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- Lupins in Spanish: Altramuz chocho blanco
- Lupins in German: Wolfsbohne
- Lupins in English: white lupine
- Lupins in botany: Lupinus albus
- Lupine cultivation: known since ancient times
- Original areas of cultivation: Mediterranean and Middle East
- Soil and climate: lupine's marked adaptability to acidic and arid soils, and to harsh and unfavorable climates
- Currently: widespread cultivation in the southern areas. In general, the demand for lupins has collapsed when compared to a few decades ago
- Botanical name: Lupinus albus
- Family: Papilionaceae legumes
- Stem: slightly branched stem which, generally, does not exceed 70 centimeters in height, but which can sometimes reach one and a half meters
- Leaves: alternate and palmate-compound, each consisting of 5-9 leaflets arranged along the peduncle
- Flowers: large, showy and whitish, sometimes spotted with light blue
- Legumes: long and erect pods, containing seeds
- Seeds: flattened, lenticular and white-yellowish
- Soil: Lupins thrive easily on acidic soils
69% water
16.5% protein
7% carbohydrates
remaining 6.5% divided between fiber and fat
mineral salts: iron and potassium
Modest amount of vitamin B1
- Alkaloids: lupotoxin, lupanine and oscilupanine
- Organic acids
- Resins
- Lupeolo
- Galactose
- Arginine
- Vanillin
- Lecithin
Future objectives → improvement and correction of the genetic profile of the lupine, in order to reduce the quantity of alkaloids inside the seeds
- Lupins are mostly eaten as a snack rather than a meal
- Lupine meal → livestock feed
- Lupine powder as a coffee substitute → mix with barley or wheat powder to sweeten the aroma
- Vacuum packed lupins
- Dried lupins → require soaking and cooking
Currently: lupins = vermifuge and anthelmintic (flour), diuretic, emmenagogue and aperitif, possible natural febrifuge
- Hypothesis N ° 1: lupine contains traces of inhibitors of lecithins, trypsin, isoflavones and cyanogenic compounds → extraordinary properties in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, hypertension in particular
- Hypothesis N ° 2: lupine = insulin substitute → hypothetical hypoglycemic properties
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