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Proteins play an important role in human nutrition. At present, most of our protein requirement is covered by animal proteins. However, the production of animal proteins is associated with a high consumption of resources and land/sea, which contributes considerably to greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, interest in the recovery of alternative proteins for food applications is greater than ever. Alternative proteins can be produced by plants, algae, fungi, and insects. So far, plant proteins such as wheat or soy protein preparations still dominate the market for alternative protein products, but more and more new proteins are entering the market. The quality of the proteins—particularly their functional, nutritional, and sensory properties—is influenced by the raw materials from which they are obtained and the extraction and isolation processes used. According to their functional properties (e.g., protein solubility, gelling, or emulsification properties), alternative protein preparations can be applied as substitutes for animal proteins or for the protein enrichment of food. The use of proteins in foods that are attractive to consumers is a challenge, especially if these proteins are to replace meat, milk, or egg products, since they need to mimic their texture, sensory properties, color, and taste. In addition to dealing with various technological challenges, the development of tailormade food products also requires knowledge of the driving forces and barriers between different consumer groups when using these products.

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Legume crops provide a significant sources of plant-based proteins for humans. Grain legumes present outstanding nutritional and nutraceutical properties as sources of bioactive components with benefits in human health, while they are affordable food that contributes to achieving future food and feed security. Furthermore, they are major ingredients in the Mediterranean diet, playing a vital role in developing countries. Global food security requires a major re-focusing of plant sciences, crop improvement and production agronomy towards grain legumes (pulse crops) over coming decades, with intensive research to identify cultivars with improved grain characteristics, helping to develop novel legume-derived products (foods) adapted to today consumer preference. In this context, studies dealing with legume processing impact such as soaking, boiling, microwave cooking, germination, and fermentation among others, in their nutritional and anti-nutritional (i.e., food allergy) properties are of great interest in these future food developments. This Research Topic aims to bring together a collection of studies for a better understanding of current research in legume seed compounds functional properties to provide an updated and global vision of the importance of legumes in human health.

Humanities --- Social interaction --- Lens --- protein --- amino acid --- legume --- functionality --- bioactive peptides --- gluten-free --- legumes --- faba beans --- fermentation --- textural properties --- nutritional properties --- wattle seed species --- nutritional profile --- sensory profile --- gel electrophoresis --- vicilin --- 7S-globulins --- food allergens --- Lup an 1 --- sweet lupin species --- food labelling --- processed food --- defatted soybean flour --- jet mill --- super-fine powder --- tofu --- quantitative descriptive analysis --- texture profile analysis --- volatiles --- fatty acids --- characterisation --- fingerprinting --- multivariate data analysis --- lupin --- plant protein --- aroma profile --- techno-functional properties --- lactobacteria --- foam --- SDS-PAGE --- solubility --- emulsifying capacity --- pea protein --- lactic acid bacteria --- yeast --- beany --- green --- soybean --- allergens --- allergenicity --- genetically modified --- Gly m 7 --- galactooligosaccharides --- GOS --- gut microbiota --- pea --- prebiotic --- raffinose oligosaccharides --- short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) --- pulses --- health benefits --- processing --- microbiota --- sensory properties --- Lens --- protein --- amino acid --- legume --- functionality --- bioactive peptides --- gluten-free --- legumes --- faba beans --- fermentation --- textural properties --- nutritional properties --- wattle seed species --- nutritional profile --- sensory profile --- gel electrophoresis --- vicilin --- 7S-globulins --- food allergens --- Lup an 1 --- sweet lupin species --- food labelling --- processed food --- defatted soybean flour --- jet mill --- super-fine powder --- tofu --- quantitative descriptive analysis --- texture profile analysis --- volatiles --- fatty acids --- characterisation --- fingerprinting --- multivariate data analysis --- lupin --- plant protein --- aroma profile --- techno-functional properties --- lactobacteria --- foam --- SDS-PAGE --- solubility --- emulsifying capacity --- pea protein --- lactic acid bacteria --- yeast --- beany --- green --- soybean --- allergens --- allergenicity --- genetically modified --- Gly m 7 --- galactooligosaccharides --- GOS --- gut microbiota --- pea --- prebiotic --- raffinose oligosaccharides --- short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) --- pulses --- health benefits --- processing --- microbiota --- sensory properties

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Legume crops provide a significant sources of plant-based proteins for humans. Grain legumes present outstanding nutritional and nutraceutical properties as sources of bioactive components with benefits in human health, while they are affordable food that contributes to achieving future food and feed security. Furthermore, they are major ingredients in the Mediterranean diet, playing a vital role in developing countries. Global food security requires a major re-focusing of plant sciences, crop improvement and production agronomy towards grain legumes (pulse crops) over coming decades, with intensive research to identify cultivars with improved grain characteristics, helping to develop novel legume-derived products (foods) adapted to today consumer preference. In this context, studies dealing with legume processing impact such as soaking, boiling, microwave cooking, germination, and fermentation among others, in their nutritional and anti-nutritional (i.e., food allergy) properties are of great interest in these future food developments. This Research Topic aims to bring together a collection of studies for a better understanding of current research in legume seed compounds functional properties to provide an updated and global vision of the importance of legumes in human health.

Humanities --- Social interaction --- Lens --- protein --- amino acid --- legume --- functionality --- bioactive peptides --- gluten-free --- legumes --- faba beans --- fermentation --- textural properties --- nutritional properties --- wattle seed species --- nutritional profile --- sensory profile --- gel electrophoresis --- vicilin --- 7S-globulins --- food allergens --- Lup an 1 --- sweet lupin species --- food labelling --- processed food --- defatted soybean flour --- jet mill --- super-fine powder --- tofu --- quantitative descriptive analysis --- texture profile analysis --- volatiles --- fatty acids --- characterisation --- fingerprinting --- multivariate data analysis --- lupin --- plant protein --- aroma profile --- techno-functional properties --- lactobacteria --- foam --- SDS-PAGE --- solubility --- emulsifying capacity --- pea protein --- lactic acid bacteria --- yeast --- beany --- green --- soybean --- allergens --- allergenicity --- genetically modified --- Gly m 7 --- galactooligosaccharides --- GOS --- gut microbiota --- pea --- prebiotic --- raffinose oligosaccharides --- short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) --- pulses --- health benefits --- processing --- microbiota --- sensory properties