ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Cookability index (determined by penetrometer) and some physical properties were determined for 20 samples of faba beans (Vicia faba L.) grown in Canada and Egypt. Proximate composition was determined for eight samples. Starch of four bean samples, representing extremes in cookability, was examined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and amylography. Statistical analyses showed highly significant correlations between cookability index and hydration coefficient and percentage seed coat for the Egyptian samples (high seed coat content). For the Canadian samples (low seed coat content), highly significant correlations were obtained between cookability index and thousand seed weight, peak amylograph viscosity and falling number values of cotyledon flour. Differences between soft and hard cooking samples were observed by DSC and amylography of the starch. The study showed that the hard to cook phenomenon in faba beans is controlled by characteristics of both seed coat and cotyledons and is not a “hard shell” problem only.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1982.tb05014.x
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