Cowpeas for sustainable agriculture and nutrition security: an overview of their nutritional quality and agroeconomic advantages

Discover Food, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: April 22, 2025

Abstract Cowpeas play a crucial role in sustainable agriculture and nutrition security, particularly sub-Saharan Africa South Asia, where they serve as vital food source for millions. Cowpea grains are rich proteins (20–30%), complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals phenolics, making them an excellent dietary choice promoting health. Overall, can addressing global nutritional challenges. Their low-fat, gluten-free cholesterol-free attributes, along with disease-preventive properties, further enhance their value ingredient. Agronomically, cowpeas require minimal agricultural inputs, exhibit high drought heat tolerance possess substantial nitrogen-fixing capabilities, allowing to thrive on marginal lands without significant reliance fertilisers. Furthermore, eco-friendly cultivation drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared animal protein sources. This comprehensive overview examines the benefits of agroeconomic advantages, emphasising potential contribute food/nutrition security practices.

Language: Английский

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Development and application of a novel analytical method for the determination of 8 plant sterols/stanols in 22 legumes samples

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 118, P. 105195 - 105195

Published: Feb. 3, 2023

Language: Английский

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The Role of Legumes in the Sustainable Mediterranean Diet: Analysis of the Consumption of Legumes in the Mediterranean Population over the Last Ten Years a PRISMA Statement Methodology

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(7), P. 3081 - 3081

Published: April 8, 2024

The Mediterranean model, introduced by Ancel Keys, has gained significant importance from the perspective of sustainability. This is why diet now called a sustainable diet. study focuses on legumes, protein-rich foods vegetable origin, cultivated in area, as their production and use cooking are highly sustainable. analysis covers consumption over last 10 years entire looking specifically at Spain. objectives this work to analyze legumes taking into account fact that they an important environmental well food resource, how changed certain countries bordering relation social cultural changes, with particular attention pandemic. shows how, Spain, since 2020, increased, demonstrating emergency situations, different dietary choices made. In addition, it excellent source protein resource

Language: Английский

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Cardio-Protective-Promoting Properties of Functional Foods Inducing HDL-Cholesterol Levels and Functionality

Nutraceuticals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(4), P. 469 - 502

Published: Sept. 30, 2024

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) has been proposed to provide cardio-protective properties through the functionality of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant enzymatic machinery. Within this article, beneficial effects several functional foods on HDL levels for cardio-protection are thoroughly reviewed. Emphasis is given their health-promoting cardiovascular system benefits HDL, which act either solely or synergistically as an adjuvant approach with well-established anti-atherogenic therapies. Promising outcomes from both in vitro vivo studies animal models clinical trials, outline such functionality, discussed. The mechanisms obtained antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic, activities containing natural bioactives also outlined. Limitations future perspectives overall that these bioactive compounds exert important ingredients induce HDL-related strengthen health

Language: Английский

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Modifying of non-nutritional compounds in legumes: Processing strategies and new technologies

Food Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 463, P. 141603 - 141603

Published: Oct. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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