References

• Baldi, G., & Salamini, F. (1973). Variability of essential amino acid content in seeds of 22 Phaseolus species. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 43, 75–78. doi:10.1007/BF00274960
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Barrett, M. L., & Udani, J. K. (2011). A proprietary alpha-amylase inhibitor from white bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): A review of clinical studies on weight loss and glycemic control. Nutrition Journal, 10, 24–34.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bressani, R., Elias, L. G., & Navarrete, D. A. (1961). Nutritive value of central American beans. IV. The essential amino acid content of samples of black beans, red beans, rice beans, and cowpeas of Guatemala. Journal of Food Science, 26, 525–528. doi:10.1111/jfds.1961.26.issue-5
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Campos-Vega, R., García-Gasca, T., Guevara-Gonzalez, R., Ramos-Gomez, M., Oomah, B. D., & Loarca-Piña, G. (2012). Human gut flora-fermented nondigestible fraction from cooked bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) modifies protein expression associated with apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and proliferation in human adenocarcinoma colon cancer cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60, 12443–12450. doi:10.1021/jf303940r
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Campos-Vega, R., Loarca-Piña, G., & Oomah, B. D. (2010). Minor components of pulses and their potential impact on human health. Food Research International, 43, 461–482. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2009.09.004
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Campos-Vega, R., Reynoso-Camacho, R., Pedraza-Aboytes, G., Acosta-Gallegos, J. A., Guzman-Maldonado, S. H., Paredes-Lopez, O., … Loarca-Piña, G. (2009). Chemical composition and in vitro polysaccharide fermentation of different beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Journal of Food Science, 74, T59-65. doi:10.1111/jfds.2009.74.issue-7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carai, M. A., Fantini, N., Loi, B., Colombo, G., Riva, A., & Morazzoni, P. (2009). Potential efficacy of preparations derived from Phaseolus vulgaris in the control of appetite, energy intake, and carbohydrate metabolism. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2, 145–153.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Carvalho, L. M., Corrêa, M. M., Pereira, E. J., Nutti, M. R., Carvalho, J. L., Ribeiro, E. M., & Freitas, S. C. (2012). Iron and zinc retention in common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) after home cooking. Food & Nutrition Research, 56, 15618. doi:10.3402/fnr.v56i0.15618
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Castro-Guillén, J. L., García-Gasca, T., & Blanco-Labra, A. (2010). Protease inhibitors as anticancer agents. In C. Mejia-Vazquez & S. Navarro (Eds.), New approaches in the treatment of cancer (pp. 91–124). Nova Science Publishers.
   Google Scholar
• Celleno, L., Tolaini, M. V., D’Amore, A., Perricone, N. V., & Preuss, H. G. (2007). A dietary supplement containing standardized Phaseolus vulgaris extract influences body composition of overweight men and women. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 4, 45–52.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Chan, Y. S., Wong, J. H., Fang, E. F., Pan, W., & Ng, T. B. (2012). Isolation of a glucosamine binding leguminous lectin with mitogenic activity towards splenocytes and anti-proliferative activity towards tumor cells. PLoS One, 7, e38961.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chan, Y. S., Zhang, Y., & Ng, T. B. (2013). Brown kidney bean Bowman-Birk trypsin inhibitor is heat and pH stable and exhibits anti-proliferative activity. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 169, 1306–1314. doi:10.1007/s12010-012-9998-8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cruz-Bravo, R. K., Guevara-Gonzalez, R., Ramos-Gomez, M., Garcia-Gasca, T., Campos-Vega, R., Oomah, B. D., & Loarca-Piña, G. (2011). Fermented nondigestible fraction from common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar Negro 8025 modulates HT-29 cell behavior. Journal of Food Sciences, 76, 41–47. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.02025.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Delgado-Salinas, A. (2012). El frijol. Un regalo de México al mundo. México: Fundación Herdez. Retrieved from http://www.fundacionherdez.com.mx
   Google Scholar
• Derry, M. M., Raina, K., Agarwal, C., & Agarwal, R. (2013). Identifying molecular targets of lifestyle modifications in colon cancer prevention. Frontiers in Oncology, 3, 119. doi:10.3389/fonc.2013.00119
