Trace metal contents of undecorticated and decorticated drug legumes

ABSTRACT

Ten different kinds of mature dry legumes such as lentil, mash, moong, lobia, rawan peas, gram, seme and french beans were analysed for five trace metals-iron, zinc, copper, cobalt and nickel, both in the undecorticated and decorticated form. The pulses ere found to be quite rich in these trace elements, more prominent amongst them were moong, lentil and gram. Hulls were found to contain substantial amounts of trace metals which were lost as a result of decortication. The pulses could partly fulfil the daily requirements of these trace minerals. There were distinct varietal differences in the same class of legume. The data under report is in general agreement with other Pakistan, Indian, American results cited in the literature, although, some differences in certain cases do occur