A lthough the evidence for a protective effect of high total dietary fiber intakes on diabetes appears to be strong (1), the role of food sources of dietary fiber in the etiology of impaired glucose disturbances is poorly understood (2). Epidemiological studies suggest that high intakes of whole grain foods (3,4) and vegetables (5–7) may prevent diabetes. On the other hand, the impact of consum...

The ISPC reviewed CRP 3.6 on Dryland Cereals in parallel with CRP 3.5 (on grain legumes) and noted many similarities in the basic characteristics of the programs and in their management and governance construct. Both CRPs are led by ICRISAT, and both propose research on a set of crops that are in the CGIAR Centers’ current research portfolio. In addition, both are similar in having to rationali...

Grains and the products obtained from them have a central importance in human nutrition, representing main source of food for humans [...]

This review describes the non-nutritive biologically active components in grain legumes and discusses about the bioactivity of phenols, isoflavones, phytosterols, phytic acid, saponins, tannins, protease inhibitors and bioactive complex carbohydrates in different pulse grains. These bioactive components have wide ranging biological activities and consequently many different targets and mechanis...

Laura de Lorenzo,a,b Francisco Merchan,a,b Philippe Laporte,b Richard Thompson,c Jonathan Clarke,d Carolina Sousa,a,1 and Martı́n Crespib,1 a Departamento de Microbiologı́a y Parasitologı́a, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain b Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France c Institut National de ...

Legumes belong to the family Leguminosae and consist of oilseeds such as soybeans, peanuts, alfafa, clover, mesquite, and pulses, including the dry grains of peas, chickpeas, lentils, peas, beans, and lupins. Production and use of legumes date back to ancient cultures in Asia, the Middle East, South America, and North Africa. They are cultivated throughout the world for their seeds, harvested a...

Proteins are among the major constituents of a healthy and balanced human diet. Legumes have been serving as a human food-source for many centuries (Imsande, 2003). Notably, grain legumes (pulses) are very rich in protein-types and contribute to the human protein requirements as a primary and affordable source of proteins and minerals (Bohra et al., 2014). The United Nations has declared 2016 a...