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Fang, M., Lee, S.-Y., Park, S.-M., Choi, K.-C., Lee, Y. J., Cho, H.-K., … Lee, J.-C. (2011). Anti-inflammatory potential of Phaseolus calcaratus Roxburgh, an oriental medicine, on LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 63, 120–128. doi:10.1111/jphp.2011.63.issue-1
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FAO/WHO. (1991). Protein quality evaluation. Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/38133/1/9251030979_eng.pdf?ua=1
   Google Scholar
• FAOSTAT. (2013). Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations. Bean production in Mexico. Retrieved from http://faostat3.fao.org/faostatgateway/go/to/browse/Q/*/S
   Google Scholar
• Feregrino-Pérez, A. A., Berumen, L. C., García-Alcocer, G., Guevara-Gonzalez, R. G., Ramos-Gomez, M., Reynoso-Camacho, R., … Loarca-Piña, G. (2008). Composition and chemopreventive effect of polysaccharides from common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) on azoxymethane-induced colon cancer. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56, 8737–8744. doi:10.1021/jf8007162
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ferriz-Martínez, R. A., Torres-Arteaga, I. C., Blanco-Labra, A., & García-Gasca, T. (2010). The role of plant lectins in cancer treatment. In C. Mejia-Vazquez & S. Navarro (Eds.), New approaches in the treatment of cancer (pp. 71–89). Nova Science Publishers. http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/browse/Q/*/S
   Google Scholar
• García-Gasca, T., García-Cruz, M., Hernandez-Rivera, E., López-Matínez, F. J., Castañeda-Cuevas, A. L., Yllescas-Gasca, L., … Blanco-Labra, A. (2012). Effects of tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) protease inhibitor and semipure lectin fractions on cancer cells. Nutrition and Cancer, 64, 1269–1278. doi:10.1080/01635581.2012.722246
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gepts, P. (2001). Phaseolus vulgaris (Beans). Retrieved from http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/gepts/a1749.pdf
   Google Scholar
• González de Mejía, E., & Prisecaru, V. (2005). Lectins as bioactive plant proteins: A potential in cancer treatment. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 45, 425–445. doi:10.1080/10408390591034445
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gupta, Y. P. (1987). Antinutritional and toxic factors in food legumes: A review. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 37, 201–228. doi:10.1007/BF01091786
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Han, K. H., Sekikawa, M., Shimada, K., Sasaki, K., Ohba, K., & Fukushima, M. (2004). Resistant starch fraction prepared from kintoki bean affects gene expression of genes associated with cholesterol metabolism in rats. Experimental Biology and Medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 229, 787–792.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hangen, L., & Bennink, M. R. (2002). Consumption of black beans and navy beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) reduced azoxymethane-induced colon cancer in rats. Nutrition and Cancer, 44, 60–65. doi:10.1207/S15327914NC441_8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hernández-Saavedra, D., Mendoza-Sánchez, M., Hernández-Montiel, H. L., Guzmán-Maldonado, H. S., Loarca-Piña, G. F., Salgado, L. M., & Reynoso-Camacho, R. (2013). Cooked common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) protect against β-cell damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 68, 207–212. doi:10.1007/s11130-013-0353-1
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jellinger, P. S., Smith, D. A., Mehta, A. E., Ganda, O., Handelsman, Y., Rodbard, H. W., … Seibel, J. A. (2012). AACE task force for management of dyslipidemia and prevention of atherosclerosis. American association of clinical endocrinologists’ guidelines for management of dyslipidemia and prevention of atherosclerosis. Endocrine Practice, 18(Suppl 1), 1–78. doi:10.4158/EP.18.S1.1
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Jeon, S., Han, S., Lee, J., Hong, T., & Yim, D. S. (2012). The safety and pharmacokinetics of cyanidin-3-glucoside after 2-week administration of black bean seed coat extract in healthy subjects. Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 16, 249–253.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jones, A. L. (2011). Phaseolus bean. Post-harvest operation. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Retrieved from http://cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/inpho/compend/text/EN/CH04.HTM
   Google Scholar
• Kigel, J. (1999). Culinary and nutritional quality of Phaseolus vulgaris seeds as affected by environmental factors. Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment, 3, 205–209.
