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Green gram (\n                      <jats:italic>Vigna radiata L.<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), a regularly used plant, contains phytic acid at levels ranging from 0.4 to 1.4%. The high levels of phytic acid in green gram can impede the absorption of essential minerals. Systematic alterations to dietary approaches are needed to resolve this issue. Ayurveda mentions the concept of adjuvant (\n                      <jats:italic>Anup\u0101na<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) to enhance the availability of nutrients and address any pitfalls in nutrient absorption. This research aims to ascertain if buttermilk (\n                      <jats:italic>Takra<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) can serve as a nutritive enhancer in the diet and improve nutrient absorption from green gram.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Bioaccessibility of iron, calcium, and zinc in four samples namely- uncooked green gram, cooked green gram, buttermilk and cooked green gram treated with butter milk was assessed using the INFOGEST digestion process. The digested samples were then analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) to determine the levels of these micronutrients. Moreover, the bioavailability of these micronutrients is evaluated by treating Caco-2 cells with the final digest and analyzing them using ICP-MS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The statistical analysis exhibits that the final digest of cooked green gram treated with buttermilk had considerably higher amounts of bio accessible and bioavailable iron, calcium, and zinc than the untreated sample. Improved bio accessibility and bioavailability were underlined by a significant rise of 68% in iron, 57% in calcium, and 23% in zinc in the buttermilk treated samples.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This substantiates Ayurvedic principles by demonstrating that the specific adjuvant, buttermilk increases the bio accessibility and bioavailability of micronutrients such as iron, calcium, and zinc in green gram.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2026.1756171","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,30]],"date-time":"2026-01-30T05:26:26Z","timestamp":1769750786000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Enhancement of iron, zinc, and calcium bioaccessibility and bioavailability in green gram (Vigna radiata L.) supplemented with buttermilk through phytate reduction: an in vitro dietary evaluation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Bindhu","family":"Varshanath","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Swasthavritta (Social and Preventive Medicine), Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham","place":["Kollam, India"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Delvin T.","family":"Robin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Swasthavritta (Social and Preventive Medicine), Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham","place":["Kollam, India"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sudha","family":"Meera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Swasthavritta (Social and Preventive Medicine), Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham","place":["Kollam, India"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anusree","family":"Dileep","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Swasthavritta (Social and Preventive Medicine), Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham","place":["Kollam, India"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shylaja","family":"Archana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Swasthavritta (Social and Preventive Medicine), Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham","place":["Kollam, India"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nidhin","family":"Chandran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Swasthavritta (Social and Preventive Medicine), Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham","place":["Kollam, India"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Madhavan","family":"Vandana Rani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Swasthavritta (Social and Preventive Medicine), Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham","place":["Kollam, India"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1186\/s43014-020-0020-5","article-title":"Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview","volume":"2","author":"Samtiya","year":"2020","journal-title":"Food Prod Process Nutr"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3606","DOI":"10.1002\/jsfa.13244","article-title":"Accurate assessment of macronutrients and micro-elements of ten newly developed green gram (vigna radiata (L.) wilczek) cultivars grown in Uttar Pradesh, India","volume":"104","author":"Sudhakaran","year":"2024","journal-title":"J Sci Food Agric"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"100801","DOI":"10.1016\/j.focha.2024.100801","article-title":"Evaluation of antinutrients in improved and local cultivars of green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) 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