{"id":586,"date":"2024-06-08T13:47:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T13:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/?p=586"},"modified":"2024-06-08T13:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T13:47:35","slug":"the-indian-council-of-medical-research-icmr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/the-indian-council-of-medical-research-icmr\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LimeWire-AI-Studio-Asset-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LimeWire-AI-Studio-Asset-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LimeWire-AI-Studio-Asset-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LimeWire-AI-Studio-Asset-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LimeWire-AI-Studio-Asset-4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LimeWire-AI-Studio-Asset-4-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Boiling or Pressure Cooking<\/strong>: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommends boiling or pressure cooking pulses to improve their nutritional quality.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">These methods destroy anti-nutritional factors (enzyme inhibitors) and increase digestibility and protein availability<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Cooking Times<\/strong>:<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lentils and Split Peas<\/strong>: Boil for 20-30 minutes or pressure cook for 5-10 minutes.<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/krishijagran.com\/news\/icmr-guidelines-on-cooking-pulses-balance-nutrition-and-avoid-overcooking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Whole Beans and Chickpeas<\/strong>: Boil for 60-90 minutes (or 30-40 minutes if pre-soaked) or pressure cook for a similar duration<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/krishijagran.com\/news\/icmr-guidelines-on-cooking-pulses-balance-nutrition-and-avoid-overcooking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Water Amount<\/strong>: Use just enough water during boiling to retain folate in legumes.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Avoid excessive water, as longer cooking can reduce the nutritive value of pulses<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Protein Retention<\/strong>: Both boiling and pressure cooking retain a large percentage of pulse protein.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\">Pressure cooking may have a slight advantage in protein retention over boiling<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Other Considerations<\/strong>:<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lectins<\/strong>: Both methods successfully destroy lectins, which can irritate the digestive tract.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Phytic Acid<\/strong>: Pressure cooking may be more effective in reducing phytic acid due to higher temperature and shorter cooking time.<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soaking pulses overnight can also help reduce overall cooking time<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><p>Remember to enjoy your pulses while keeping their nutritional benefits intact!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\ud83d\ude0a\ud83c\udf31<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/icmr-pulses-dal-lentils-food-nutrition-indian-dishes-9375636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/krishijagran.com\/news\/icmr-guidelines-on-cooking-pulses-balance-nutrition-and-avoid-overcooking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know: Remember to enjoy your pulses while keeping their nutritional benefits intact!&nbsp;\ud83d\ude0a\ud83c\udf3112<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2024-upgrade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aihealthinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}