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The future of lupin as a protein crop in Europe

Europe has become heavily dependent on soya bean imports, entailing trade agreements and quality standards that do not satisfy the European citizen’s expectations. White, yellow, and narrow-leafed lupins are native European legumes that can become true alternatives to soya bean, given their elevated...

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Autores principales: Lucas, M. Mercedes, Stoddard, Frederick L., Annicchiarico, Paolo, Frías, Juana, Martínez-Villaluenga, Cristina, Sussmann, Daniela, Duranti, Marcello, Seger, Alice, Zander, Peter M., Pueyo, José J.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4561814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26442020
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00705
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author Lucas, M. Mercedes
Stoddard, Frederick L.
Annicchiarico, Paolo
Frías, Juana
Martínez-Villaluenga, Cristina
Sussmann, Daniela
Duranti, Marcello
Seger, Alice
Zander, Peter M.
Pueyo, José J.
author_facet Lucas, M. Mercedes
Stoddard, Frederick L.
Annicchiarico, Paolo
Frías, Juana
Martínez-Villaluenga, Cristina
Sussmann, Daniela
Duranti, Marcello
Seger, Alice
Zander, Peter M.
Pueyo, José J.
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description Europe has become heavily dependent on soya bean imports, entailing trade agreements and quality standards that do not satisfy the European citizen’s expectations. White, yellow, and narrow-leafed lupins are native European legumes that can become true alternatives to soya bean, given their elevated and high-quality protein content, potential health benefits, suitability for sustainable production, and acceptability to consumers. Nevertheless, lupin cultivation in Europe remains largely insufficient to guarantee a steady supply to the food industry, which in turn must innovate to produce attractive lupin-based protein-rich foods. Here, we address different aspects of the food supply chain that should be considered for lupin exploitation as a high-value protein source. Advanced breeding techniques are needed to provide new lupin varieties for socio-economically and environmentally sustainable cultivation. Novel processes should be optimized to obtain high-quality, safe lupin protein ingredients, and marketable foods need to be developed and offered to consumers. With such an integrated strategy, lupins can be established as an alternative protein crop, capable of promoting socio-economic growth and environmental benefits in Europe.
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spelling pubmed-45618142015-10-05 The future of lupin as a protein crop in Europe Lucas, M. Mercedes Stoddard, Frederick L. Annicchiarico, Paolo Frías, Juana Martínez-Villaluenga, Cristina Sussmann, Daniela Duranti, Marcello Seger, Alice Zander, Peter M. Pueyo, José J. Front Plant Sci Plant Science Europe has become heavily dependent on soya bean imports, entailing trade agreements and quality standards that do not satisfy the European citizen’s expectations. White, yellow, and narrow-leafed lupins are native European legumes that can become true alternatives to soya bean, given their elevated and high-quality protein content, potential health benefits, suitability for sustainable production, and acceptability to consumers. Nevertheless, lupin cultivation in Europe remains largely insufficient to guarantee a steady supply to the food industry, which in turn must innovate to produce attractive lupin-based protein-rich foods. Here, we address different aspects of the food supply chain that should be considered for lupin exploitation as a high-value protein source. Advanced breeding techniques are needed to provide new lupin varieties for socio-economically and environmentally sustainable cultivation. Novel processes should be optimized to obtain high-quality, safe lupin protein ingredients, and marketable foods need to be developed and offered to consumers. With such an integrated strategy, lupins can be established as an alternative protein crop, capable of promoting socio-economic growth and environmental benefits in Europe. Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4561814/ /pubmed/26442020 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00705 Text en Copyright © 2015 Lucas, Stoddard, Annicchiarico, Frías, Martínez-Villaluenga, Sussmann, Duranti, Seger, Zander and Pueyo. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Lucas, M. Mercedes
Stoddard, Frederick L.
Annicchiarico, Paolo
Frías, Juana
Martínez-Villaluenga, Cristina
Sussmann, Daniela
Duranti, Marcello
Seger, Alice
Zander, Peter M.
Pueyo, José J.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4561814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26442020
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