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Zhu L, Che AJC, Kyomugasho C, Chen D, Hendrickx M. Effect of bio-chemical changes due to conventional ageing or chemical soaking on the texture changes of common beans during cooking. Food Res Int 2023; 173:113377. [PMID: 37803715 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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To establish the HTC defect development, the cooking kinetics of seeds of ten bean accessions (belonging to seven common bean market classes), fresh and conventionally aged (35 °C, 83% RH, 3 months) were compared to those obtained after soaking in specific salt solutions (in 0.1 M sodium acetate buffer at pH 4.4, 41 °C for 12 h, or 0.01 M CaCl2 at pH 6.2, 25 °C for 16 h and subsequently cooking in CaCl2 solution, or deionised water). The extent of phytate (inositol hexaphosphate, IP6) hydrolysis was evaluated to better understand the role of endogenous Ca2+ in the changes of the bean cooking kinetics. A significant decrease in the IP6 content was observed after conventional ageing and after soaking in a sodium acetate solution suggesting phytate hydrolysis (release of endogenous Ca2+). These changes were accompanied by an increase in the cooking time of the beans. Smaller changes in cooking times after soaking in a sodium acetate solution (compared to conventionally aged beans) was attributed to a lower ionisation level of the COOH groups in pectin (pH 4.4, being close to pKa value of pectin) limiting pectin Ca2+ cross-linking. In beans soaked in a CaCl2 solution, the uptake of exogenous cations increased the cooking times (with no IP6 hydrolysis). The change in cooking time of conventionally aged beans was strongly correlated with the extent of IP6 hydrolysis, although two groups of beans with low or high IP6 hydrolysis were distinguished. Comparable trends were observed when soaking in CaCl2 solution (r = 0.67, p = 0.14 or r = 0.97, p = 0.03 for two groups of beans with softer or harder texture during cooking). Therefore a test based on the Ca2+ sensitivity of the cooking times, implemented through a Ca2+ soaking experiment followed by cooking can be used as an accelerated test to predict susceptibility to HTC defect development during conventional ageing. On the other hand, a sodium acetate soaking experiment can be used to predict IP6 hydrolysis of conventionally aged bean accessions and changes of cooking times for these bean accessions (with exception of yellow bean-KATB1).
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- Li Zhu
- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Perera D, Devkota L, Garnier G, Panozzo J, Dhital S. Hard-to-cook phenomenon in common legumes: Chemistry, mechanisms and utilisation. Food Chem 2023; 415:135743. [PMID: 36863234 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Future dietary protein demand will focus more on plant-based sources than animal-based products. In this scenario, legumes and pulses (lentils, beans, chickpeas, etc.) can play a crucial role as they are one of the richest sources of plant proteins with many health benefits. However, legume consumption is undermined due to the hard-to-cook (HTC) phenomenon, which refers to legumes that have high resistance to softening during cooking. This review provides mechanistic insight into the development of the HTC phenomenon in legumes with a special focus on common beans and their nutrition, health benefits, and hydration behaviour. Furthermore, detailed elucidation of HTC mechanisms, mainly pectin-cation-phytate hypothesis and compositional changes of macronutrients like starch, protein, lipids and micronutrients like minerals, phytochemicals and cell wall polysaccharides during HTC development are critically reviewed based on the current research findings. Finally, strategies to improve the hydration and cooking quality of beans are proposed, and a perspective is provided.
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- Dilini Perera
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Horsham, Victoria 3400, Australia.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia.
