Nutritional and Health Perspectives of Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): An Overview

作者:Hayat Imran; Ahmad Asif*; Masud Tariq; Ahmed Anwaar; Bashir Shaukat
来源:Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2014, 54(5): 580-592.
DOI:10.1080/10408398.2011.596639

摘要

Beans, the variants of Phaseolus vulagris, are nutritionally and economically important food crop in each part of the world. Besides providing nutrients such as multifaceted carbohydrates, elevated proteins, dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins, these also contain rich variety of polyphenolic compounds with prospective health benefits. This review mainly focuses the important nutritional aspects of beans as well as their contribution in decreasing the risks of chronically degenerative diseases.

  • 出版日期2014-1-1