Gluten-Free Ancient Grains
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Gluten-Free Ancient Grains

Cereals, Pseudocereals, and Legumes: Sustainable, Nutritious, and Health-Promoting Foods for the 21st Century

  1. 356 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Gluten-Free Ancient Grains

Cereals, Pseudocereals, and Legumes: Sustainable, Nutritious, and Health-Promoting Foods for the 21st Century

About this book

Gluten-Free Ancient Grains: Cereals, Pseudocereals and Legumes covers grains that are not related to wheat. This includes sorghum, the major millets - pearl, foxtail, proso and finger millet, as well as teff, the major pseudocereals - quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat, and emerging legume grains - lupin, cowpea, Bambara groundnut and marama beans. These are all characterized as gluten-free grains.The book provides key information on the sustainable production of these grains. Ancient grains are characterized by their ability to produce a crop under harsh environmental conditions where the major cereals are not-sustainable or even fail. In order to meet growing food demand, and with water resources becoming scarce, this is a highly valuable quality. Chapters review the major grains, analyzing their production and manufacture processes and detailing their impact on long-term good health.Of interest to many people and organizations in the food production chain, this book will be of significant value to agricultural scientists, food company innovation and R&D managers, academic and food company nutritionists and dietitians and governmental and non-governmental health ministries and research institutes.- Provides a comprehensive overview of non-wheat grains- Reviews the manufacture and sustainable production of these grains, detailing their abilities to grow in harsh conditions- Analyzes the nutritional value of ancient grains and their health-promoting qualities

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of Contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. Chapter 1: Environmental, Nutritional, and Social Imperatives for Ancient Grains
  8. Chapter 2: Global Supply of Ancient Grains in the 21st Century: Keys to Unlocking Their Full Potential
  9. Chapter 3: Sorghum: Its Unique Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes
  10. Chapter 4: Millets: Their Unique Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes
  11. Chapter 5: Quinoa: Its Unique Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes
  12. Chapter 6: Amaranth: Its Unique Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes
  13. Chapter 7: Buckwheat: Its Unique Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes
  14. Chapter 8: Lupins: Their Unique Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes
  15. Chapter 9: African Legumes: Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes
  16. Chapter 10: Wild Rice: Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes
  17. Chapter 11: Future Research Needs for the Ancient Grains
  18. Index