   Google Scholar
• Lajolo, F., & Genovese, M. (2002). Nutritional significance of lectins and enzyme inhibitors from legumes. Journal of Agricultural Food and Chemistry., 50, 6592–6598. doi:10.1021/jf020191k
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Martinez Meyer, M. R., Rojas, A., Santanen, A., & Stoddard, F. L. (2013). Content of zinc, iron and their absorption inhibitors in Nicaraguan common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Food Chemistry, 136, 87–93. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.07.105
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marzolo, M. P., Amigo, L., & Nervi, F. (1993). Hepatic production of very low density lipoprotein, catabolism of low density lipoprotein, biliary lipid secretion, and bile salt synthesis in rats fed a bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) diet. Journal of Lipid Research, 34, 807–814.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Monroe, K. R., Hankin, J. H., Pike, M. C., Henderson, B. E., Stram, D. O., Park, S. … Kolonel, L. N. (2003). Correlation of dietary intake and colorectal cancer incidence among Mexican-American migrants: The multiethnic cohort study. Nutrition and Cancer, 45, 133–147. doi:10.1207/S15327914NC4502_01
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Muhamba-Tryphone, G., & Nchimbi-Msolla, S. (2010). Diversity of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes in iron and zinc contents under screenhouse conditions. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 5, 738–747.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Murtaugh, M. A., Sweeney, C., Giuliano, A. R., Herrick, J. S., Hines, L., Byers, T., … Slattery, M. L. (2005). Diet patterns and breast cancer risk in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women: The four-corners breast cancer study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 87, 978–984.
   Google Scholar
• Nilsson, A., Johansson, E., Ekström, L., & Björck, I. (2013). Effects of a brown beans evening meal on metabolic risk markers and appetite regulating hormones at a subsequent standardized breakfast: A randomized cross-over study. PLoS One, 8, e59985. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059985
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Obiro, W. C., Zhang, T., & Jiang, B. (2008). The nutraceutical role of the Phaseolus vulgaris α-amylase inhibitor. British Journal of Nutrition, 100(1), 1–12. doi:10.1017/S0007114508879135
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Osman, M. A., Reid, P. H., & Weber, C. W. (2003). The effect of feeding tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) proteinase inhibitors on the growth and pancreas of young mice. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2, 111–115. doi:10.3923/pjn.2003.111.115
   Google Scholar
• Paredes, M., Becerra, V., & Tay, J. (2009). Inorganic nutritional composition of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes race Chile. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, 69, 486–495. doi:10.4067/S0718-58392009000400002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Preuss, H. G. (2009). Bean amylase inhibitor and other carbohydrate absorption blockers: Effects on diabesity and general health. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 28, 266–276. doi:10.1080/07315724.2009.10719781
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reyes-Rivas, E., Padilla-Berna, L. M., Pérez-Veyna, O., & López-Jáquez, P. (2008). Historia, naturaleza y cualidades alimentarias del frijol. Investigación Científica, 4(3), 1–21. ISSN 1870-8196. Retrieved from http://estudiosdeldesarrollo.net/administracion/docentes/documentos_personales/15599InvestigacionCientificaVol4No3_1.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Reynoso-Camacho, R., Ramos-Gomez, M., & Loarca-Pina, G. (2006). Bioactive components in common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) ( Research Signpost). Advances in Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, 217–36. Retrieved from http://www.trnres.com/ebook/uploads/gonzalezfinal/T_1231138943gonzalez%2010.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Reynoso-Camacho, R., Ríos-Ugalde, M. C., Torres-Pacheco, I., Acosta-Gallegos, J. A., Palomino-Salinas, A. C., Ramos-Gómez, M. … Guzmán-Maldonado, S. H. (2007). Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) consumptions and its effects on colon cancer in sprague-dawley rats. Agricultura Técnica en México, 33(1), 43–52.
