@article{icrisat2170,
           title = {Nutritional quality evaluation of newly developed high-protein genotypes of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)},
       publisher = {John Wiley \& Sons},
          author = {U Singh and R Jambunathan and K B Saxena and N Subrahmanyam},
           pages = {201--209},
            year = {1990},
          volume = {50},
         journal = {Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture},
          number = {2},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/2170/},
        abstract = {Two high-protein genotypes of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L), HPL 8 and HPL 40, were analysed for their nutritional quality characteristics, and the results were compared with those of normal-protein genotypes (C 11 and ICPL 211). The protein content of the high-protein genotypes was higher on average by nearly 20\% but their starch content, the principal constituent of the seed, was lower by about 8\%. The higher fraction (about 7\%) of globulin, the major storage protein, was associated with a lower glutelin fraction in the high-protein genotypes. The amino acid composition (g per 100 g protein) of the high-protein genotypes was comparable with those of the normal-protein genotypes. However, the sulphur-containing amino acids methionine and cystine were noticeably higher (about 25\%) in high-protein genotypes when results were expressed in g per 100 g sample. No large differences in true protein digestibility, biological value and net protein utilisation were observed between HP and NP genotypes. True protein digestibility was significantly increased by cooking in both whole-seed and dhal samples. The values for utilisable protein were considerably higher in high-protein genotypes, suggesting their superiority from the nutritional point of view.}
}