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An evaluation of germinating beans as a source of vitamin C in refugee foods
C H Riddoch1, C F Mills, G G Duthie
1Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Objective:
To assess whether germinating pulses and beans are a potential source of vitamin C in rations for refugee communities with poor vitamin C status.
Design:
High pressure liquid chromatographic assessment of vitamin C content of a range of legumes following germination in light and dark and after cooking.
Results:
Many species of pulses produced significant quantities of vitamin C up to five days following germination in both light and dark although cooking caused a marked loss of ascorbate.
Conclusion:
Germination of approximately half of the seeds of the pulse constituents of many basic rations would be likely to generate, within a 3-5 d germination period, sufficient ascorbate to provide the 10 mg needed to protect adults against the development of scurvy.
