Sprouts and microgreens—Novel food sources for healthy diets

AW Ebert - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the growing interest of society in healthy eating, the interest in fresh, ready-to-eat,
functional food, such as microscale vegetables (sprouted seeds and microgreens), has been …

Is chickpea a potential substitute for soybean? Phenolic bioactives and potential health benefits

AC de Camargo, BT Favero, MC Morzelle… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Legume seeds are rich sources of protein, fiber, and minerals. In addition, their phenolic
compounds as secondary metabolites render health benefits beyond basic nutrition …

Functional quality in novel food sources: Genotypic variation in the nutritive and phytochemical composition of thirteen microgreens species

MC Kyriacou, C El-Nakhel, G Graziani, A Pannico… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Compositional variation was examined across 13 microgreens species/subspecies
representing Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae and Apiaceae, grown …

Rheological, structural, and water-immobilizing properties of mung bean protein-based fermentation-induced gels: Effect of pH-shifting and oil imbedment

Y Nie, Y Liu, J Jiang, YL Xiong, X Zhao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of pH-shifting and oil inclusion on
the textural properties of plant protein-based fermentation-induced gels resembling dairy …

An overview of sprouts nutritional properties, pathogens and decontamination technologies

SA Mir, S Farooq, MA Shah, SA Sofi, BN Dar… - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
Sprouts are the germinated seeds of herbaceous plants, rich sources of health-promoting
bioactive compounds, vitamins, and minerals compared to the adult edible plant parts …

Occurrence of isoflavones in soybean sprouts and strategies to enhance their content: A review

SY Wang, YJ Zhang, GY Zhu, XC Shi… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sprouting is a common strategy to enhance the nutritional value of seeds. Here, all the
reports regarding the occurrence of isoflavones in soybean sprouts have been covered for …

[HTML][HTML] Beans with Benefits—The Role of Mungbean (Vigna radiate) in a Changing Environment

L Pataczek, ZA Zahir, M Ahmad, S Rani, R Nair… - American Journal of …, 2018 - scirp.org
Dryland areas are experiencing low agricultural yields due to severe water shortages and
salinity, leading to food scarcity. Mungbean (Vigna radiate) is gaining attention as a short …

Mechanisms of RAW264. 7 macrophages immunomodulation mediated by polysaccharide from mung bean skin based on RNA-seq analysis

L Qin, S Chen, L Xie, Q Yu, Y Chen, M Shen… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the immunomodulation properties and the possible molecular mechanisms of
mung bean skin polysaccharide (MBP) on RAW264. 7 were investigated. The results …

Effects of bean dregs and crab shell powder additives on the composting of green waste

L Zhang, X Sun - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Composting is an effective and economic technology for the recycling of organic waste. In
this study, bean dregs (BD)(at 0, 35, and 45%) and crab shell powder (CSP)(at 0, 15, and …

The nutritional composition of the vegetable soybean (Maodou) and its potential in combatting malnutrition

KG Agyenim-Boateng, S Zhang, S Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Global malnutrition continues to be a canker owing to poor eating habits and
over-reliance on the major staple crops. Vegetable soybean (maodou) is gaining popularity …