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Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition Volume 54, 2014 - Issue 5
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Nutritional and Health Perspectives of Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): An Overview

Imran Hayat Department of Food Technology, University of Poonch Rawalakot 12350, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
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Asif Ahmad Department of Food Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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Tariq Masud Department of Food Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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Anwaar Ahmed Department of Food Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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Shaukat Bashir Food and Agriculture Section, Planning and Development Division, P-Block, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
Pages 580-592 | Published online: 21 Nov 2013
 
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Abstract

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.

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