Resources Tagged: Antinutrients
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Abstract, Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2012 Mucuna pruriens(Fabaceae) is an established herbal drug used for the management of male infertility, nervous disorders, and also as an aphrodisiac. It has been shown that its seeds are potentially of substantial medicinal...
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Abstract,Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology, 2019 Lectins, noncatalytic sugar-binding proteins of nonimmune origin, are widely distributed in the most common foods and feeds in varying amounts. Since many lectins, such as legume lectins, are relatively stable against heat...
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Iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutrient deficiency among Americans. It affects children and young women most often, but anyone can fall short of the RDA for this mineral. When iron intake is too low, the body can’t make enough red blood cells. The result can be fatigue, headaches and...
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Abstract, Journal of Food Science Technology, 2011 July Bamboo shoots being low in fat, high in dietary fiber and rich in mineral content, like an ideal vegetable have been used traditionally. Besides nutrients, bamboo shoots also contain lethal concentration of the anti-nutrient (cyanogen) that...
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Abstract, Three edible vegetables,Pterocarpus mildbraedii(mkpafere),Lasianthera africanum(editan) andPiper guineense(odusa) consumed by people of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria were purchased from Akpan Andem market in Uyo, the State capital. The vegetables were analysed for the presence of...
- Antinutrients in foods are responsible for deleterious effects related to the absorption of nutrients and micronutrients. However, some antinutrients may exert beneficial health effects at low concentrations. The mechanisms by which adverse and beneficial effects of food antinutrients operate are...
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Abstract,Antinutrients and Phytochemicals in Food, 1997 Antinutrients in foods are responsible for deleterious effects related to the absorption of nutrients and micronutrients. However, some antinutrients may exert beneficial health effects at low concentrations. The mechanisms by which adverse...
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Abstract, ISNR Nutrition, 2014 This research was aimed at evaluating the proximate composition, level of anti-nutrients, and the mineral composition of raw and processedSphenostylis stenocarpaseeds and at examining the effect of processing on the parameters. From the proximate composition...