Table 1 Protein and lipid contents of the different Cucurbitaceae species (mg/g defatted dried matter)

Albumin

28.00 ± 1.80^b

40.48 ± 3.09^ab

47.02 ± 20.28^a

42.62 ± 2.57^ab

32.64 ± 2.99^ab

Globulin

167.17 ± 3.63 ^b

275.34 ± 28.31 ^a

52.17 ± 5.68 ^c

81.03 ± 3.93 ^c

295.11 ± 38.94 ^a

Prolamin

9.92 ± 1.14^c

18.21 ± 1.04^a

11.767 ± 1.00^b

8.63 ± 0.19^c

8.58 ± 0.90^c

Glutelin

41.67 ± 2.20^a

6.83 ± 2.57^c

4.53 ± 0.55^cd

10.20 ± 1.93^b

3.27 ± 0.61^d

Lipids

37.78 ± 0.03^d

39.49 ± 0.01^b

45.01 ± 0.06^a

37.94 ± 0.03^c

33.30 ± 0.01^e