A Review on Safety of Detoxified Kesari Dal New Variants for Daily Consumption

Abstract

In this review, the safety of new variants of Kesari dal for human consumption has been presented and discussed. Kesari dal consumption in India before 2016 known to cause a neurodegenerative disorder called as Lathyrism which causes severe muscle paralysis due to the presence of high amounts of Oxalyl-diamino-propionic acid (ODAP) in Lathyrus sativus (Kesari dal) seeds. However the currently available new variants of Kesari dal i.e Ratan and Prateek has low ODAP content and is safer for human consumption. Indian government is supporting the farmers for increased production of these two safer variants of Lathyrus sativus to overcome the financial needs of the farmers during drought and pandemic times.