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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:5, May, 2020

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706
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Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(5): 1201-1209
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.905.134


Nutritional and Health Promoting Attribute of Kidney Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): A Review
S. Kimothi* and Y. S. Dhaliwal
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, CSK- Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur-176062, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Shifting towards plant based diet is good approach to tackle nutritional and health issues. In this context, red kidney beans consider to be high in component like protein carbohydrates, dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins. Proteins are normally considered as the prominent macronutrient in red kidney beans. Consumption of red kidney beans has been linked to decreased occurrence of chronic non communicable diseases such diabetes, cancer, obesity and coronary heart diseases. Similarly, red kidney beans contain a variety of phyto-chemicals. These phyto-chemicals like, flavonoids, polyphenols and antioxidants are conforming to offer protective physiological effects in the body against numerous ailments i.e. cancer, diabetics, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative. Thus the present aim of this review is to highlight the magnitude of the nutrition on such ailments.


Keywords: Kidney beans, diabetes, cancer, dietary fiber, degenerative disease, cardiovascular disease

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Kimothi. S and Dhaliwal. Y. S. 2020. Nutritional and Health Promoting Attribute of Kidney Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): A Review.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(5): 1201-1209. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.905.134
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