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Chen D, Bernaerts T, Debon S, Oduah CO, Zhu L, Wallecan J, Hendrickx M, Kyomugasho C. Novel insights into the role of the pectin-cation-phytate mechanism in ageing induced cooking texture changes of Red haricot beans through a texture-based classification and in situ cell wall associated mineral quantification. Food Res Int 2023; 163:112216. [PMID: 36596145 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Utilization of common beans is greatly hampered by the hard-to-cook (HTC) defect induced by ageing of the beans under adverse storage. Large bean-to-bean variations exist in a single batch of beans. Therefore, a texture-based bean classification approach was applied in this detailed study on beans with known textures, to gain in-depth insights into the role of the pectin-cation-phytate mechanism in relation to the texture changes during subsequent cooking of Red haricot fresh and aged beans. For the first time, a correlation between the texture (exhibited after cooking) of a single bean seed before ageing (fresh) and its texture after ageing was established. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS) based in situ cell wall associated mineral quantification revealed that the cell wall associated Ca concentration was significantly positively correlated with the texture of both fresh and aged cooked Red haricot bean cotyledons, with ageing resulting in a significant enrichment of Ca at the cell wall. These additional Ca cations originate from intracellular phytate hydrolysis during ageing, which was shown to affect the texture distribution of aged beans during cooking significantly. The relocation of the mineral cations from the cell interior to the cell wall occurs mainly during storage rather than subsequent soaking of the cotyledons. In addition, the pectin-cation-phytate hypothesis of HTC was further confirmed by demethylesterification of the cell wall pectin and increased pectin-Ca interactions upon ageing of the cotyledons, finally leading to HTC development of the cotyledon tissue.
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Ribeiro JVV, Graziani D, Carvalho JHM, Mendonça MM, Naves LM, Oliveira HF, Campos HM, Fioravanti MCS, Pacheco LF, Ferreira PM, Pedrino GR, Ghedini PC, Fernandes KF, Batista KDA, Xavier CH. A peptide fraction from hardened common beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris) induces endothelium-dependent antihypertensive and renal effects in rats. Curr Res Food Sci 2022; 6:100410. [PMID: 36545514 PMCID: PMC9762200 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.100410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Beans reached the research spotlight as a source of bioactive compounds capable of modulating different functions. Recently, we reported antioxidant and oxidonitrergic effect of a low molecular weight peptide fraction (<3 kDa) from hardened bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in vitro and ex vivo, which necessitate further in vivo assessments. This work aimed to evaluate the hypotensive effect and the involved physiological mechanisms of the hardened common bean peptide (Phaseolus vulgaris) in normotensive (Wistar) and hypertensive (SHR) animals. Bean flour was combined with a solution containing acetonitrile, water and formic acid (25: 24: 1). Protein extract (PV3) was fractioned (3 kDa membrane). We assessed PV3 effects on renal function and hemodynamics of wistar (WT-normotensive) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and measured systemic arterial pressure and flow in aortic and renal beds. The potential endothelial and oxidonitrergic involvements were tested in isolated renal artery rings. As results, we found that PV3: I) decreased food consumption in SHR, increased water intake and urinary volume in WT, increased glomerular filtration rate in WT and SHR, caused natriuresis in SHR; II) caused NO- and endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in renal artery rings; III) reduced arterial pressure and resistance in aortic and renal vascular beds; IV) caused antihypertensive effects in a dose-dependent manner. Current findings support PV3 as a source of bioactive peptides and raise the potential of composing nutraceutical formulations to treat renal and cardiovascular diseases.
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Key Words
- ABF, Aortic blood flow
- AVR, Aortic vascular resistance
- Bioactive peptides
- Common beans
- GFR, Glomerular filtration rate
- HTC, Hard-to-Cook effects
- Hard-to-cook
- Hydroelectrolytic balance
- Hypertension
- L-NAME, nitroarginine methyl ester
- NO, Nitric oxide
- PV3, Phaseolus vulgaris extract with peptides smaller than 3 kDa
- Phaseolus vulgaris
- RBF, Renal blood flow
- RVR, Renal vascular resistance
- Renal function
- SHR, Spontaneously hypertensive rat
- WT, Wistar rat
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- Systems Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
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- Center of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
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- Molecule, Cell and Tissue Analysis Laboratory, School of Veterinary and Animal Science, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
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- Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
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- Systems Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
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- Center of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
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- Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
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- Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, Institute of Biological of Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
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- Systems Neurobiology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil,Corresponding author. Systems Neurobiology Laboratory. Department of Physiological Sciences, room 203, Institute of Biological Sciences. Federal University of Goiás, Esperança Avenue, Campus II, Goiania, GO, 74690-900, Brazil.
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Munthali J, Nkhata SG, Masamba K, Mguntha T, Fungo R, Chirwa R. Soaking beans for 12 h reduces split percent and cooking time regardless of type of water used for cooking. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10561. [PMID: 36119878 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Beans are one of the most important cheap source of protein in developing countries. However, their utilisation in the diets of many people remains limited due to long cooking time, among others. Therefore, it is imperative to identify ways to enhance utilisation of beans. The aim of the current study was to assess the effects of soaking and cooking in different types of water (tap, borehole, acidulated- 1.0 percent citric acid and soda- 0.2 percent sodium bicarbonate) on cooking time (CT), split percentage (SP) and total soluble solids (TSS) in broth of different varieties of beans. Results show that soaking significantly reduced CT across eight varieties from an average CT of 109.5–84.6 min in tap water, 109.5–85.2 min in borehole water, 115.9–92.7 min in acidulated water and 82.0–51.2 min in soda water representing 22.7%, 22.1%, 20.0% and 37.6% reduction in CT, respectively. Soaking generally decreased SP and varietal differences were observed suggesting beans are less likely to break when soaking precede cooking. Although cooking in soda water significantly reduced CT, unfortunately, it increased SP. Acidulated water extended CT but reduced SP in almost all varieties. Soaking generally decreased TSS in broth from 7.0 to 6.7% in tap water, 6.1–5.8% in borehole water and 11.3–7.7% in soda water while it increased TSS in acidulated water from 18.2 to 20.6% across all the eight varieties which suggest reduction in leaching out of bean solids into cooking water which is consistent with reduced SP of soaked beans. While use of soda water reduced cooking time and therefore saved time and energy, its effect of increasing split percent may not be appealing to some consumers. This study has demonstrated that bean soaking significantly reduced cooking time and split percent and these can also be affected by type of cooking water.
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Momanyi MR, Nduko JM, Omwamba M. Effect of hermetic Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag on chemical and anti-nutritional properties of common Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) varieties during storage. Curr Res Food Sci 2022; 5:107-116. [PMID: 35028594 PMCID: PMC8739459 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2021.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Storage conditions influence the nutritive value and quality of many legumes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of beans stored under hermetic conditions as a strategy for preserving the quality of beans post-harvest. Three bean varieties [Rosecoco, small red (Wairimu)], and red mottled (Nyayo)] were adjusted to three moisture levels (12%, 15% and 18%) and stored in hermetic bags and ordinary polypropylene bags and sampled after 0, 45, 90, 135,180, 225 and 270 days for chemical and anti-nutritional analysis. Total soluble sugars, in-vitro starch and protein digestibility, free amino nitrogen, tannin content and phytic acid content of the beans were determined using standard methods. Results showed that the beans in hermetic bags had 22%, 23% and 18% higher total soluble sugars, in-vitro starch and protein digestibility, respectively, than those in polypropylene bag during storage. On day 225 of storage, beans in hermetic bags had the optimal in-vitro starch and protein digestibility, and tannin content. Principal component analysis indicated that nutrient and anti-nutrient retention of the beans was achieved with lower storage moisture and duration in hermetic bags. The results of this study can be used to explain the superiority of the hermetic storage technology over ordinary methods of beans storage, and by extension other legumes, in nutrient retention during storage.
