Aging is accompanied by changes in gastrointestinal functions. The impact of the (GI) conditions elderly on extent proteolysis and glycolysis as well calcium bioaccessibility some cooked legumes (chickpea, lentils, soya bean white bean) cereals/pseudocereals (oats, spelt quinoa) were studied. Samples digested vitro using three GI models specifically focused which oral, gastric intestinal altere...

Improvement in the nutritional quality of Bangladeshi rice-based diets is sought through increasing the amounts of vegetables, fish and legumes consumed. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of rice-based diets on selected parameters of Ca and P availability and retention in young, growing rats. The study was designed as a randomised balance trial with five diets, eight anima...

We report the effects of system geometry on the clogging of granular material flowing out of flat-bottomed hoppers with variable aperture size D and with variable angle θ of tilt of the hopper away from horizontal. In general, larger tilt angles make the system more susceptible to clogging. To quantify this effect for a given θ, we measure the distribution of mass discharged between clogging ev...

In recent years, thanks to their numerous nutritional benefits, legumes have been rediscovered and attracted interest from many consumers. However, these products, the most valuable ones traditionally produced in smaller communities particular, can be objects of fraud; this is case Italian lentils, which, being a dry product, fairly long shelf life, but, due minimal visual changes that affect t...

Lentils (Lens sp.) are one of the main sources protein for humans in many regions, part because their rusticity allows them to withstand semi-dry climates and tolerate a wide spectrum pests. Both also highly sought-after attributes face climate change. Wild accessions, rather than cultivated varieties, typically holders most influential alleles traits. However, genomic transcriptomic research c...

Whole pulses (beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils) elicit low postprandial blood glucose (BG) responses in adults; however, their consumption in North America is low. One potential strategy to increase the dietary intake of pulses is the utilisation of commercial pulse powders in food products; however, it is unclear whether they retain the biological benefits observed with whole pulses. Therefo...

Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of red pottage, a dish thought to be the red lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Taking today's price of US $800 per tonne, this particular pulse must seem to be an attractive crop to many farmers. Unfortunately, red lentils are a rather poor yielding crop, so in the late 1980's when it was noted in Australia that the pinkish cotyledons of the “blanche f...