Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(5): 1201-1209 1201 Review Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.905.134 Nutritional and Health Promoting Attribute of Kidney Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): A Review S. Kimothi* and Y. S. Dhaliwal Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, CSK- Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur-176062, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Legumes are an important food source and play a significant role in traditional diets all over the world. Legumes are widely grown and consumed in various regions, are excellent sources of proteins, complex carbohydrates and fairly good sources of minerals, vitamins and polyunsaturated fatty acids (Hudson, 1994). Legumes belongs to the leguminaceae family are produced and consumed widely throughout the world, particularly in tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America (Barampama and Simard,1995). The importance of legume seeds as food and functional ingredients has stimulated much attention to their utilization. They have been used by food industries as ingredients and International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 5 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Shifting towards plant based diet is good approach to tackle nutritional and health issues. In this context, red kidney beans consider to be high in component like protein carbohydrates, dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins. Proteins are normally considered as the prominent macronutrient in red kidney beans. Consumption of red kidney beans has been linked to decreased occurrence of chronic non communicable diseases such diabetes, cancer, obesity and coronary heart diseases. Similarly, red kidney beans contain a variety of phyto-chemicals. These phyto-chemicals like, flavonoids, polyphenols and antioxidants are conforming to offer protective physiological effects in the body against numerous ailments i.e. cancer, diabetics, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative. Thus the present aim of this review is to highlight the magnitude of the nutrition on such ailments. Keywords Kidney beans, diabetes, cancer, dietary fiber, degenerative disease, cardiovascular disease Accepted: 10 April 2020 Available Online: 10 May 2020 Article Info