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- Micah Rambeka Momanyi
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Egerton University, P.O Box 536-20115, Egerton, Kenya
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Egerton University, P.O Box 536-20115, Egerton, Kenya
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Egerton University, P.O Box 536-20115, Egerton, Kenya
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Wafula EN, Onduso M, Wainaina IN, Buvé C, Kinyanjui PK, Githiri SM, Saeys W, Sila DN, Hendrickx M. Antinutrient to mineral molar ratios of raw common beans and their rapid prediction using near-infrared spectroscopy. Food Chem 2021; 368:130773. [PMID: 34399183 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The presence of antinutrients in common beans negatively affects mineral bioavailability. Therefore, this study aimed to predict the antinutrient to mineral molar ratios (proxy-indicators of in vitro mineral bioavailability) of a wide range of raw bean types, using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Iron, zinc, phytate and tannin concentrations and, antinutrient to mineral molar ratios were determined. Next, model calibration using NIR spectra from milled beans was performed. This entailed wavelength selection, pre-processing and partial least squares regression. Bean type had a significant effect on tannin content. The average values of phytate to iron (Phy:Fe), phytate to zinc (Phy:Zn), tannins to iron (Tan:Fe) and phytate and tannins to iron (Phy + Tan:Fe) MRs were 27.6, 61.7, 16.0 and 43.6, respectively. With determination coefficients for test set prediction above 75%, the PLS-R models for Phy:Zn, Tan:Fe and Phy + Tan:Fe molar ratios are useful for screening purposes.
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- Elizabeth Nakhungu Wafula
- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M(2)S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Food Science and Technology, P.O. Box 62, 000-00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Food Science and Technology, P.O. Box 62, 000-00200 Nairobi, Kenya
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M(2)S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M(2)S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Food Science and Technology, P.O. Box 62, 000-00200 Nairobi, Kenya
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- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Agriculture and Environmental Resources, Department of Horticulture and Food Security, P.O. Box 62, 000-00200 Nairobi, Kenya
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- KU Leuven, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBios), Kasteelpark Arenberg30, Box 2456, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Food Science and Technology, P.O. Box 62, 000-00200 Nairobi, Kenya
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M(2)S), Laboratory of Food Technology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, Box 2457, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Nchanji EB, Lutomia CK. COVID-19 challenges to sustainable food production and consumption: Future lessons for food systems in eastern and southern Africa from a gender lens. Sustain Prod Consum 2021; 27:2208-2220. [PMID: 36118161 PMCID: PMC9464269 DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2021.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Despite fears that sub-Sahara Africa would be severely impacted by COVID-19, the implications of the pandemic on sustainable production and consumption have not been studied in detail. Notwithstanding, implications vary depending on country, region, and strictness of coronavirus containment measures. Thus, the impact of COVID-19 on food and nutritional security was expected to be dire in sub-Saharan Africa because of its enormous reliance on global food systems. This article explored the implications of COVID-19 on sustainable production and consumption by focusing on common beans, vegetables, fish, and fruits produced and consumed in rural, peri-urban and urban areas. Two surveys were conducted to collect quantitative data from 619 producers in rural areas and 307 consumers from peri-urban and urban areas of ten Eastern and Southern African countries. Descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) and chi-square test for independence were used to analyse the data. The results show that the pandemic disrupted bean production and consumption across the two sub-regions. However, Southern African farmers and consumers were disproportionately more affected. While farmers in Eastern Africa reported input market challenges, those in Southern Africa identified challenges related to marketing farm produce. We also report that home gardening in urban and peri-urban areas enhanced urban food systems' resilience to the impacts of the pandemic on food security. The study argues that short food supply chains can sustain rural and urban livelihood against adverse effects of the pandemics and contribute towards sustainable production and consumption. Therefore, local input and food distribution models and inclusive institutional and legal support for urban agriculture are crucial drivers for reducing food and nutritional insecurity, poverty, and gender inequality. They are also critical to supporting sustainable production and consumption.
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Chen D, Pham UTT, Van Loey A, Grauwet T, Hendrickx M, Kyomugasho C. Microscopic evidence for pectin changes in hard-to-cook development of common beans during storage. Food Res Int 2021; 141:110115. [PMID: 33641982 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In this study, pectin changes during Red haricot bean storage under high temperature and high humidity conditions were investigated to understand the hard-to-cook (HTC) development from a microstructural point of view. First, to ensure repeatability of the microscopy results, a classification of the fresh and stored beans (aged at 35 °C and 83% relative humidity) into different hardening levels (the Non-aged, Aged and Very-hard aged sample) was performed based on the texture values of cooked half-cotyledons. Cell wall strength of the cotyledons was evaluated, showing that the aged samples (HTC seeds) exhibit stronger cell walls with more/stronger pectic cross-linkages than the Non-aged sample. After a sequential pectin extraction aiming at removing pectin fractions of different solubility, cell wall autofluorescence and immunolabeling of JIM7, LM9 and 2F4 epitopes in the residual materials were examined. Upon ageing, the samples exhibited an increased Ca2+-pectin and ferulic acid-pectin crosslinking, these pectic complexes being accumulated primarily at the intercellular spaces. The results suggest a contribution of both the pectin-cation-phytate hypothesis and the involvement of phenolic-pectin crosslinks in HTC development at the cotyledon during storage of common beans.
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Mecha E, Feliciano RP, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Silva SD, Figueira ME, Vaz Patto MC, Bronze MR. Human bioavailability of phenolic compounds found in common beans: the use of high-resolution MS to evaluate inter-individual variability. Br J Nutr 2020; 123:273-92. [PMID: 31699168 DOI: 10.1017/S0007114519002836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are consumed worldwide, studies on the metabolic fate of phenolic compounds from common beans are still very scarce. The present work aimed to study the bioavailability of phenolic compounds in human plasma and urine, after acute consumption of a single meal of cooked common beans. Blood and urine of seven volunteers were collected before (0 h) and at different time points (1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 h for plasma and 0-2, 2-4, 4-6, 6-8 and 8-24 h for urine) after beans' intake. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-MS (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) was used for quantification. After beans' intake, 405 (sd 3) g, containing 188 mg of phenolic compounds (expressed as gallic acid equivalents), there was a significant increase (P < 0·05) in the plasma concentration of six metabolites and in the urinary excretion of eleven metabolites. After 1 h post-consumption, metabolites, such as kaempferol-3-O-glucuronide, showed a significant increase in plasma concentration, suggesting kaempferol's glucuronidation in the upper gastrointestinal tract. More than 50 % of the total amount of metabolites, such as 4-methylcatechol-O-sulphate and dihydrocaffeic acid-3-O-sulphate, were excreted after 8 h post-consumption, indicating colonic bacterial metabolism of the phenolic compounds. Partial least square-discriminant analysis models clearly showed clusters of metabolites, which contributed to extend the list of compounds related to cooked common beans' human intake at different time points and showed the human inter-individual variability in plasma concentration as well as in urinary excreted metabolites, after cooked common beans' intake.
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Philipo M, Ndakidemi PA, Mbega ER. Multilocation dataset on seed Fe and Zn contents of bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes grown in Tanzania. Data Brief 2020; 31:105664. [PMID: 32529007 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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There are over a hundred genotypes of Phaseolus vulgaris L. grown and consumed in Tanzania. Currently, identification of bean genotypes containing high seed iron and zinc contents has been the focus globally for common bean iron and zinc biofortification. Diversity in seed iron and zinc contents were investigated in 99 bean genotypes grown in Tanzania to identify high seed iron and zinc-containing genotypes for use in iron and zinc biofortification. Flour obtained by grinding seeds of each bean genotypes was used in the determination of iron and zinc concentrations. Data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine significant differences among common bean genotypes in terms of seed iron and zinc contents. Additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) and genotype plus genotype by environment interaction (GGE) were conducted to determine stability and adaptation across sites (TARI-Selian, SUA, and TARI-Uyole) of bean genotypes in terms of seed iron and zinc contents. Data in this data article show that some landraces had high seed iron and zinc contents compared to release varieties thus can be used for iron and zinc genetic biofortification in common beans breeding programs. For more explanation of the data presented in this data article, please follow the related research article “Environmental and genotypes influence on seed iron and zinc levels of landraces and improved varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Tanzania” [1]
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Rodríguez-González Á, Porteous-Álvarez AJ, Val MD, Casquero PA, Escriche B. Toxicity of five Cry proteins against the insect pest Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrisomelidae: Bruchinae). J Invertebr Pathol 2019; 169:107295. [PMID: 31783031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2019.107295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) causes severe post-harvest losses in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Under laboratory conditions, the susceptibility of A. obtectus to five coleopteran-specific Cry toxic proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Cry1Ba, Cry1Ia, Cry3Aa, Cry7Ab, and Cry23/37) was evaluated. After 30 days exposure, Cry proteins demonstrated high activity against A. obtectus adults (100% mortality). Proteins showed statistical differences in toxicity parameters compared to the control treatment, but the parameters were