Horse gram- an underutilized nutraceutical pulse crop: a review

Prasad, Saroj Kumar; Singh, Manoj Kumar

doi:10.1007/s13197-014-1312-z

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“…Detailed description of these other components can be found in documented studies in the literature [7,16,[136][137][138]. Nonetheless, other substantiated health beneits of fermented pulses include anticancer activities, reduction of aging and stress, probiotic efects, reduces the risk of chronic diseases, and the general improvement of human well-being [16,20,65,116,[139][140][141][142].…”

Section: Proteins and Peptidesmentioning

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Fermented Pulse-Based Food Products in Developing Nations as Functional Foods and Ingredients

Adebo¹,

Njobeh²,

AdeyinkaAdebiyi³

et al. 2017

Functional Food - Improve Health Through Adequate Food

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Pulses play a signiicant and diverse role in the agricultural systems and diets of underprivileged populations worldwide. They are ideal produce for reducing poverty, improving human health and nutrition, and enhancing resilience of the ecosystem. Fermentation is a processing technique that has been used for decades to transform food produce with improved health, functional, and nutraceutical beneits. In tandem with the United Nations' (UN's) sustainable development goal Number 3, fermented food products from pulses with health beneits align with this initiative to end hunger, achieve food security, and improve nutrition. In solidarity with the celebration of International Year of Pulses 2016 (IYP2016) and considering the relative neglect of pulses as compared with other food groups, this chapter would be vital in positioning pulses and fermented products from them as readily available functional foods. With increased interest in fermentation, fermented pulse-based foods have been identiied as excellent sources of bioactive and functional foods. Thus, fermented pulse-based products present a viable alternative, relatively available, afordable, and cheap source of foods with properties beyond that of basic nutrition.

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Section: Proteins and Peptidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fermented Pulse-Based Food Products in Developing Nations as Functional Foods and Ingredients

Adebo¹,

Njobeh²,

AdeyinkaAdebiyi³

et al. 2017

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“…Horsegram is regarded as having poor functional and expansion properties as a flour (Sreerama et al 2008, 891), in contrast with several other Indian pulses. However, these same anti-nutrient phtyochemicals are thought to have beneficial medicinal and nutraceutical properties (Muthukumara et al 2014;Bhartiya et al 2015;Prasad and Singh 2015). Nevertheless, processing horsegram into commercially viable food products, including composite pulse flour, with cowpea and chickpea, has attracted growing interest from researchers and commercial food manufacturers (Abbas et al 1984;Sreerama et al 2012, 467;Khatum et al 2013).…”

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The origins and early dispersal of horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum), a major crop of ancient India

Fuller

Murphy

2017

Genet Resour Crop Evol

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Horsegram has been an important crop since the beginning of agriculture in many parts of South Asia. Despite horsegram's beneficial properties as a hardy, multi-functional crop, it is still regarded as a food of the poor, particularly in southern India. Mistakenly regarded as a minor crop, largely due to entrenched biases against this under-utilised crop, horsegram has received far less research than other pulses of higher status. The present study provides an updated analysis of evidence for horsegram's origins, based on archaeological evidence, historical linguistics, and herbarium collections of probable wild populations. Our survey of herbarium specimens provides an updated map of the probable range of the wild progenitor. A large database of modern reference material provides an updated baseline for distinguishing wild and domesticated seeds, while an extensive dataset of archaeological seed measurements provides evidence for regional trends towards larger seed size, indicating domestication. Separate trends towards domestication are identified for northwestern India around 4000 BP, and for the Indian Peninsula around 3500 BP, suggesting at least two separate domestications. This synthesis provides a new baseline for further germplasm sampling, especially of wild populations, and further archaeobotanical data collection.

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“…There have been some genetic improvements with a focus on increasing yield and disease resistance (Bhardwaj et al ., 2013), however further efforts appear to be required to make more seed available to farmers and to develop a market for the grain. Recently this species has received increased attention and been reviewed more extensively for its potential as a health food and nutraceutical (Prasad and Singh, 2015).…”

Section: Survey Of Climbing Legume Species That Have Potential To Mitmentioning

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Climbing Legumes: An Underutilized Resource With Significant Potential to Intensify Farming on Terrace Walls (FTW) for Smallholder Farmers

Clark

Raizada

2017

Preprint

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Millions of subsistence farmers cultivate crops on terraces. These farmers face unique challenges including severe shortages of arable land and remoteness leading to poor access to inputs including nitrogen fertilizer. These challenges contribute to human and livestock malnutrition. Terrace walls (risers) as a vertical surface to grow climbing or trailing legumes represents an opportunity to help overcome these challenges. These crops are rich in minerals and protein, and their associated microbes produce nitrogen fertilizer. Rice bean is already grown on terrace risers in South Asia. This paper reviews the literature concerning crops that are currently farmed on terrace walls (FTW), then surveys climbing legume species that have potential for FTW, focusing on crops that are nutritious and tolerate shade (caused by the terrace wall) and resist drought (many terrace farms experience an extended dry season). A total of 29 legume species are discussed including climbing varieties of jack bean, common bean, cowpea, winged bean, horse gram and velvet bean. The review concludes by discussing the practical challenges of farmer adoption of FTW and makes concrete recommendations. Terrace wall cultivation of legumes represents an opportunity to intensify agriculture and increase resiliency in remote mountainous areas.

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Horse gram- an underutilized nutraceutical pulse crop: a review

Cited by 95 publications

References 110 publications

Fermented Pulse-Based Food Products in Developing Nations as Functional Foods and Ingredients

Fermented Pulse-Based Food Products in Developing Nations as Functional Foods and Ingredients

The origins and early dispersal of horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum), a major crop of ancient India

Climbing Legumes: An Underutilized Resource With Significant Potential to Intensify Farming on Terrace Walls (FTW) for Smallholder Farmers

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