   Google Scholar
• Rocha-Guzman, N. E., Gallegos-Infante, J. A., Gonzalez-Laredo, R. F., Cardoza-Cervantes, V., Reynoso-Camach, R., Ramos-Gomez, M. … De Anda Salazar, A. (2013). Evaluation of culinary quality and antioxidant capacity for Mexican common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) canned in pilot plant. International Food Research Journal, 20, 1087–1093.
   Google Scholar
• Schneider, A. V. (2002). Overview of the market and consumption of pulses in Europe. British Journal of Nutrition, 88(Suppl 3), S243–50.
   Google Scholar
• Secretaría de Economía. (2012). Dirección General de Industrias Básicas. Análisis de la cadena de valor del frijol. Mexico: Proyecto Gobernanza de la Bodiversidad. Biblioteca Digital. Retrieved from http://www.economia.gob.mx/files/comunidad_negocios/industria_comercio/analisis_cadena_valor_frijol.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Sharma, A., Ng, T. B., Wong, J. H., & Lin, P. (2009). Purification and characterization of a lectin from Phaseolus vulgaris cv. (Anasazi beans). Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 1–9. ID 929568. doi:10.1155/2009/929568
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thomas, M., Leelamma, S., & Kurup, P. A. (1983). Effect of blackgram fiber (Phaseolus mungo) on hepatic hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity, cholesterogenesis and cholesterol degradation in rats. Journal of Nutrition, 113, 1104–1108.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thompson, M. D., Mensack, M. M., Jiang, W., Zhu, Z., Lewis, M. R., McGinley, J. N., … Thompson, H. J. (2012). Cell signaling pathways associated with a reduction in mammary cancer burden by dietary common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Carcinogenesis, 33, 226–232. doi:10.1093/carcin/bgr247
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tiwari, B. K., Gowen, A., & McKenna, B. (Eds.). (2011). Pulse foods: Processing, quality and nutraceutical applications. En: Food, science and technology, international series (pp. 131, 138, 139, 386). San Diego, CA: EU: Academic Press, Elsevier.
   Google Scholar
• USDA. 2011. National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 27. Agricultural Research Service. National Agricultural Library. Retrieved from http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods
   Google Scholar
• Valadez-Vega, C., Alvarez-Manilla, G., Riverón-Negrete, L., García-Carrancá, A., Morales-González, J. A., Zuñiga-Pérez, C., … Villagómez-Ibarra, R. (2011). Detection of cytotoxic activity of lectin on human colon adenocarcinoma (Sw480) and epithelial cervical carcinoma (C33-A). Molecules, 16, 2107–2118. doi:10.3390/molecules16032107
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Valle-Vega, P., & Lucas-Florentino, B. (2000). Toxicología de alimentos. México, DF: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Centro Nacional de Salud Ambiental. Retrieved from http://cetis59.com/biblioteca/toxicologia.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Velie, E. M., Schairer, C., Flood, A., He, J. P., Khattree, R., & Schatzkin, A. (2003). Empirically derived dietary patterns and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer in a large prospective cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 82, 1308–1319.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Venkateswaran, S. M. P., & Pari, L. (2002). Antioxidant effect of Phaseolus vulgaris in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 11, 206–209. doi:10.1046/j.1440-6047.2002.00292.x
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vergara-Castañeda, H. A., Guevara-González, R. G., Ramos-Gómez, M., Reynoso-Camacho, R., Guzmán-Maldonado, H., Feregrino-Pérez, A. A., … Loarca-Piña, G. (2010). Non-digestible fraction of cooked bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar Bayo Madero suppresses colonic aberrant crypt foci in azoxymethane-induced rats. Food & Function, 1, 294–300.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. (2013). Health issues: Chronic diseases. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/topics/chronic_diseases/es/
   Google Scholar
• Yu, T., Ahn, H. M., Shen, T., Yoon, K., Jang, H.-J., Lee, Y. J., … Cho, J. Y. (2011). Anti-inflammatory activity of ethanol extract derived from Phaseolus angularis beans. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 137, 1197–1206. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.07.048
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar