Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal) seeds: A review on nutritional properties and health benefits

Abstract

Ensuing protein malnutrition in developing countries, an affordable protein food source needs to be distinguished. Fabaceae family accommodate moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia L.) as its one of the important members that ascertains exceptional nutritional composition. Moth bean is a drought-tolerant food legume of the tropics. Seeds of moth bean serve abundant food protein source besides carbohydrate, fatty acids, minerals and vitamins. Additionally, the level of antioxidant and polyphenol contents in moth bean seeds are substantial. Moth bean legume has several health benefits capable of preventing cardiac diseases, diabetes and obesity to humans, if consumed regularly. This review address nutritional bioavailability and associated health benefits in the seeds of moth bean.

A narrative review on nutritional and health benefits of underutilized summer crop to address agriculture challenges: Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia L.)

“…Tannin interaction with hydroxyl radical further enhances the antioxidant properties V. aconitifolia . Fresh seeds of moth bean possessed larger amount of tannins (0.13–2.89 g 100 g −1 ) and total phenolics (0.05–1.46 g 100 g −1 ) (Bhadkaria et al, 2022). During food processing few of them inactivate, but not all, cell wall become soften and facilitate the abstraction of various bioactive compounds.…”

Moth Bean (Vigna aconitifolia) Starch: Properties, Modifications and Applications—A Review

“…Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolium L.) is an undervalued legume despite its high protein and carbohydrate content (Kanishka et al 2023). It is commonly identified as dew bean, Indian moth bean, moth gramme, and matki, which is predominantly cultivated in the Indian subcontinent during the monsoon season from June to November (Bhadkaria et al 2022;Sedani, Pardeshi, and Dorkar 2021). Moth bean has a wide range of health advantages, possibly serving as a preventative tool against obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases in human (Bhadkaria et al 2022;Rani et al 2023).…”

“…It is commonly identified as dew bean, Indian moth bean, moth gramme, and matki, which is predominantly cultivated in the Indian subcontinent during the monsoon season from June to November (Bhadkaria et al 2022;Sedani, Pardeshi, and Dorkar 2021). Moth bean has a wide range of health advantages, possibly serving as a preventative tool against obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases in human (Bhadkaria et al 2022;Rani et al 2023). It is rich in essential vitamins such as niacin, thiamine, and riboflavin and has a significant mineral profile encompassing potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.…”

“…Moth bean has a wide range of health advantages, possibly serving as a preventative tool against obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases in human (Bhadkaria et al. 2022; Rani et al. 2023).…”

Genetic diversity, population structure, and genome-wide association study for the flowering trait in a diverse panel of 428 moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia) accessions using genotyping by sequencing

“…Moth bean ( V. aconitifolia ) is a heat and drought-tolerant legume, generally grown in arid and semi-arid regions of Asian countries including India [ 3 ]. It belongs to the family Fabaceae, subfamily Papilionaceae , genus Vigna , subgenus Ceratotropis and section Aconitifoliae [ 3 ]. Moth bean is popularly known as matki, mat bean, or dew bean.…”