The content of nine mineral elements in raw and cooked mature dry legumes

Meiners, C R; Derise, Nellie L.; Lau, Herbert C.; Crews, Michael G.; Ritchey, S. J.; Murphy, Elizabeth W.

doi:10.1021/jf60208a036

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“…Meiners et al, 1976). In general, analysis of field-grown material has demonstrated comparable ranges of mineral concentrations among seeds of most legume species.…”

Section: Seeds Contain Important Minerals Can Levels Be Modified?mentioning

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Can We Improve the Nutritional Quality of Legume Seeds?

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“…Meiners et al, 1976). In general, analysis of field-grown material has demonstrated comparable ranges of mineral concentrations among seeds of most legume species.…”

Section: Seeds Contain Important Minerals Can Levels Be Modified?mentioning

confidence: 96%

Can We Improve the Nutritional Quality of Legume Seeds?

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“…The soluble sugars and proteins decreased in the developing seeds but the starch content increased rapidly between 24 and 32 days after flowering. Meiners [18] showed that the minerals and trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium, and copper remained more or less constant and did not change markedly during seed development in pigeonpea.…”

Section: Nutritional Changes In Developing Seedsmentioning

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Quality nutrition through pigeonpea—a review

Saxena¹,

Kumar²,

Sultana³

2010

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Protein mal-nutrition is widespread among poor of developing and under developed countries. Since animal protein is beyond the reach of this group, their primary protein supply comes from plant based products. Amongst these, pigeonpea or red gram (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh) is an important food legume that can be grown under rainfed conditions with least inputs. Pigeonpea is rich in starch, protein, calcium, manganese, crude fiber, fat, trace elements, and minerals. Besides its high nutritional value, pigeonpea is also used as traditional folk medicine in India, China, Philippines and some other nations. Literature on this aspect show that pigeonpea is capable to prevent and cure a number of human ailments such as bronchitis, coughs, pneumonia, respiratory infections, dysentery, menstrual disorders, sores, wounds, abdominal tumors, tooth ache, and diabetes.

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“…Soaking and cooking time of grain legumes have also been shown to affect nutritional quality of some grain legumes [142]. It was observed that proteins, minerals and carbohydrate content in seeds decreased by 16% to 20%, 30% and 18% to 40%, respectively, following cooking [143][144][145]. This raises the challenge of developing appropriate cooking methods that maximize nutrient retention.…”

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Expounding the Value of Grain Legumes in the Semi- and Arid Tropics

2017

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Approximately 70% of the population in the semi-and arid tropics reside in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Crop production is primarily focused on a few starchy staple crops. While this can ensure adequate calories, it inadvertently neglects the need for dietary diversity. Consequently, food and nutritional insecurity remains prevalent in the semi-and arid tropics. We reviewed the legume value chain with the aim to identify opportunities and challenges to unlocking their value and promoting them in the tropics. Several grain legumes are rich in proteins and micronutrients. They also possess adaptability to marginal environmental conditions such as drought and low input systems which typify rural landscapes. Adaptability to abiotic stresses such as drought makes them key to agriculture in areas that will receive less rainfall in the future. However, this potential was currently not being realized due to a range of challenges. Aspects related to their seed systems, production, post-harvest handling and marketing remain relatively under-researched. This was especially true for minor legumes. There is a need for transdisciplinary research which will address the entire value chain, as has been done for major starchy crops. This could also unlock significant economic opportunities for marginalized groups such as women. This will unlock their value and allow them to contribute meaningfully to food and nutrition security as well as sustainable and resilient cropping systems.

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The content of nine mineral elements in raw and cooked mature dry legumes

Cited by 128 publications

References 3 publications

Can We Improve the Nutritional Quality of Legume Seeds?

Can We Improve the Nutritional Quality of Legume Seeds?

Quality nutrition through pigeonpea—a review

Expounding the Value of Grain Legumes in the Semi- and Arid Tropics

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