Meet the editor

Dr. Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez, BS. Biochemistry (1998), BS. Biological Sciences (2001), MS. Agricultural Sciences (2004), University of Granada, Spain; and Ph.D. Plant Cell Biology (2008) at CSIC. He was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Purdue University, USA (2008-2011), and Marie Curie Research Fellow (EU - FP7) (2012-2015) at the University of Western Australia and CSIC. Currently, he is a Senior Research Fellow (Ramon y

Cajal research program, 2016 - present), working in the functionality, health benefits, and molecular allergy aspects of seed proteins from crop species of agro-industrial interest (mainly legumes). He is the author of more than 65 journal articles, 29 book chapters, 2 patents, and more than 130 international congresses. He is an active member of different Scientific Societies and editor of multiple books.

Contents

**Section 1**

Seed Proteins

**Section 2**

*by Asli Can Karaca*

Pseudocereals and Cereals

**Preface XI**

Nutricional and Nutraceutical Composition **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 51**

**Chapter 5 63** Advances in Food Development with Plant-Based Proteins from Seed Sources

Proteins Functionality **85**

**Chapter 6 87**

**Chapter 7 105**

Current Advances Research in Nutraceutical Compounds of Legumes,

*by Salvador Priego-Poyato, Maria Rodrigo-Garcia, Julia Escudero-Feliu, Maria Garcia-Costela, Elena Lima-Cabello, Angel Carazo-Gallego, Sonia Morales-Santana, Josefa Leon and Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez*

Nutraceutical Potential of Seed and Grain Proteins in Health Promotion *by Suryapal Singh, Lalita Singh, Harshita Singh and Suman Sangwan*

Health Benefits and Industrial Applications of Functional Cowpea

*Pedro Bento da Silva, Janiffe Peres de Oliveira, Tatiana Loureiro da Silva,* 

*by Alexandre Carneiro da Silva, Marcos de Freitas Barbosa,* 

*by Isaac O. Daniel and Mulualem T. Kassa*

*Davair Lopes Teixeira Junior and Maurisrrael de Moura Rocha*

Modification of Legume Proteins for Improved Functionality

Pea Seed Proteins: A Nutritional and Nutraceutical Update *by Sandeep Kaur Dhaliwal, Pooja Salaria and Prashant Kaushik*

Nutritional Composition of Grain and Seed Proteins *by Adeola Abiola Oso and Anofi Omotayo Ashafa*
