The beneficial health roles of dietary polyphenols in preventing oxidative stress related
chronic diseases have been subjected to intense investigation over the last two decades. As …

Nutraceutical and functional food market are one of the fastest-growing food segments in the
newer food product development category. In the recent past, focus of beverage industry has …

Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) is an important pulse consumed all over the world, especially
in Asian countries, and has a long history of usage as traditional medicine. It has been …

Tomato is a wonder fruit fortified with health-promoting phytochemicals that are beneficial in
preventing important chronic degenerative disorders. Tomato is a good source of phenolic …

Pulses are nutrient-dense foods that have for a long time been empirically known to have
beneficial effects in human health. In the last decade, several studies have gathered …

Pulses are an important source of nutrition for billions of people around the world. The terms
''legumes''and ''pulses''are interchangeable because all pulses are considered legumes but …

Saponins are a class of natural compounds present in pulses having surface active
properties. These compounds show variation in type, structure and composition of their …

Legume grains are important sources of nutrients in human and animal diets and have been
so for millennia. Their history as part of traditional diets dates to the origins of agriculture …

Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a nutritious pulse crop belonging to the leguminous family, and
widely cultivated. In recent time, health and nutritional benefits of the pea and its by …

Pulses are the second most important source of food for humans after cereals. They hold an
important position in human nutrition. They are rich source of proteins, complex …