ReviewHeliyon2020
The prospects of African yam bean: past and future importance.
Review in Heliyon, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
- Unravelling the Impact of Diverse Fermentation Techniques on Key Nutrient Absorption in Bambara Groundnut and African Yam Bean: A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Are Alternative Crops Needed for Future Sustainable Food Production?Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative genomic analysis of underutilized legumes: insights into evolutionary relationships, genome evolution and stress tolerance.Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Production and quality evaluation of biscuit made from African yam beans, sweet potato composite flour enriched with African star apple.BMC chemistry · 2025Article
- The Effects of Malting and Extrusion on the Functional and Physical Properties of Extrudates from Malted Brown Rice and Pigeon Pea Flour Blends.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Chromosome-scale assembly of the African yam bean genome.Scientific data · 2024Article
- Color, proximate composition, bioactive compounds and antinutrient profiling of rose.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Nutritional quality and physicochemical properties of biscuit from composite flour of wheat, African yam bean and tigernut.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Functional Bioactivities of Soluble Seed Proteins from Two Leguminous Seeds.Preventive nutrition and food science · 2023Article
- Dataset on estimate of intra-specific genetic variability of African yam bean (Data in brief · 2023Article
- Nutritional, functional, and bioactive properties of african underutilized legumes.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Review
- Exploiting genetic and genomic resources to enhance productivity and abiotic stress adaptation of underutilized pulses.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Review
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- Tannins in Foods: Nutritional Implications and Processing Effects of Hydrothermal Techniques on Underutilized Hard-to-Cook Legume Seeds-A Review.Preventive nutrition and food science · 2022Review
- Orphan Crops: A Best Fit for Dietary Enrichment and Diversification in Highly Deteriorated Marginal Environments.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Review
- Classification of African Native Plant Foods Based on Their Processing Levels.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
- A review of biotechnological approaches towards crop improvement in African yam bean (Heliyon · 2021Review
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Abstract
African yam bean (AYB) is an underutilised legume indigenous to West and East Africa with nutritional content comparable to other commonly consumed legumes. The nutrient density of the crop makes it a viable food crop for ameliorating the challenges of malnutrition faced in many developing countries, via direct consumption or fortification and enrichment of less nutritious staples. This review summarises the current body of knowledge on the use of African yam bean as a viable enrichment and fortification crop. Proximate composition and nutritional quality of foods (breakfast diets, traditional foods, snacks and instant noodles) fortified, enriched and complemented with AYB were discussed. The phytochemical and antioxidant potential of the crop were also discussed. Future studies should focus more on awareness towards the deliberate commercialisation of the crop and elevation of its status into a widely - consumed food in all households across developing countries. Adequate experimental design for optimum quantity to be used in the enrichment and fortification of many staples to improve their acceptance among consumers should be put in place. Phytochemical extracts of the bean are also proposed for use in the development of functional foods to mitigate against many lifestyle diseases.
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