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Digestion of Carbohydrate from White Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Healthy Humans [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Nutrition, 1998
Resistant starch (RS) is thought to be present in large amounts in legume seeds; however, it has never been quantified in healthy humans. RS from cooked (atmospheric pressure) white beans was quantified in humans and pigs, and characterized to explain its low digestibility.
L, Noah   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Do Universal Free School Meals Improve the Dietary Quality of Food‐At‐Home Purchases?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since 2014, the number of schools offering universal free meals to all enrolled children without requiring annual meal applications has increased meaningfully. Using USDA's Purchase to Plate Crosswalk, a difference‐in‐differences framework, and a nationwide consumer panel, the effect of universal‐free‐meal exposure on the diet quality of food ...
Xueying Ma   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN HUMAN ERYTHROCYTES FROM NORMAL AND FAVA BEAN-SENSITIVE SUBJECTS* [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Investigation, 1962
SUMMARY 1. Glucose metabolism in intact normal andfavic red cells has been studied by means of esti-mation of intracellular and extracellular concen- trations of various metabolites during incubation.2. In normal cells the addition of methyleneblue brings about a change in the metabolitepattern, characteristic of a high operation rate ofthe hexose ...
G, FORNAINI   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to a standardised aqueous extract from white kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and reduction of body weight pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 [PDF]

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2014
Following an application from InQpharm Europe Ltd, submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of the United Kingdom, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition ...
EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)
doaj   +1 more source

Pinto Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a Functional Food: Implications on Human Health [PDF]

open access: yesAgriculture, 2013
Most foods are considered functional in terms of providing nutrients and energy to sustain daily life, but dietary systems that are capable of preventing or remediating a stressed or diseased state are classified as functional foods. Dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) contain high levels of chemically diverse components (phenols, resistance starch ...
Câmara, Cristiane R. S.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

UJI DAYA HASIL SEMBILAN GALUR HARAPAN KACANG MERAH DI JAWA BARAT

open access: yesJurnal Agrotropika, 2020
Red-bean (Vigna angularia Wild) is very important in human life as source of vegetable protein and can be consumed in various processed products. In Indonesia, there are a lot of industrial activities using red-bean as main raw material.
Uum Sumpena   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Swedish Consumers' Willingness‐to‐Pay for Plant‐Based Proteins in Pasta Sauce: Preferences and Policy Scenarios

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores Swedish consumers' protein preferences by estimating the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for minced meat and plant‐based proteins in pasta sauce from an in‐store experiment (n = 206) and an online discrete choice experiment (n = 517). On average, the WTP was highest for minced meat.
Emilia Mattsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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