Nutritional value of African yambean (Sp
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Marshall A Azeke; Barbara Fretzdorff; Hans Buening-Pfaue; Thomas Betsche
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The tropical African yambean (AYB, __Sphenostylis stenocarpa__ L.) is a hardy, protein‐rich under‐utilised African legume. Anti‐nutrients, and the excessively long cooking time (4–6 h), among other factors, limit the food use of African yambean seeds. To reduce these limitations, non‐tr