The nutritional composition and hypoglycaemic effect of crackers produced from blend of sprouted pigeon pea, unripe plantain and brewers’ spent grain and fed to Alloxan induced diabetic rat was investigated. Crackers were produced from different blends of sprouted pigeon pea, unripe plantain and brewers’ spent grain. The crackers were evaluated for proximate composition, amino acid profile and ...

Two samples of seed materials of the Indian tribal pulse, Mucuna pruriens var.utilis were collected from Karaiyar, Tirunelveli district, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu .The seeds of another tribal pulse, M.deeringiana were collected from Marunthuvazhmalai, Kanyakumari district, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. The mature seed samples were analysed for proximate and mineral compositions, vitamins (niacin a...

Hempseed meal from three dioecious and three monoecious varieties has been evaluated for content and quality of the protein and for the concentration of antinutritional compounds. Hemp seeds were obtained from plants grown in two experimental fields for two consecutive years (2011-2012). For all the varieties, hempseed meal resulted in a rich source of protein (34% mean content) with an amino a...

Phytic acid, the main storage form of phosphorous in plants cannot be digested by monogastric animals and is excreted into environment. This compound also has antinutritional effect due to its negative charge which makes it able to chelate minerals and organic elements like calcium, iron, zinc and amino acids to provoke malnutrition. Alarming increase in eutrophication and cost of supplementati...

The effects of natural fermentation and cooking on kariya seeds functional properties, chemical composition, and antinutritional properties were evaluated. Result showed a reduction in antinutritional properties and improvement in protein content which were observed to increase with cooking (at 100°C) and fermentation period (24-96 hr). Functional analyses showed an increase in foaming and emul...

The food industry, academia, technologists, and consumers have become more interested in using faba bean seeds the formulation of new products because their nutritional content, accessibility, low costs, environmental advantages, beneficial impacts on health. In this review, a systematic up-to-date report seeds’ antinutrients bioactive processing techniques is comprehensively presented. chemica...

Four different legumes i.e. chickpea, lentil, broad and kidney beans were evaluated for chemical components, antinutritional profiling and protein isolates recovery including yield. In tested legumes, antinutritional compounds like phytates and trypsin inhibitor activities were higher in kidney bean whereas, haemagglutinin-lectin content in broad bean. However, trypsin inhibitor activity was lo...