Improved Shelf Life of Protein‐Rich Tofu Using <i>Ocimum sanctum</i> (tulsi) Extracts to Benefit Indian Rural Population

Anbarasu, Kumarasamy; Vijayalakshmi, G.

doi:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00487.x

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“…The influencive effect of tulasi leaf powders might be due to the nutrient value of the leaf powders as indicated vitamin C and A and minerals like calcium, zinc and iron, as well as chlorophyll and many other phytonutrients (Anbarasu and Vijayalakshmi, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

Influence of seed pelleting on seed quality improvement in redgram (<italic>Cajanus cajan</italic> L.)

Anbarasan

Srimathi

Vijayakumar

2015

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Redgram is a protein rich staple food and contains about 22 per cent protein, which is almost three times that of cereals. Pelleting is a presowing physical seed management technique, in which growth promotive substances with protective, nutritive and invigourative function are applied on the seed to enhance the seed-soil relationship. To evaluate the efficacy of herbal powders for seed pelleting, studies were initiated with redgram cv. CO 7 with Carboxy methyl cellulose adhesive @ 200 ml per kilogram of seed and were coated with the herbal powders viz., noni (Morinda citrifolia ), tulasi (Ocimum sanctum) and gallnut (Terminalia chebula) @ 200 g kg -1 of seed. The pelleted seed evaluated for the effect of seed invigouration, nursery emergence and storability along with unpelleted reviled that tulasi leaf powder followed by noni improved the seedling vigour and field emergence. At field pelleted seed has enhanced chlorophyll index highlighting the efficacy of the treatment. The treated seed also stored well upto one month with restoration of all evaluated seed quality characters.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Influence of seed pelleting on seed quality improvement in redgram (<italic>Cajanus cajan</italic> L.)

Anbarasan

Srimathi

Vijayakumar

2015

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“…Contains vitamin C and A, and minerals like[9] calcium, zinc and iron, as well as chlorophyll and many other phytonutrients. Also enhances the efficient digestion, absorption and use of nutrients from food and other herbs.…”

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Ocimum sanctum Linn. A reservoir plant for therapeutic applications: An overview

Pattanayak¹,

Behera²,

et al. 2010

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The medicinal plants are widely used by the traditional medicinal practitioners for curing various diseases in their day to day practice. In traditional system of medicine, different parts (leaves, stem, flower, root, seeds and even whole plant) of Ocimum sanctum Linn. have been recommended for the treatment of bronchitis, malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, skin disease, arthritis, eye diseases, insect bites and so on. The O. sanctum L. has also been suggested to possess anti-fertility, anticancer, antidiabetic, antifungal, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, analgesic, antispasmodic and adaptogenic actions. Eugenol (1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-allylbenzene), the active constituents present in O. sanctum L. have been found to be largely responsible for the therapeutic potentials. The pharmacological studies reported in the present review confirm the therapeutic value of O. sanctum L. The results of the above studies support the use of this plant for human and animal disease therapy and reinforce the importance of the ethno-botanical approach as a potential source of bioactive substances.

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“…Soybean and its products mainly impressed people all over the world as a rich and cheap source of high quality protein and fat and considered as an aid in solving world food problems (Anbarasu and Vijayalakshmi, 2007).…”

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Comparative assessment of antioxidant, nutritional and functional properties of soybean and its by-product okara

Ambawat¹,

Khetarpaul²

2018

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Soybean is considered as functional food due to various bioactive components present in it. In the present study, antioxidants, nutrient composition and functional properties of okara (soybean milk residue) were compared to soybean. The study revealed that okara possessed good antioxidant activity, i.e., total phenolic content (122.57 mg gallic acid/100 g) and DPPH free radical scavenging activity (41.46 %). It also contained considerable concentrations of protein (24.79 g/100 g) and fat (10.52 g/100 g), although less than those of soybean. The total dietary fibre content of okara (58.21 g/100 g) was more than double the dietary fibre of soybean (24.75 g/100 g). Insoluble dietary fibre (46.64 g/100 g) was the major fraction in okara and remaining was the soluble dietary fibre. Okara had significantly lower phytic acid content (843.33 mg phytic acid per 100 g) and higher in vitro protein digestibility (68.26%) than soybean. Among minerals, total calcium (346.93 mg/100 g) and phosphorus (480.17 mg/100 g) were significantly higher in okara, while, potassium, iron and zinc contents were also in remarkable amounts. The availability of minerals was maximum in okara. In addition, okara had significantly higher water absorption (9.47 ml/g) and swelling (9.33 ml/g) capacity, whereas, lower oil absorption capacity (0.26 ml/g) and bulk density (0.21 g/ml) as compared to soybean. Thus, okara is a valuable by-product and can be considered as a potential source of value addition for food industry due to its promising antioxidants, nutritional and functional properties.

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Improved Shelf Life of Protein‐Rich Tofu Using Ocimum sanctum (tulsi) Extracts to Benefit Indian Rural Population

Cited by 42 publications

References 23 publications

Influence of seed pelleting on seed quality improvement in redgram (<italic>Cajanus cajan</italic> L.)

Influence of seed pelleting on seed quality improvement in redgram (<italic>Cajanus cajan</italic> L.)

Ocimum sanctum Linn. A reservoir plant for therapeutic applications: An overview

Comparative assessment of antioxidant, nutritional and functional properties of soybean and its by-product okara

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