Soybean: Overview of the nutritional profile and the implications for nutrition and health effects

Legumes: Types, Nutritional Composition and Health Benefits

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 125-157

  Mateos Aparicio, I ^a   Redondo Cuenca, A ^a   Tenorio Sanz, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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