The increasing size of the human population and the shortage of highly valuable
proteinaceous ingredients has prompted the international community to scout for new …

Tannins are one of several antinutritional factors present in dry beans and are located
mainly in the seed coat or testa. The tannin content of dry beans ranges from 0.0 to 2.0 …

Although seeds have been the subject of extensive studies for many years, their seed coats
are just beginning to be examined from the perspective of molecular genetics and control of …

The chemical composition and nutritional characteristics of seeds of Mucuna pruriens were
investigated. The mature seeds contained 314.4 g/kg crude protein, 51.6 g/kg crude fiber …

PHYTATE (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate, InsP6) widely occurs in plantseeds and/or grains
[1-4], roots and tubers [1, 3, 5, 6], fruits and vegetables [3, 5, 6], nuts [3, 5], pollen of various …

Phenolic substances occur primarily in fruits and vegetables and in the seeds of certain
pigmented cultivars of sorghum, millets, and legumes. One of the major difficulties …

A comprehensive review on the presence of certain important anti-nutritional and toxic
factors in food legumes has been conducted. These substances include proteolytic …

Perhaps with the notable exception, and that only in recent years, of red meat, which
contributes dietary saturated fats and cholesterol, two well‐known reasons in the etiology of …

Two different germplasms of a white variety and one germplasm of a black variety of Mucuna
pruriens var. util is were evaluated for their physicochemical properties as well as their …

The effects of hydration, cooking, autoclaving, germination and their combination on the
reduction/elimination of antinutrients and the improvement of in vitro protein digestibility of …