European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENTS OF TWO SCENTED RICE VARIETIES: BIRAN AND KALI KHASA OF TRIPURA, NORTHEAST INDIA

Gopal Debnath*, Kripamoy Chakraborty and Ajay Krishna Saha

ABSTRACT

Kali khasa and Biran are two important rice varieties of Tripura, Northeast India. The present study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional status and phytochemical contents of Biran and Kali khasa rice varieties. Carbohydrate, protein, lipid, fat, crude fibre, ash and moisture contents were determined for nutritional status analysis and alkaloid, flavonoid, tannin, saponin and phenol contents were analyzed as phytochemicals. In Kali khasa higher contents of protein (9.76%), fat (2.4 %), fibre (1.037%) and carbohydrate (77.09%) were found. Ash (1.85%) and moisture contents (12.5 %) were found higher in amount in Biran. Among phytochemicals, alkaloid (3.7%), tannin (1.83%), saponin (7.3 %) and phenol (21 g%) were found higher in amount in Biran where as flavonoid content (2.3%) was higher in Kali khasa. Kali khasa showed more energy value 363.86 KJ per 100 g than Biran. The study indicated that two rice varieties Kali khasa and Biran possessed functional food ingredients and natural phytochemicals.

Keywords: Biran, Kali khasa, Nutritional status, Phytochemicals