mineral contents >5000 mg/100 g were detected in the seeds
from Cuminum cyminum, Foeniculum vulgare, Commiphora wightii, Parkia javanica, Putranjiva roxburghii,
Santalum album and Strychnos potatorum. Botanical and taxonomical variations in the proximate
characteristics of the examined seeds are also discussed.},
organization = {University Grants Commission, India	F.181/2011(BSR)2016},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Seeds},
keywords = {Polyphenols},
keywords = {Flavonoids},
keywords = {Mineral elements},
title = {Seeds as Potential Sources of Phenolic Compounds and Minerals for the Indian Population},
doi = {10.3390/molecules27103184},
author = {Kumar Sahu, Pravin and Cervera Mata, Ana Gloria and Quesada Granados, José Javier and Rufián Henares, José Ángel},
}