Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview

Abstract Legumes and cereals contain high amounts of macronutrients and micronutrients but also anti-nutritional factors. Major anti-nutritional factors, which are found in edible crops include saponins, tannins, phytic acid, gossypol, lectins, protease inhibitors, amylase inhibitor, and goitrogens....

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Main Authors: Mrinal Samtiya, Rotimi E. Aluko, Tejpal Dhewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Food Production, Processing and Nutrition
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43014-020-0020-5