Faba bean: A crop that serves as complete food

Singh, Anil Kumar; Bhatt, B P

Faba bean: A crop that serves as complete food

2015

Singh, Anil Kumar | Bhatt, B P

Faba bean, has been since a long time remained an underutilized crop. It has a wide nutritional utility as it is a good source of protein,carbohydrates, fibre and is rich in phosphorous, iron, potassium andvitamin B complex. The bean is used for flavouring Mediterranean,Chinese, Indian ,Italian and other dishes and also has medicinal uses. The bean has not been exploited to the fullest because of lack of awareness about its nutritive value.

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