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Legumes
Types, Nutritional Composition & Health Benefits
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In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the types, nutritional composition and health benefits of legumes. Topics discussed include legumes (Bituminaria bituminosa) for grazing and health; nutritional characterisation of wild legumes (lathyrus and vicia genera); legumes leading the war against "Diabesity-the obesity-diabetes epidemic"; soybeans nutritional profile and implications for nutrition and health effects; fermentation of lesser known legumes; dark and bright facets of nutritional value of grass pea (lathyrus sativus L.) seeds; lentils (Lens culinaris L.) and their link to better human health; Medicago truncatula as a model organism to study the biology of agriculturally important legume crops; antihypertensive potential of protein hydrolysates from Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens); use of the herbicide Roundup on soil metals lability and on radish metal uptake; chemical and structural composition of arabinogalactan proteins (AGP) of mesquite (Prosopsis spp); common bean as an emerging model grain legume; the health benefits of legumes; and current update in methodologies for extraction and analysis of proteins and isoflavones.
- ISBN-13
- 9781628082807
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Publication date
- 1 September 2013
- Format
- Hardback
- Pages
- 299
- Dimensions
- 260 x 180 mm
- Language
- English
