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Interrelationships between certain physical and chemical properties of dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

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The interrelationships among certain physical and chemical properties of ten cultivars of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were investigated. The length/breadth ratio was similar (1.51–1.65) except for kidney beans (>2.0) and sanilac (1.37) cultivars. The breadth/thickness ratio ranged from 1.17–1.65. The 100-bean weight indicated a wide variation of 15.03–50.33 g. The density, bulk density, and porosity characteristics were within a narrow range of 1.18–1.36 g/cc, 68–75 g/100 cc, and 40.7–48.5%, respectively. Water uptake rates during the first 6 h of soaking at room temperature (21 °C) were characteristic of the cultivar. At the end of 24-h soaking, however, all cultivars had absorbed similar amounts of water (approximately 1 g/g bean). Leaching losses (g solids leached/100 g beans) had characteristic trends and ranged from 0.54 for cranberry to 3.46 for sanilac cultivars after 24-h soaking. Most correlations between selected chemical constituents and physical characteristics of the dry bean were relatively low.

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  1. S. S. Deshpande

    Present address: Dept. of Food Science, Univ. of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ

  2. D. K. Salunkhe (Vice-Chancellor)

    Present address: Mahatma Phule Agrl. Univ., 413 722, Rahuri, Maharashtra State, India

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  1. Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Utah State University, 84322, Logan, UT, USA

    S. S. Deshpande, S. K. Sathe & D. K. Salunkhe (Vice-Chancellor)

  2. Dept. of Food Science, Univ. of Illinois, 104 Dairy Mfg. Bldg., 1302 W. Penn. Ave, 61801, Urbana, IL

    S. K. Sathe

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Journal Paper No. 2751 of Utah Agricultural Experiment Station and a contribution of Western Regional Project W-150.

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Deshpande, S.S., Sathe, S.K. & Salunkhe, D.K. Interrelationships between certain physical and chemical properties of dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Plant Food Hum Nutr 34, 53–65 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01095072

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