Germinated or fermented legumes: food or ingredients of functional food

Auteur(s) :
Davila MA., Sangronis E., Granito M.
Date :
Déc, 2003
Source(s) :
ARCHIVOS LATINOAMERICANOS DE NUTRICION. #53:4 p348-354
Adresse :
Reprints: DAVILA MA,UNIV SIMON BOLIVAR,LAB ANAL ALIMENTOS; VENEZUELA. Research Institutions: Univ Simon Bolivar, Lab Anal Alimentos, Caracas, Venezuela.

Sommaire de l'article

Epidemiological research has shown a positive association between certain diseases and dietary intake of food components found in fruits, grains, legumes, fish oil among others. Food that may provide a health benefit beyond the traditional nutrients that it contains, are named functional food. In addition to the varied nutrients, legumes contain compounds such as polyphenols, soluble fiber, alpha-galactosides and isoflavones which confer propierties of functional foods. Do to the cuse of flatus production in some people, long cooking periods, or anti-nutritional factors, legume consumption levels are limited. In this review, germination and fermentation processes will be presented as alternatives that are able to reduce or inactivate anti-nutritional factors, preserve and even improve the content of the isoflavones, or better the potencial of the legumes as functional food or as ingredients for the formulation of functional foods.

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