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Processing Technology for Food Legumes
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Processing Technology for Food Legumes

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Legume is one of the important food crops. Vast knowledge developed through research and development since last 15 years on processing of this crop was not brought in the form of comprehensive book. Hence attempt has been made in this book to compile and concise information, knowledge and skill about legume processing and utilization for food, feed and neutraceuticals. Production and utilization of appropriately fortified/supplemented legumes and its derivatives help in improving human, animal and soil health. Legumes are rich in protein and also have abundance of complex carbohydrates, ability to lower serum cholesterol in human, contain high fibre, low fat, dietary minerals and phytochemicals. The book discusses the role of legumes in human health, its origin and production, nutritional quality, antinutritional factors and their remedial measures, health benefits, engineering properties, primary processing, legume fortified processed products, bakery and extruded items, pulse mill modernization and emerging technologies for legume processing and utilization. It is hoped that the book would be useful to students, teachers, researchers, food manufacturers, policy makers and to all those who are interested in better health, happiness and longevity. It is also hoped that looking to the scope of establishing rural industries for their primary and secondary processing including value added products, hence it would be useful as reference material for upcoming entrepreneurs.

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R.T. Patil

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