Healthy and resilient cereals and pseudo-cereals for marginal agriculture: molecular advances for improving nutrient bioavailability

JP Rodríguez, H Rahman, S Thushar… - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
With the ever-increasing world population, an extra 1.5 billion mouths need to be fed by
2050 with continuously dwindling arable land. Hence, it is imperative that extra food come …

The use of sprouts to improve the nutritional value of food products: A brief review

RF Miyahira, JO Lopes, AEC Antunes - Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 2021 - Springer
Sprouts are vegetable foods rich in phytonutrients, such as glucosinolates, phenolics, and
isoflavones. Many studies have shown that sprouts also have high concentrations of …

Effects of germination and kilning on the phenolic compounds and nutritional properties of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus)

S Pilco-Quesada, Y Tian, B Yang… - Journal of Cereal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus) are nutritious
pseudocereals that originate from the Andean region. The aim of this research was to study …

Biotechnological tools for cereal and pseudocereal dietary fibre modification in the bakery products creation–Advantages, disadvantages and challenges

A Torbica, M Radosavljević, M Belović… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Consumption of wholegrain cereal and pseudocereal products is connected
with several health benefits, primarily due to their high dietary fibre (DF) content. However …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of germination on bread-making behaviors, functional and shelf-life properties, and overall quality of highland barley bread

W Al-Ansi, Y Zhang, TAA Alkawry, A Al-Adeeb… - Lwt, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the impact of highland barley germination on bread-making performance, shelf-
life, and nutritional value was evaluated. Highland barley was germinated for 24, 48, and 72 …

Changes in the GABA and polyphenols contents of foxtail millet on germination and their relationship with in vitro antioxidant activity

S Sharma, DC Saxena, CS Riar - Food Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Germination along with ultrasonic assisted extraction induced a significant beneficial effect
on the characteristics of polyphenolic components profile, GABA contents and in vitro …

Emerging opportunities in exploring the nutritional/functional value of amaranth

LM Coelho, PM Silva, JT Martins, AC Pinheiro… - Food & Function, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Amaranthus spp. is a highly nutritive pseudocereal, rich in macronutrients and
micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals. Amaranth grain is rich in essential amino …

Analysing the effect of germination on phenolics, dietary fibres, minerals and γ-amino butyric acid contents of barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentaceae)

S Sharma, DC Saxena, CS Riar - Food Bioscience, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to optimize the germination conditions of barnyard millet
variety PRJ-1 in order to enhance the availability of bioactive compounds. The results …

Unveiling the effect of processing on bioactive compounds in millets: Implications for health benefits and risks.

CK Sunil, NAN Gowda, N Nayak, A Rawson - Process Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Millets have been a staple food for most of the population since ancient times, serving as
their daily meal. Millets are the powerhouse of various nutrients and important bioactive …

Improvement of chia seeds with antioxidant activity, GABA, essential amino acids, and dietary fiber by controlled germination bioprocess

MA Gómez-Favela, R Gutiérrez-Dorado… - Plant foods for human …, 2017 - Springer
Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) plant is native from southern Mexico and northern Guatemala.
Their seeds are a rich source of bioactive compounds which protect consumers against …