Bioactive polyphenols and peptides in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and their health promoting properties: A review

JM Awika, KG Duodu - Journal of Functional Foods, 2017 - Elsevier
Cowpea is a drought and heat tolerant grain pulse. It contains high levels of polyphenols,
with some profiles not commonly found in other pulses. The major polyphenols common to …

Cowpea: an overview on its nutritional facts and health benefits

C Jayathilake, R Visvanathan, A Deen… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a legume consumed as a high‐quality plant protein source
in many parts of the world. High protein and carbohydrate contents with a relatively low fat …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of phenolic compounds, carotenoids, amino acid composition, in vitro antioxidant and anti-diabetic activities in the leaves of seven cowpea …

MR Moloto, ADT Phan, JL Shai, Y Sultanbawa… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cowpea is a well-known nutrition rich African leafy vegetable that has potential to sustain
food and nutrition insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. Consumption of cowpea legumes is …

[HTML][HTML] Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.): Bioactive Polyphenols, Polysaccharides, Peptides, and Health Benefits

D Hou, L Yousaf, Y Xue, J Hu, J Wu, X Hu, N Feng… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the nutritional use of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) for human and animal diets

BK Abebe, MT Alemayehu - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is a popular legume crop farmed primarily in
Africa and used for human and livestock diets all over the world. Despite this, little study has …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical and Functional Characterization of Phenolic Compounds from Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Obtained by Green Extraction …

MV Avanza, G Álvarez-Rivera, A Cifuentes… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work presents a green, downstream process, from extraction to phytochemical
characterization and bioactivity testing, to obtain and evaluate the functional properties of …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional significance of cowpea leaves for human consumption

DN Enyiukwu, A Amadioha… - Greener Trends Food Sci …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) a member of the family fabaceae, is an annual legume
thought to have originated in Africa (Davis et al., 2007). The crop which may be trailing, erect …

Bioactive phenolic compounds of cowpeas (Vigna sinensis L). Modifications by fermentation with natural microflora and with Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 14917

M Dueñas, D Fernández, T Hernández… - Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In this work we have determined the phenolic composition of raw cowpeas (Vigna sinensis
L) of the variety Carilla by HPLC/PAD/MS and have studied the effect of fermentation, both …

Phenolic compounds of wheat. Their content, antioxidant capacity and bioaccessibility

S Žilić - MOJ Food Processing & Technology, 2016 - rik.mrizp.rs
The importance of wheat has mainly been attributed to its ability to be ground into flour and
semolina that form the basic ingredients of bread and pasta, respectively, while bran is …

[HTML][HTML] Mung bean proteins and peptides: Nutritional, functional and bioactive properties

Z Yi-Shen, S Shuai, R FitzGerald - Food & nutrition research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To date, no extensive literature review exists regarding potential uses of mung bean proteins
and peptides. As mung bean has long been widely used as a food source, early studies …