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- Title
Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity in Seeds of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).
- Authors
Rodríguez Madrera, Roberto; Campa Negrillo, Ana; Suárez Valles, Belén; Ferreira Fernández, Juan José
- Abstract
Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the most important pulses consumed in the world. Total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, total monomeric anthocyanin content and antioxidant capacity were determined, using ferric reducing antioxidant power and free radical scavenging activity, in 255 lines grown under the same environmental conditions. For all parameters analysed, there was a wide range of variability, with differences always above one order of magnitude. Phenolic compounds in beans with coloured coats were found to be more efficient antioxidants than those with completely white coats, and samples with more strongly coloured coats (red, cream, black, pink and brown) showed the highest antioxidant capacities. Based on the strong correlation detected between the variables, total phenolic content can be considered an appropriate indicator of antioxidant activity. The results provide a robust database for selecting those lines of greater functional and nutritional interest in terms of cultivation for direct consumption, for inclusions in food formulations or for use in future breeding programs.
- Subjects
COMMON bean; ANTIOXIDANTS; CONSUMPTION (Economics); SEEDS; OXIDANT status; BEANS
- Publication
Foods, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 4, p864
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods10040864