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Proximate composition, phytic acid, polyphenols and digestibility (in vitro) of four brown cowpea varieties

Komal Preet, Darshan Punia Department of Foods and Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004, India
Pages 189-193 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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