Nutritional analyses for proteins and amino acids in beans (Phaseolus sp.)

Abstract

The chemical index is a good estimator of seed protein quality of Phaseolus beans. In order to estimate this value, a protein hydrolysis and amino acid quantification are realised. The problems inherent to these techniques are presented.

Keywords

• kidney-beans
• phaseolus
• protein-quality
• amino-acids
• hydrolysis
• nutritive-value
• chemical-reactions
• leguminosae
• nutritive-value
• papilionoideae
• plant-products
• quality
• vegetables