Abstract Lentil is one of the most important food legumes consumed widely throughout world. Lentils are produced in diverse agroecological regions, such as Asia, North and South America, Africa, Oceania. During last two decades (2001–2020), world production lentils increased by 107%, from 3.15 to 6.54 million metric tons. Canada leads lentil producing countries (with 44% share global output), f...

HORTSCIENCE VOL. 41(1) FEBRUARY 2006 annuum L.), pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill], potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), spinach, strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa Duch.), and tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.). Ascorbic acid is critical in maintaining a healthy immune system, reducing the severity of colds by preventing secondary viral or bacterial infections, protecting against damage by red...

The cholesterolaemic effects in rats of a diet (VS) containing Bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea), a popular legume eaten in Nigeria, were compared with diets PV, PS, LC and PL, containing baked beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), marrowfat peas (Pisum sativum), lentils (Lens culinaris Medik.) and butter beans (Phaseolus lunatus) respectively. Sixty Sprague-Dawley rats were fed on hypercholesterola...

The effect of four species of legume seeds on plasma cholesterol levels and faecal steroid excretion was studied in pigs. Thirty-six growing boars were randomly allocated in groups of six to six diets which they ate continuously for 42 d. The diets fed were: 1, a semi-purified (SP; control group 1) diet; 2, SP + 10 g cholesterol/kg (control group 2); 3, 4, 5, 6, SP + cooked legumes (70:30, w/w;...