Nutritional Characterization of Prosopis laevigata Legume Tree (Mesquite) Seed Flour and the Effect of Extrusion Cooking on its Bioactive Components
Mesquite (Prosopis laevigata) is a legume tree widely distributed in Aridoamerica. The mature fruit of this legume is a pod, which is currently underutilized and has high nutritional potential. In the present work, mesquite seed flour is described in terms of its nutritional value, as well as the ef...
Main Authors: | Luis Díaz-Batalla, Juan P. Hernández-Uribe, Roberto Gutiérrez-Dorado, Alejandro Téllez-Jurado, Javier Castro-Rosas, Rogelio Pérez-Cadena, Carlos A. Gómez-Aldapa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-08-01
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Series: | Foods |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/7/8/124 |
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