Nutritional, health benefits and toxicity of underutilized garden cress seeds and its functional food products: a review  

作　　者：Meseret Azene Kifle Habte Helen Tkuwab 

机构地区：[1]Center for Food Science and Nutrition,Addis Ababa University,P.O.Box:1176,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia [2]Ethiopian Public Health Institute,Food Science and Nutrition Research Directorate,P.O.Box:1242,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia [3]Mekelle University,Mekelle,Ethiopia

出　　处：《Food Production, Processing and Nutrition》2022年第1期420-432,共13页食物生产加工与营养（英文）

摘　　要：Garden cress seed is a potential source of macro and micronutrients including essential fatty acids and amino acids as well as minerals such as iron, potassium, calcium and phosphorus. The seed also provides appreciable amount of health-protective bioactive compounds used to treat diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, bone fracture, asthma, constipation and some forms of cancer. Besides,, it is used to develop functional foods of therapeutic value in food manufacturing industries and traditional food preparations. Even though, it is known for its superior health benefits, provision of essential nutrients, and wider application in functional food development it is among the most underutilized crop in the world. Additionally, majority of studies conducted on garden cress seeds are mainly animal trials and hence needs to conduct studies on human. Therefore, the aim of this review paper is to provide up to date research evidence on the nutrient composition and therapeutic use of underutilized garden cress seeds and its functional food products, promising for the prevention of non-communicable and communicable diseases.

关 键 词：Garden cress seeds Lepidium sativum L. Underutilized PHYTOCHEMICALS Therapeutic value Chronic and infectious disease Functional foods 

分 类 号：TS201.4[轻工技术与工程—食品科学]