title: Nutritional and health perspectives of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): an overview.
abstract: Beans, the variants of Phaseolus vulagris, are nutritionally and economically important food crop in each part of the world. Besides providing nutrients such as multifaceted carbohydrates, elevated proteins, dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins, these also contain rich variety of polyphenolic compounds with prospective health benefits. This review mainly focuses the important nutritional aspects of beans as well as their contribution in decreasing the risks of chronically degenerative diseases.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Food Technology , University of Poonch Rawalakot 12350 , Azad Kashmir , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masud
authors.forename: Anwaar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Shaukat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bashir
mesh_terms: D016587:Antimutagenic Agents / Q000032:analysis; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000032:analysis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D009753:Nutritive Value; D027805:Phaseolus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D016587:Antimutagenic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D018977:Micronutrients