Viduranga Y. Waisundara

Australian College of Business & Technology

Dr. Viduranga Y. Waisundara obtained her Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from the Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore in 2010. She was a lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore from 2009 to March. She relocated to her motherland of Sri Lanka and spearheaded the Functional Food Product Development Project at the National Institute of Fundamental Studies from 2013 to 2016. She was a senior lecturer temporarily at the Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. She is currently Deputy Principal of the Australian College of Business & Technology – Kandy Campus, Sri Lanka. She is also the present Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) Ambassador to Sri Lanka.

Viduranga Y. Waisundara

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Although they are neither technically classified as grasses nor as actual cereal grains, pseudocereals are plants that yield fruits or seeds that are utilized and consumed like grains. Pseudocereals are complete grains that are usually high in protein and free of gluten. Supposedly many of the “ancient grains” are actually pseudocereals. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has also noted that pseudocereals greatly improve health and nutrition, as well as an individual’s food supply and standard of living, all of which can contribute to future food security and sustainability. Their protein-derived peptides have been shown in previous investigations to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-hypertensive, anti-cancerous, and hypocholesterolemic qualities. Because pseudocereals have these intriguing qualities, more research is required to determine how best to incorporate them into the diet and what health benefits they may offer, which is exactly what this book is about. It provides essential information to scientific and non-scientific communities alike to keep interest in pseudocereals alive for the overall health and wellness of the planet.

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