Utilization of cowpeas for human food

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Abstract

This paper reviews the research and outreach accomplishments of the cowpea utilization project sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development-funded Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program. Research has examined a limited number of cultivars and has taken as its starting point mature, dry seeds. A broad spectrum of food quality issues have been studied, including: • safety concerns and physiological effects associated with consuming legume seeds and products made from them; • chemical composition and nutritional quality of the seeds and products; • physical and functional behavior of seeds and products; and • socioeconomic aspects including sensory quality of seeds and products, consumer acceptance, and costs and impacts of technology adoption. Research foci have included: • The effect of pretreatment and storage on cowpea food quality; • processing whole seeds to improve food quality; • conversion of legume seeds into food ingredients, principally flours and meals; • processing seeds and ingredients to improve food quality; and • improvement of traditional foods and development of new foods from bean and cowpea-based ingredients. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Field Crops Research

First Page

193

Last Page

213

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