TY - CHAP AU - Elsa Mecha AU - Maria Eduardo Figueira AU - Maria Carlota Vaz Patto and Maria do Rosário Bronze ED - Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez ED - Alfonso Clemente Y1 - 2018-11-05 PY - 2018 T1 - Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Impact of Grain Legumes on Human Health: Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a Case Study N2 - Legumes are a main source of nitrogen-rich edible seeds and constitute a major source of food for a significant part of the world's population. Particularly, they are the most relevant sources of plant proteins with nutraceutical and health benefit properties. This book was conceived to provide key research knowledge on health-promoting aspects of seed components, and their nutritional and nutraceutical values, for increasing awareness among the population of the research focus across the growing field of legume research, and the area of sustainable crop production. BT - Legume Seed Nutraceutical Research SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.78737 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.78737 SN - 978-1-78985-398-8 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-18 ER -