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Commonbeanproductionaccountstoabout23millionmetrictonsandrepresentsonethirdofthetotalworldproductionofpulses.Duetoitsenergy,protein,dietaryfibreandmineralscontent,commonbeanisthemajorstaplefoodforaboutonebillionpeoplelivinginEasternAfricaandSouthAmericaanditsconsumptionisalsoencouragedindevelopedcountries.Nevertheless,beanshaveseveraldisadvantages:theyrequirelongcooking-timeandseedproteinsarepoorlydigestedandlowinsulphuraminoacids.Moreover,seedsaccumulateanti-nutrients,suchaslectins,phyticacid,tanninsandraffinosaccharides,thathamperitsnutritionalvalue,reducemicronutrientsbioavailabilityandcausestomachdiscomfortandflatulence.

Nutritional quality of common bean: more nutrients or less antinutrients?

Francesca Sparvoli;Roberto Bollini
2014

Abstract

Commonbeanproductionaccountstoabout23millionmetrictonsandrepresentsonethirdofthetotalworldproductionofpulses.Duetoitsenergy,protein,dietaryfibreandmineralscontent,commonbeanisthemajorstaplefoodforaboutonebillionpeoplelivinginEasternAfricaandSouthAmericaanditsconsumptionisalsoencouragedindevelopedcountries.Nevertheless,beanshaveseveraldisadvantages:theyrequirelongcooking-timeandseedproteinsarepoorlydigestedandlowinsulphuraminoacids.Moreover,seedsaccumulateanti-nutrients,suchaslectins,phyticacid,tanninsandraffinosaccharides,thathamperitsnutritionalvalue,reducemicronutrientsbioavailabilityandcausestomachdiscomfortandflatulence.
2014
BIOLOGIA E BIOTECNOLOGIA AGRARIA
Inglese
Diego Rubiales
Phaseolus: A New World gift to mankind. Why common beans are so common?
50
52
3
International Legume Society
Cordoba
SPAGNA
Sì, ma tipo non specificato
?-amylase inhibitor
antinutrients
lectins
phytic acid
galacto-oligosaccharides
storage proteins
Legume Perspectives is an international peer-reviewed journal aiming to interest and inform a world wide multidisciplinary readership on very different aspects of legume research and use, including genetics, agronomy, animal production, human nutrition and health and economics.
2
02 Contributo in Volume::02.01 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
268
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Sparvoli, Francesca; Bollini, Roberto
info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart
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