Chickpeas and gut microbiome: Functional food implications for health

Chickpea is considered a rich source of nutrients, especially protein and dietary fibre. Besides, chickpea has potential benefits for the maintenance of gut health by improving intestinal integrity and serving as a source of energy for the gut microbiota. Moreover, chickpea consumption has been foun...

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Main Authors: Aswani Ajay, Supriya Singh Gaur, Rafeeya Shams, Kshirod Kumar Dash, Shaikh Ayaz Mukarram, Béla Kovács
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Published: Elsevier 2024-10-01
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Supriya Singh Gaur
Rafeeya Shams
Kshirod Kumar Dash
Shaikh Ayaz Mukarram
Béla Kovács
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description Chickpea is considered a rich source of nutrients, especially protein and dietary fibre. Besides, chickpea has potential benefits for the maintenance of gut health by improving intestinal integrity and serving as a source of energy for the gut microbiota. Moreover, chickpea consumption has been found to possess anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activity. On undergoing certain treatments like soaking, dehulling, roasting, and germination, the anti-nutritional profile of chickpeas can be reduced. Observing these benefits, this review explores the impact of chickpea and its components on maintaining gut health, emphasizing various benefits. Besides, the paper comprehensively covers the nutritional composition of chickpeas and factors influencing the bioavailability of its components concerning gut health. Additionally, it outlines the mechanisms through which chickpeas influence gastrointestinal health, providing valuable insights into complex processes and potential therapeutic applications. Furthermore, the review identifies contributions that can guide future research, encouraging further exploration of chickpeas' role in gut health and the development of interventions. As a result of the presented review, chickpeas can be used as an affordable source of food, which is nutritionally stable and prevents gastrointestinal diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-c246ff48ef9a4e879f177a5a42a0d8a62025-08-20T02:13:59ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-10-011020e3931410.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39314Chickpeas and gut microbiome: Functional food implications for healthAswani Ajay0Supriya Singh Gaur1Rafeeya Shams2Kshirod Kumar Dash3Shaikh Ayaz Mukarram4Béla Kovács5Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IndiaDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India; Corresponding author.Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, IndiaDepartment of Food Processing Technology, Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malda, West Bengal, India; Corresponding author.Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management Institute of Food Science, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, HungaryFaculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management Institute of Food Science, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary; Corresponding author.Chickpea is considered a rich source of nutrients, especially protein and dietary fibre. Besides, chickpea has potential benefits for the maintenance of gut health by improving intestinal integrity and serving as a source of energy for the gut microbiota. Moreover, chickpea consumption has been found to possess anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activity. On undergoing certain treatments like soaking, dehulling, roasting, and germination, the anti-nutritional profile of chickpeas can be reduced. Observing these benefits, this review explores the impact of chickpea and its components on maintaining gut health, emphasizing various benefits. Besides, the paper comprehensively covers the nutritional composition of chickpeas and factors influencing the bioavailability of its components concerning gut health. Additionally, it outlines the mechanisms through which chickpeas influence gastrointestinal health, providing valuable insights into complex processes and potential therapeutic applications. Furthermore, the review identifies contributions that can guide future research, encouraging further exploration of chickpeas' role in gut health and the development of interventions. As a result of the presented review, chickpeas can be used as an affordable source of food, which is nutritionally stable and prevents gastrointestinal diseases.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024153455ChickpeaGut healthdietary fibrefunctional foodGerminationanti-nutritional profile
spellingShingle Aswani Ajay
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Kshirod Kumar Dash
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Chickpeas and gut microbiome: Functional food implications for health
Heliyon
Chickpea
Gut health
dietary fibre
functional food
Germination
anti-nutritional profile
title Chickpeas and gut microbiome: Functional food implications for health
title_full Chickpeas and gut microbiome: Functional food implications for health
title_fullStr Chickpeas and gut microbiome: Functional food implications for health
title_full_unstemmed Chickpeas and gut microbiome: Functional food implications for health
title_short Chickpeas and gut microbiome: Functional food implications for health
title_sort chickpeas and gut microbiome functional food implications for health
topic Chickpea
Gut health
dietary fibre
functional food
Germination
anti-nutritional profile
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024153455
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