Protein Quality of African Locust Bean—A High-Value Gathered Tree Food Contributing Protein and Palatability to Plant-Based Diets

The African locust bean tree Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G. Don is a leguminous species native to the Sudanian parkland of western Africa. The seed obtained from pods collected from trees by rural women is fermented into a dense and aromatic paste known as soumbala, dawadawa, or iru—a protein-...

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Main Authors: Eliot T. Masters, Bokary Allaye Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:International Journal of Food Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/1596212
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