Title
Fermented Pulses in Nutrition and Health Promotion
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book part
Author(s)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Inc.
Abstract
A wide variability of pulse-derived fermented foods has been available for centuries. The microorganisms involved in legume fermentation hydrolyze and metabolize pulses constituents resulting in the production of valuable products. Pulses fermentation causes desirable changes including the improvement of nutritional value and sensorial properties and increased nutrient and phytochemical bioavailability, and favors the formation of new bioactive compounds. This chapter provides a comprehensive review of nutritional and phytochemical composition of pulses and their health-related benefits, nutritional changes occurring during fermentation, and finally, emerging evidence of the potential beneficial effects of pulse-derived fermented products on chronic disease prevention.
Start page
385
End page
416
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Nutrición, Dietética
Tecnologías de bioprocesamiento, Biocatálisis, Fermentación
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85011015666
Resource of which it is part
Fermented Foods in Health and Disease Prevention
ISBN of the container
978-012802309-9
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus