Lutein is selectively incorporated into the macula and brain. Lutein levels in the macula (macular pigment; MP) and the brain are related to better cognition. MP density (MPD) is a biomarker of brain lutein. Avocados are a bioavailable source of lutein. This study tests the effects of the intake of avocado on cognition. This was a six-month, randomized, controlled trial. Healthy subjects consum...

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the plant food matrix in influencing the extent of starch gelatinisation during hydrothermal processing, and its implications for starch digestibility. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to provide a detailed examination of the gelatinisation behaviour of five distinct size fractions (diameters <0.21 to 2.58 mm) of milled chickp...

The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions, making finding effective solutions to reduce obesity a public health priority. One part of the solution could be for individuals to increase consumption of nonoilseed pulses (dry beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils), because they have nutritional attributes thought to benefit weight control, including slowly digestible carbohydrates, h...

Objective: This is a review on published data available on food allergy in East Asia and a discussion on the insights that it offers. Methods: PubMed searches were made for terms food allergy and anaphylaxis, in combination with Asia. Results: There is a paucity of population-based prevalence studies on food allergy in Asia. Certain unique food allergens, such as buckwheat, chestnuts, chickpeas...

The use of resistant cultivars is one of the most practical and cost-efficient strategies for managing plant diseases. However, the efficiency of resistant cultivars in disease management is limited by pathogenic variability in pathogen populations. Knowledge of the evolutionary history and potential of the pathogen population may help to optimize the management of disease-resistance genes, irr...

Consumption of plant-based milk replacers has increased in recent years due to health benefits, benefits attributed mainly the content phenolic compounds, fatty acids, or bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity. In this context, we proposed obtain two types less studied beverages, namely lupine and chickpea as well possibility getting these beverages using germinated seeds even obtaining ...

The article presents the results of experimental studies sealing crop residues and their distribution over depth cultivated soil layer by known general-purpose ploughshares without ploughshares. research was carried out in fields with agrophones winter wheat, chickpeas rapeseed. plowing dark chestnut soils located steppe soil-climatic zone Left-Bank district Saratov region aggregates K-701+PNL-...

The climatic events predicted to increase in intensity and frequency the near future, including drought, may influence quality productivity of several important crops for human nutrition, such as legumes. Herein, two chickpea genotypes (Cicer arietinum) were analysed their resilience low water supply: a commercial white (kabuli) traditional black (desi) with marginal production occidental count...

Starch and plant or animal proteins represent a rich source that can be used for fortifying meat products. The present study aimed to analyze how the different additives (soy protein isolate, chickpea flour, lupine concentrate, sodium caseinate starch, in 2% concentration) influence rheological properties of beef emulsions gels, cooking losses texture finished Rheological parameters G’ (storage...