Analog rice made with maize, arbila bean, and cowpea in a specific ratio has more protein and dietary fiber than analog rice made only from maize.
Mechanism
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Beans have more protein and fiber than corn. When you mix them together to make fake rice, the final product ends up with more protein and fiber because you're just adding the beans' natural nutrients to the corn. No magic happens—it's just what's in the ingredients.
Most probable mechanism
When you mix beans with corn to make fake rice, the beans bring in more protein and fiber than corn alone, so the final product ends up with more of both.
Legumes contain higher concentrations of storage proteins and insoluble dietary fiber compared to cereals like maize.
During analog rice formulation, legume ingredients are physically blended into the cereal matrix without chemical modification, preserving their native protein and fiber content.
The combined macronutrient profile of the blended ingredients directly determines the final protein and fiber content of the product.
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