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- Establishing the effects of climate and soil on the nutritional composition of an array of faba bean varieties grown in two different zones of Andalusia, SpainPublication . Osorio, Jazmín; Fortunato, Gianuario; Barilli, Eleonora; Rubiales, Diego; Pinto, Elisabete; Vasconcelos, Marta W.Legumes contribute to sustainable agriculture by reducing fertilizer use, enhancing nitrogen fixation, and with high species diversity (~20,000 species). Spain is a leading EU producer, yielding up to 30,000 tons of different legume varieties annually. The Mediterranean climate, particularly in regions like Andalusia, is under increasing pressure from climate change, with extreme temperature variations and drought becoming more frequent. While these changes may jeopardize crop yields, limited information is available on their effects on the nutritional profile of legumes. From 2017 to 2019, six faba bean (Vicia faba) varieties were monitored in two climatically distinct areas of Andalusia to assess the impact of temperature (T) and rainfall (R) on key nutrients and bioactive compounds, including protein, minerals (K, Ca, Mg, Zn, P, Fe, Mn, B), total polyphenol content (TPC), tannins (TA), and saponins (S). Spearman correlations showed that higher T negatively impacted TPC (r = ?0.40) and Mg (r = ?0.33), while positively influencing Zn (r = 0.27) and Ca (r = 0.22). Rainfall increased TPC and Mg but reduced TA, Zn, and Ca. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and PERMANOVA (p < 0.001) confirmed T, R, and yield as significant factors. These insights support breeding strategies for climate-adapted, nutrient-rich faba beans and the development of more resilient food systems.
- Influence of planting location and growing season on the nutritional quality of lupinPublication . Osorio Pérez, Jazmín; Silva, Marta Nunes da; Santos, Carla Sancho dos; Rubiales, Diego; Barilli, Eleonora; Vasconcelos, Marta WiltonLupin is a highly nutritious legume crop, particularly in terms of protein, and certain accessions can accumulate up to 40% of this macronutrient. They are also rich sources of zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) along with vitamin A, B and E (Bryant et al., 2022). Nutritional quality has often been studied in germplam accessions, but environmental effects has often been neglected. This research seeks toquantify the nutrient accumulation variations that could result in lupins when altering the crop location and over two different growing seasons.
- Influence of planting location and growing season on the nutritional quality of lupinPublication . Perez, Jazmin Osorio; Silva, Marta Nunes da; Santos, Carla S.; Rubiales, Diego; Barilli, Eleonora; Vasconcelos, Marta
- Substituting wheat with chickpea flour in pasta production delivers more nutrition at a lower environmental costPublication . Saget, Sophie; Costa, Marcela; Barilli, Eleonora; Vasconcelos, Marta Wilton de; Santos, Carla Sancho; Styles, David; Williams, MikeThe modern food system is characterised by 1) unsustainable agricultural practices, heavily dependent on agrochemical inputs and leaking large amounts of reactive nitrogen (N) whilst degrading soils, and 2) the consumption of energy-rich but nutrient-poor foods, contributing to non-communicable diseases related to malnutrition. Substituting cereals with low-input, protein- and fibre-rich legumes in the production of mainstream foods offers a promising solution to both issues. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is a leguminous crop that can be grown with little or no synthetic N fertiliser. We performed life cycle assessment (LCA) to compare the environmental footprint of pasta made from chickpeas with conventional pasta made from durum wheat (Triticum durum) from cradle to fork. Two functional units were used, an 80g serving of pasta, and a Nutrient Density Unit (NDU). Environmental burdens per serving were smaller for chickpea pasta across at least 10 of the 16 impact categories evaluated. Global warming, resource use minerals and metals, freshwater eutrophication, marine eutrophication, and terrestrial eutrophication burdens were smaller than those of durum wheat pasta by up to 45%, 55%, 50%, 86%, and 76%, respectively. Cooked chickpea pasta contains 1.5 more protein, 3.2 times more fibre and 8 times more essential fatty acids than cooked durum wheat pasta per kcal energy content. Thus, the environmental advantage of chickpea pasta extended to 15 of the 16 impact categories when footprints were compared per unit of nutrition. Global warming, resource use and eutrophication burdens per NDU were 79–95% smaller for chickpea pasta than for durum wheat pasta. The one major trade-off was land use, where chickpea pasta had a burden 200% higher per serving, or 17% higher per NDU, than wheat pasta. We conclude that there is high potential to simultaneously improve the environmental sustainability and nutritional quality of food chains through simple substitution of cereals with legumes in staple foods such as pasta. Breeding and agronomic management improvements for legumes could reduce the yield gap with cereals, mitigating the land use penalty. Meanwhile, the higher protein content of chickpea pasta could contribute towards wider environmental benefits via animal protein substitution in diets, and merits further investigation. Consumers who look for the traditional taste and texture of wheat pasta can achieve these aspects by cooking the chickpea pasta al dente and combining it with a typical pasta sauce, which will hide its subtle nutty taste.