Fatty Acids and Sugars in Lablab Seed Produced in Virginia (A Non-traditional Location)

Lablab [Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet], a relatively unknown crop in the United States of America, is understood to be adapted to Southern USA. Even though, previous studies conducted in Virginia have indicated that Lablab can be produced in Virginia as a forage crop, composition of lablab seed produced in Virginia is unknown. To alleviate this limitation, seeds of seventeen lablab lines from a replicated field study, that was conducted for two years, were analyzed for concentrations of fatty acids and sugars. Results indicated that genotypes had mostly significant effects on concentrations of fatty acids and sugars. Prominent fatty acids in lablab seeds, grown in Virginia (USA), were linoleic (53.5%), palmitic (15.8%), and linolenic (14.1%). Mean saturated and total unsaturated fatty acids in lablab seeds were 22.2 and 77.6%, respectively. Mean concentrations of sucrose, fructose, and glucose concentrations in lablab seed were 1.45, 0.42, and 0.78 g per 100 g meal. Mean concentrations of total non-nutritive sugars (Raffinose+Stachyose+Verbascose) in lablab seed were 4.96 g per 100 g meal. Correlations between several nutritional quality traits in lablab seed were observed to be significant. A comparison of nutritional quality of lablab seed with literature values of black bean, navy bean, kidney bean, pinto bean, and pea indicated that lablab has potential as a new food legume for United States of America.

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Cultivar, Planting Date, and Row Spacing Effects on Mungbean Seed Composition

Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.5539/jas.v8n10p26 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 26

Author(s):

Harbans L. Bhardwaj ◽

Anwar A. Hamama

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Fatty Acids ◽

United States Of America ◽

Nutritional Quality ◽

Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽

The United States ◽

Seed Composition ◽

Navy Bean ◽

Planting Dates

Mungbean [(Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek, Fabaceae] is becoming an important food crop in the United States of America. This crop has previously been produced in the US states of Texas and Oklahoma but this production is currently not significant. Recent efforts have established that mungbean can be easily produced in Virginia, located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America. However, there is a complete lack of information related to nutritional quality of mungbean produced in this region. We grew mungbean during 2012 and 2013 using two cultivars (Berken and TexSprout), two planting dates (early and late July), and two row spacings (0.375 and 0.75 m) to characterize composition of mungbean seed produced in Virginia. Mungbean seeds produced in this study averaged 1.59, 24.3, and 4.91% oil, protein, and sugars, respectively. These mungbean seeds also contained 38.8, 61.2, 5.79, and 55.1% in saturated, unsaturated, mono-unsaturated, and poly-unsaturated fatty acids, respectively. Predominant fatty acids in the mungbean seed were C16:0 (26.1%), C18:0 (6.11%), C18:2 (36.8%), and C18:3 (18.3%). Iron and zinc contents of the mungbean seed were 8.42 and 3.88 mg·100 g-1. Concentrations of fructose, glucose, sucrose, raffinose, stachyose, and verbascose sugars in mungbean seed were 0.45, 0.30, 0.70, 0.24, 0.84, and 2.37%, respectively. Effects of cultivars, planting dates, and row spacings on mungbean seed composition were, generally, not significant. Overall, mungbean seed compared well with nutritional quality of kidney bean, pinto bean, navy bean, and tepary bean.

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Food Bank Donations in the United States: A Landscape Review of Federal Policies

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12123764 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 3764

Author(s):

Katelin M. Hudak ◽

Emily Friedman ◽

Joelle Johnson ◽

Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Nutritional Quality ◽

Food System ◽

The United States ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Food Banks ◽

Food Bank ◽

Federal Policies ◽

Food And Beverage

Rates of food insecurity have increased substantially in the United States (US), and more families are turning to the charitable food system to help meet their needs. Prior studies have examined the nutritional quality of foods offered through food banks, but little is known about what government policies may shape the healthy food donation landscape. The purpose of this study was to review US federal policies that impact food and beverage donations to food banks and assess whether policies encourage healthy food donations. In spring 2020, two researchers independently reviewed federal food and beverage donation policies using predefined search terms in two legal databases. We identified six categories of policies based on the existing food donation literature and themes that emerged in the policy review. We identified 42 federal policies spanning six categories that addressed food and beverage donations to food banks. The largest category was “government programs,” with 19 (45%) policies. The next largest category was “donation via schools,” with 12 (29%) policies. However, no policies specifically addressed the nutritional quality of food donations. There is an opportunity for the federal government to strengthen food bank donation policies and improve the nutritional quality of donated foods and beverages.

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Corrigendum

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859699009624 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 135 (1) ◽

pp. 101-101

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Plant Breeding ◽

Nutritional Quality ◽

Content Volume ◽

Amino Acid Content ◽

The United States ◽

American Soybean Association ◽

Nutritional Factors

Clarke, E. J. and Wiseman, J. Developments in plant breeding for improved nutritional quality of soya beans I. Protein and amino acid content. Volume 134, part 2, pp. 111–124.Clarke, E. J. and Wiseman, J. Developments in plant breeding for improved nutritional quality of soya beans II. Anti-nutritional factors. Volume 134, part 2, pp. 125–136.The following was omitted from both papers:ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe authors are grateful to the United States Soybean Board/American Soybean Association, Dalgety Feed Ltd., Finn Feed International and Pioneer Hi-Bred International for their support.

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