Pulse foods : processing, quality and nutraceutical applications

Pulses are nutritionally diverse crops that can be successfully utilized as a food ingredient or a base for new product development. They provide a natural food grade ingredient that is rich in lysine, dietary fiber, complex carbohydrates, protein and B-vitamins suggesting that pulses can provide a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gowen, Aoife (Author), McKenna, Brian (Author), Tiwari, Brijesh K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, Massachusetts : Elsevier/Academic Press , c2011
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Chemistry of pulses
  • 3. Functional and physicochemical properties of pulse proteins
  • 4. Functional and physicochemical properties of pulse starch
  • 5. Functional and physiochemical properties of legume fibers
  • 6. Functional and physicochemical properties of Non-starch polysaccharides
  • 7. Postharvest technology for pulses
  • 8. Pulse Milling technologies
  • 9. Emerging technologies for pulse processing
  • 10. Pulse based food products
  • 11. Novel food and industrial applications of pulse fractions
  • 12. By-product utilization
  • 13. Nutritional value of whole pulse and pulse fractions
  • 14. Role of pulses in nutraceuticals
  • 15. Quality Standards and evaluation of pulses
  • 16. Global Pulse Industry: State of production, consumption & trade; Marketing challenges and opportunities