Nutritional and medicinal properties of underexploited legume trees from West Africa

Burlando, Bruno; Palmero, S.; Cornara, Laura

doi:10.1080/10408398.2018.1551776

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“…The plants of the Leguminosae family are usually known as sources of starch, protein, and oil, with high economic value [1,2]. Additional species within this family can serve as medicinal plants due to their bioactive ingredients [3][4][5].…”

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Identification of Nutritional Ingredients and Medicinal Components of Pueraria lobata and Its Varieties Using UPLC-MS/MS-Based Metabolomics

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Pueraria lobata and its variety P. lobata var. thomsonii are both traditional Chinese medicines that have high nutritional and medical value; whereas another variety, P. lobata var. montana has low nutritional and medicinal value and can cause ecological disasters. The material basis of different nutritional and medicinal values, which are caused by metabolite differences among these varieties, remains to be further clarified. Here, we performed ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry based widely targeted metabolome analysis on Pueraria lobata, P. lobata var. thomsonii, and P. lobata var. montana. Among them, a total of 614 metabolites were identified, and distinguished from each other using orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis. Our results suggest that the nutritional differences between P. lobata and its varieties can be explained by variations in the abundance of amino acids, nucleotides, saccharides, and lipids; differences in flavonoids, isoflavones, phenolic acids, organic acids, and coumarins contents caused the differences in the medicinal quality of P. lobata and its varieties. Additionally, the key metabolites responsible for the classification of the three Pueraria varieties were identified. This study provides new insights into the underlying metabolic causes of nutritional and medicinal variation in P. lobata and its varieties.

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Identification of Nutritional Ingredients and Medicinal Components of Pueraria lobata and Its Varieties Using UPLC-MS/MS-Based Metabolomics

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“…The compounds have medicinal properties include antidiabetic and antimicrobial activities of D. microcarpum, cardiovascular protective and antidiabetic activities of P. biglobosa, and bilharzia-preventing molluscicidal activity of D. guineense. Phytochemical characterizations have revealed potential sources of active drugs, such as D. guineense saponins and D. microcarpum diterpenes (Burlando, Palmero, and Cornara 2019). Nelumbo nucifera, or sacred lotus, has been valuable for us to use as vegetable, functional food, and herb medicine for over 2000 years.…”

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Third International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food

Bai

Xiao

2019

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

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“…In the preparation of each meal, one is used. Both moringa and black velvet tamarind leaves have been considered to have both nutritional and medicinal benefits [13][14][15][16][17] . Moringa oleifera is a common moringa species in Africa.…”

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Consumer Perception on New Ways of Preparing and Presenting “Koose” and Leaves in Wa, Ghana

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Nyefene²,

Darko³

et al. 2023

American J. of Food Technology

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Background and Objective: Koose as an economical Ghanaian local dish prepared from cowpea can be eaten with moringa leaves or velvet tamarind leaves as a meal in the Northern part of Ghana. As part of strategies to promote the consumption of Ghanaian local dishes, the study sought to review the form of preparing and presenting the meal, introduce a different approach to the preparation and presentation of the meal as well as preparing the meal with dandelion leaves and testing its acceptability within the Wa Township. Materials and Methods:The study employed a descriptive survey design with a sample size of 156 consumers as panellists for sensory evaluation of three samples of the food. The sensory characteristics of the three samples of "koose" and leaves were judged by panellists using the hedonic scale of five-point on the sensory attributes of appearance, overall taste, moisture, texture, aroma, preparation and acceptability amongst other things. Results: Using the Kruskal-Wallis Test, significant differences were seen in appearance across the 3 categories of food samples. The findings revealed that the appearance of "koose with leaves" presented as koose salad was preferred over the usual koose mashed with leaves presented. The sample prepared with dandelion leaves were perceived to be more moist and tender than the samples prepared from moringa leaves. The preparation of samples 2 and 3 was perceived to be more hygienic than sample 1. The study revealed that koose salad was more accepted. Conclusion: Local dishes will have to be presented neatly and attractively to boost patronage as consumers will find more attractively served dishes more acceptable.

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Nutritional and medicinal properties of underexploited legume trees from West Africa

Cited by 13 publications

References 50 publications

Identification of Nutritional Ingredients and Medicinal Components of Pueraria lobata and Its Varieties Using UPLC-MS/MS-Based Metabolomics

Identification of Nutritional Ingredients and Medicinal Components of Pueraria lobata and Its Varieties Using UPLC-MS/MS-Based Metabolomics

Third International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food

Consumer Perception on New Ways of Preparing and Presenting “Koose” and Leaves in Wa, Ghana

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