Exploration of the Nutritional and Functional Properties of Underutilized Grains as an Alternative Source for the Research of Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides
The estimated increase in world population will lead to a deterioration in global food security, aggravated in developing countries by hidden hunger resulting from protein deficiency. To reduce or avoid this crisis, a dietary shift towards the consumption of sustainable, nutrient-rich, and calorical...
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| author | Samuel Fernández-Tomé Tolulope Joshua Ashaolu Blanca Hernández-Ledesma |
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| description | The estimated increase in world population will lead to a deterioration in global food security, aggravated in developing countries by hidden hunger resulting from protein deficiency. To reduce or avoid this crisis, a dietary shift towards the consumption of sustainable, nutrient-rich, and calorically efficient food products has been recommended by the FAO and WHO. Plant proteins derived from grains and seeds provide nutritionally balanced diets, improve health status, reduce poverty, enhance food security, and contain several functional compounds. In this review, the current evidence on the nutritional and functional properties of underutilized grains is summarized, focusing on their incorporation into functional foods and the role of their proteins as novel source of bioactive peptides with health benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec2545cd8e2e4acbbc68a1720ca0c33b2023-11-30T23:50:26ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-01-0115235110.3390/nu15020351Exploration of the Nutritional and Functional Properties of Underutilized Grains as an Alternative Source for the Research of Food-Derived Bioactive PeptidesSamuel Fernández-Tomé0Tolulope Joshua Ashaolu1Blanca Hernández-Ledesma2Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, SpainInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, VietnamDepartment of Bioactivity and Food Analysis, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL, CSIC-UAM, CEI UAM+CSIC), Nicolás Cabrera 9, 28049 Madrid, SpainThe estimated increase in world population will lead to a deterioration in global food security, aggravated in developing countries by hidden hunger resulting from protein deficiency. To reduce or avoid this crisis, a dietary shift towards the consumption of sustainable, nutrient-rich, and calorically efficient food products has been recommended by the FAO and WHO. Plant proteins derived from grains and seeds provide nutritionally balanced diets, improve health status, reduce poverty, enhance food security, and contain several functional compounds. In this review, the current evidence on the nutritional and functional properties of underutilized grains is summarized, focusing on their incorporation into functional foods and the role of their proteins as novel source of bioactive peptides with health benefits.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/351underutilized grainsfunctional foodsbioactive peptidesnutritional compositionenzymatic hydrolysisgastrointestinal digestion |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Fernández-Tomé Tolulope Joshua Ashaolu Blanca Hernández-Ledesma Exploration of the Nutritional and Functional Properties of Underutilized Grains as an Alternative Source for the Research of Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides Nutrients underutilized grains functional foods bioactive peptides nutritional composition enzymatic hydrolysis gastrointestinal digestion |
| title | Exploration of the Nutritional and Functional Properties of Underutilized Grains as an Alternative Source for the Research of Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides |
| title_full | Exploration of the Nutritional and Functional Properties of Underutilized Grains as an Alternative Source for the Research of Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides |
| title_fullStr | Exploration of the Nutritional and Functional Properties of Underutilized Grains as an Alternative Source for the Research of Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploration of the Nutritional and Functional Properties of Underutilized Grains as an Alternative Source for the Research of Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides |
| title_short | Exploration of the Nutritional and Functional Properties of Underutilized Grains as an Alternative Source for the Research of Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides |
| title_sort | exploration of the nutritional and functional properties of underutilized grains as an alternative source for the research of food derived bioactive peptides |
| topic | underutilized grains functional foods bioactive peptides nutritional composition enzymatic hydrolysis gastrointestinal digestion |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/351 |
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