Title
Advances in production, properties and applications of sprouted seeds
Date Issued
01 June 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Penãs E.
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas
Publisher(s)
MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Abstract
Sprouted grains are widely appreciated food ingredients due to their improved, nutritional, functional, organoleptic and textural properties compared with non-germinated grains. In recent years, sprouting has been explored as a promising green food engineering strategy to improve the nutritional value of grains and the formation of secondary metabolites with potential application in the functional foods, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic markets. However, little attention has been paid to the impact of sprouting on the chemical composition, safety aspects, techno-functional and chemopreventive properties of sprouted seeds and their derived flours and by-products. The six articles included in this Special Issue provide insightful findings on the most recent advances regarding new applications of sprouted seeds or products derived thereof, evaluations of the nutritional value and phytochemical composition of sprouts during production or storage and explorations of their microbiological, bioactive and techno-functional properties.
Volume
9
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
BioquÃmica, BiologÃa molecular
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85088299140
Source
Foods
ISSN of the container
23048158
Sponsor(s)
Funding: This editorial letter has been prepared within the frame of grant number AGL2017-83718-R funded by FEDER/Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities-State Agency of Research (AEI/Spain and FEDER/UE).
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
Scopus