2018
DOI: 10.18805/ajdfr.dr-1379
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Role of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) in human nutrition and health: A review

Abstract: Legumes and cereals are good, relatively inexpensive, sources of proteins and energy for third world countries, including India. India is a major pulse producing country, sharing 36 and 28% of total area and production of these crops. Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) is widely consumed in the form of dhal as an economical source of protein. It is a dense source of nutrients, but its nutritional elements are masked by some anti-nutritional factors decreased by different processing methods. The non-nutritive compou… Show more

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“…Like other pulses, pigeonpea grain is an important source of protein (21%), carbohydrates (67%) and lipids (2.3%) (Sodavadiya et al 2009). It is a good source of water soluble vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin) and minerals (Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe and Zn) (Talari et al 2018). By utilizing its extensive deep root system, pigeonpea corrects the quality and structure of soil through fixing atmospheric nitrogen.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Like other pulses, pigeonpea grain is an important source of protein (21%), carbohydrates (67%) and lipids (2.3%) (Sodavadiya et al 2009). It is a good source of water soluble vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin) and minerals (Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe and Zn) (Talari et al 2018). By utilizing its extensive deep root system, pigeonpea corrects the quality and structure of soil through fixing atmospheric nitrogen.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cajanus cajan L., is an important legume forage (Kaboré et al, 2016;Sarkar et al, 2020) with several species (Sawargaonkar et al, 2016;Talari and Shakappa, 2018) which are medicinal plants containing tannins. Traditional varieties of this species have a long development cycle (7-11 months) (Velay et al, 2001) allowing sheep whose diet is composed of 20 to 50% ligneous and sub-ligneous species in the savannah (Bodji et al, 1996;César and Zoumana, 1999) to have feed during the dry season.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are rich in carbohydrates (65%) and protein (20-25%) and comprise of basic nutritive constituents including dietary fibers, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids and phytochemicals. 1,2 Cajanus cajan contributes to various health benefits in treating diabetes, reproductive system infections, stabilizing menstrual issues, skin irritation, additionally biological properties like antioxidant, antibacterial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory are associated widely. 3,4 The main drawback limiting the consumption of pigeon pea is the presence of high level of α-galactosides, mainly raffinose that comprises of sugars with galactose units, linked as α-1, 6-galactosyl residue.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%