Effect of drying conditions on tannin, fibre and lignin levels in mature oak (Quercus incana) leaves

Effect of Steaming and Autoclaving Oak (

Effect of Steaming and Autoclaving Oak (Quercus incana) leaves on levels of tannins, fibre and lignin and in-sacco dry matter digestibility

✍ Harinder Paul S. Makkar; Bhupinder Singh 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 355 KB

## Abstract Oak (__Quercus incana__, Roxb) leaves were subjected to steaming or autoclaving (1.05 kg cm^−2^) for 10 and 20 min. For the fresh whole leaves, both steaming and autoclaving did not decrease substantially the levels of total phenols (TP), condensed tannins (CT), ellagitannins (ET) and p