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Breeding for Enhanced Nutrition and Bio-Active Compounds in Food Legumes (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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Breeding for Enhanced Nutrition and Bio-Active Compounds in Food Legumes (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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More than 20 million childhood deaths occur every year due to the
micronutrient deficiency and diet-related non-communicable diseases
(cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and
diabetes). The United Nations (UN) recently announced that the
increase in chronic, non-communicable diseases has resulted in 36
million deaths around the world annually, claiming more lives than
all other causes combined. These chronic diseases are not isolated
to developed countries and are even more pronounced in the
developing world. Such chronic illnesses have caused far more
deaths than infectious diseases throughout the world (except
Africa) in recent years. Therefore, enrichment of micronutrients in
staple food crops is of paramount importance for the nutritional
security in our world. Biofortification is the development of
micronutrient- and/or vitamin-rich crops using traditional crop
improvement practices as well as modern biotechnology tools. It is
a more sustainable and cost effective method than food
supplementation, fortification and diet diversification. This work
consolidates available information on the different aspects of
breeding for improved nutrition of pulses. An overview of entire
pulses based on their nutritional profile is given so that audience
can find the desired information easily. Food legumes are the
active ingredients in many gluten-free food products and there is a
continuous rise of the use of pulses flour in milling and baking
processes. Our book sheds light on recent efforts and the
underlying constraints of meeting the public demand. We believe
this work provides the basic information for anyone interested in
biofortification and stimulate further research to meet this unique
challenge.
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