Members of the Neotropical primate genus Chiropotes eat large volumes immature seeds. However, such items are often low in available proteins, and digestion seeds is further inhibited by tannins. This suggests that overall plant-derived protein intake relatively low. We examined presence insect larvae partially eaten fruits, compared with intact fruit on trees, fecal pellets for larvae. found r...

Five field experiments were conducted in Ontario to determine the tolerance of dry beans pyraflufen-ethyl (6.7 and 13.4 g ai ha-1), 2,4-D ester (520.3 1040.6 ha-1) pyraflufen-ethyl/2,4-D (527 1054 applied preplant. Pyraflufen-ethyl at 6.7 ha-1 caused < 2% injury azuki, kidney, small red, white bean. 520.3 up 4 6% azuki bean; 5 12% kidney 7 red 8% bean, respectively. Pyraflufen-ethyl/2,4-...

The effects of lectins in the diet have been mainly studied in rats. An important question is whether results obtained in rats can be extrapolated to larger animals like the pig. Phaseolus vulgaris beans are rich in toxic lectins. Therefore a study was carried out to compare the effects of diets containing 200 g Phaseolus vulgaris beans (raw or toasted)/kg in rats and piglets. Live-weight gain,...

INTRODUCTION Common beans {Phaseolus vulgaris), owing to their nutrient-dense attributes, offer a potential to be developed as multiple-use products. However, in general, the consumption of beans has rarely gone beyond traditionally processed bean products and their uses. The reason for this stagnancy in the growth of processed bean consumption may be linked to 2 antinutritional factors found i...

Eighty-five samples from fifteen different legume seed lines generally available in the UK were examined by measurements of their net protein utilization by rats and by haemagglutination tests with erythrocytes from a number of different animal species. From these results the seeds were classified into four broad groups. Group a seeds from most varieties of kidney (Phaseolus vulgaris), runner (...

BACKGROUND Dietary prevention strategies are increasingly recognized as essential to combat the current epidemic of obesity and related metabolic disorders. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the potential prebiotic effects of indigestible carbohydrates in Swedish brown beans (Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus) in relation to cardiometabolic risk markers and appetite regulating hormon...

Ecological studies implicate a "Western" diet in prostate cancer development, but whether dietary patterns measured in individuals are associated with risk has not been studied previously. We examined this issue using prospective data from the nationally representative United States Health Examination Epidemiological Follow-up Study. Among 3,779 men followed from 1982-84 to 1992, 136 incident c...

INTRODUCTION According to many studies, sprouted fava beans are a rich source of levo-dihydroxy phenylalanine (L-dopa) the precursor of dopamine, and they are now being investigated for use in the management of Parkinson's disease. The addition of Carbidopa (C-dopa) can reduce the daily use of the L-dopa dosage requirements and it can also reduce the side effects which are associated with the L...

With approximately 11 million habitants, Guatemala is mostly a rural country, with 60 percent of the population living on farms and 50 percent of the population indigenous. Maize and beans are the main staple food in most households, with a per capita consumption of 9.4 kg per year. Since few other sources of protein are available, this amount is not sufficient to ensure an acceptable nutrition...