LUPIN ALKALOIDS IN FOOD A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment

Risk assessment of the occurrence of alkaloids in lupin seeds - BfR Opinion No 003/2017, 27 March 2017

The levels of quinolizidine alkaloids in lupin seeds vary depending on the botanical and geographical origin of the lupin variety from which theyderive. “Bitter lupins” produce seeds which have a bitter taste due to the higher levels of quinolizidine alkaloids they contain. Bitter lupin seeds are not suitable for human consumption without appropriate pre-treatment (“debittering”). Lupin varieti...

Quinolizidine Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Lupins and Prospects for Grain Quality Improvement

Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are toxic secondary metabolites found within the genus Lupinus, some species of which are commercially important grain legume crops including Lupinus angustifolius (narrow-leafed lupin, NLL), L. luteus (yellow lupin), L. albus (white lupin), and L. mutabilis (pearl lupin), with NLL grain being the most largely produced of the four species in Australia and worldwide...

ERUCIC ACID IN FOOD: A Toxicological Review and Risk Assessment TECHNICAL REPORT SERIES NO. 21 FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

The Effect of Dry Yeast Fermentation on Chemical Composition and Protein Characteristics of Blue Lupin Seeds.

The effect of 24-hour fermentation of lupin seeds by different yeast strains on their chemical composition was determined. After fermentation, the mass fraction of proteins increased and their in vitro digestibility and biological activity significantly improved. The amino acid profile of fermented products was similar to that of raw lupin seeds. The significant reduction in the mass fraction o...

Evaluation of Lupin as a New Food/Feed Crop in the US Mid-Atlantic Region*

INTRODUCTION White lupin (Lupinus albus L. Fabaceae) is one of four economically important species of the genus Lupinus, which consists of over 300 annual species (Hondelmann 1984). The other three species are: L. angustifolius, L. luteus, and L. mutabilis. Approximately 100 species of Lupinus occur in the US and Canada and most are native. White lupin, an old crop for the southern United State...