Characterization of Colored Horse gram (Macrotyloma uni lorum (Lam.) Verdc.) Varieties for Nutritional, Anti-Nutritional and Nutraceutical Properties

Pulses enhance the protein content of cereal-based diets and improve the composition of the cereal-based diets. Horse gram
[Macrotyloma unilorum (Lam.) Verdc.] is one of the underutilized pulses which is generally called as protein-rich poor man’s crop which has a good nutritive proile and resistance to various abiotic and biotic stresses. Three different genotypes of horse gram with different colors viz., black, cream and brown were procured from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during the kharif season of 2022 and research on nutrient composition, mineral composition, nutraceutical content, and antinutrient content of horse gram was carried out at Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Community Science, Dharwad, Karnataka. Among the proximates, the protein and crudeiber contents were high in brown followed by black and cream-colored variety. The calcium, iron,copper and zinc content were signiicantly higher in black colored variety followed by the brown and cream-colored variety whereasthe manganese content was signiicantly higher in the black and brown-colored variety. The polyphenol, tannin and antioxidan activity of black-colored variety were higher compared to brown and cream-colored varieties. The soluble, insoluble and totasolubleiber content in colored varieties ranged from 1 to 1.03 per cent, 27.70 to 27.74 per cent and 28.70 to 28.77 per centrespectively. A high amount of antinutrients i.e., phytic acid and oxalic acid was found in black colored variety followed by the brown and cream-colored variety.