Description
Book SynopsisLegumes can act as good sources of nutrients, especially for those who are suffering from protein related nutritional deficiency. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) are annual legumes grown throughout the world as food and feed. The presence of specific nutrients with many health benefits makes them a valuable food commodity.
Chickpea and Cowpea: Nutritional Profile, Processing, Health Prospects and Commercial Uses explores the status of chickpea and cowpea in terms of their production, nutritional composition, processing mediated changes, and methods to remove antinutrients, bioactive peptides and their related health benefits. This book also demonstrates the key features of chickpea and cowpea which will make them an ideal substrate to be processed at a commercial scale. It covers all the aspects of latest research based on chickpea and cowpea.
Features
- Discusses information related to biochemistry of ch
Table of Contents
1. Chickpea and cowpea: An overview of nutritional profile and effect of processing methods 2. Physical properties and milling processes of chickpea and cowpea 3. Biochemistry of macro and micronutrients of chickpea and cowpea 4. Processing mediated changes in the nutritional profile of chickpea and cowpea 5. Rheological, pasting, and morphological properties of chickpea and cowpea starch 6. Bioactive profile and antioxidant properties of chickpea and cowpea (Part I) 7. Extraction of protein, current scenario and commercial uses 8. Role of proteins in chickpea and cowpea considering global food security, especially protein-based diet security 9. Bioactive profile and antioxidant properties of chickpea and cowpea (Part II) 10. Non-nutrients in chickpea and cowpea, their role and methods to remove them 11. Storage of chickpea and cowpea-based products 12. Health benefits of chickpea and cowpea
