Comparative Study of Organic and Inorganic Legumes for Their Chemical Composition, Nutritional and Amino Acid Profiling- An Analytical Study - Abstract
The research was conducted to analyze the effect of organic and inorganic agricultural practices on the chemical, nutritional and total amino acid profile of legumes. The moisture content in the analyzed legumes was found higher in inorganically cultivated legumes except soybean. The sugar in organic legumes was found higher than inorganic ones with values ranging from 1.0% to 5.27%.The phosphorus content was found highest in organic and inorganic soybean having values of 5268mg/kg and 4909mg/kg followed by calcium. The predominant essential amino acids were arginine and phenylalanine in organic peas, while as leucine, arginine and phenylalanine were dominant in organic soybean. The total essential amino acid content was found highest in organic legumes. The organic peas and soybean were found containing highest score of amino acids. Lysine was found as limiting amino acid in peas and soybean, while as Bengal gram was found to have valine as limiting amino acid. Practical Applications: This research is focusing on the health benefits associated with natural organic farming cultivated legumes. The chemical composition, vitamins, minerals and amino acid analysis was found to depict superior results for organically cultivated legumes as compared to conventional ones. That
makes organic foods more nutritious and safer for consumption due to devoid of any harmful chemicals and pesticides. Carbohydrates in organic legumes was found lesser than conventional ones that ensure reduction in postprandial blood glucose level upon their consumption and hence decrease in glycemic index. The estimation of BCAA from isoleucine to leucine ratio was found higher in organically grown legumes. The inorganically grown legumes were found having highest content of non-essential amino acids than their organic counterparts. Thus the organically grown legumes could be used for supplementation of weaning and protein rich diets for stimulation of muscle protein anabolism.