similar among them, and indicated that the final toxic effects can be observed after the 24th day. The toxic effects on A. obtectus larvae were evaluated indirectly by allowing adults to oviposit on treated beans and recording the emergence of F1 adults. All treatments resulted in a lower rate of successful emergence compared to the control treatment, ranging from 60% (Cry23/37) to 10% (Cry1Ia) reduction in eclosion. Finally, to evaluate the ability of Cry proteins to protect the beans against A. obtectus; the number of beans infested, the number of holes in each bean and bean weight loss were determined 45 days after the treatment. The parameters showed significant bean protection by all Cry proteins analyzed compared to control treatment. Cry23/37 showed the best results, however, results for the other proteins were similar. The proteins belong to different Cry protein families, which suggest that they could be used in combination to increase plant protection without compromising resistance management. Moreover, adult emergence and bean protection results indicate differences among the proteins, which may suggest different modes of action. Our results indicate that the studied Cry proteins can be applied for the control of A. obtectus larvae and adults.
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- Álvaro Rodríguez-González
- Grupo Universitario de Investigación en Ingeniería y Agricultura Sostenible (GUIIAS). Instituto de Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad. Universidad de León, Avenida de Portugal 41, León 24071, Spain.
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- Grupo Universitario de Investigación en Ingeniería y Agricultura Sostenible (GUIIAS). Instituto de Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad. Universidad de León, Avenida de Portugal 41, León 24071, Spain
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- Grupo Universitario de Investigación en Ingeniería y Agricultura Sostenible (GUIIAS). Instituto de Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad. Universidad de León, Avenida de Portugal 41, León 24071, Spain
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- Grupo Universitario de Investigación en Ingeniería y Agricultura Sostenible (GUIIAS). Instituto de Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad. Universidad de León, Avenida de Portugal 41, León 24071, Spain
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- ERI de Biotecnología y Biomedicina (BIOTECMED), Departamento de Genética, Universitat de València, Burjassot 46100, Spain
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Pallares Pallares A, Loosveldt B, Karimi SN, Hendrickx M, Grauwet T. Effect of process-induced common bean hardness on structural properties of in vivo generated boluses and consequences for in vitro starch digestion kinetics. Br J Nutr 2019; 122:388-99. [PMID: 31266547 DOI: 10.1017/S0007114519001624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In the present study, we evaluated the effect of process-induced common bean hardness on structural properties of in vivo generated boluses and the consequences for in vitro starch digestion. Initially, the impact of human mastication on the particle size distribution (PSD) of oral boluses from common beans with different process-induced hardness levels was investigated through a mastication study. Then the effect of structural properties of selected boluses on in vitro starch digestion kinetics was assessed. For a particular process-induced hardness level, oral boluses had similar PSD despite differences in masticatory parameters between participants of the mastication study. At different hardness levels, a clear effect of processing (P<0·0001) was observed. However, the effect of mastication behaviour (P=0·1141) was not significant. Two distinctive fractions were present in all boluses. The first one was a cotyledon-rich fraction consisting of majorly small particles (40-125 µm), which could be described as individual cells based on microscopic observations. This fraction increased with a decrease in process-induced hardness. The second fraction (>2000 µm) mostly contained seed coat material and did not change based on hardness levels. The in vitro starch digestion kinetics of common bean boluses was only affected by process-induced hardness. After kinetic modelling, significant differences were observed between the reaction rate constant of boluses generated from the hardest beans and those obtained from softer ones. Overall this work demonstrated that the in vitro nutritional functionality of common beans is affected to a greater extent by structural properties induced by processing than by mechanical degradation in the mouth.
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Mohamed I, Eid KE, Abbas MHH, Salem AA, Ahmed N, Ali M, Shah GM, Fang C. Use of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and mycorrhizae to improve the growth and nutrient utilization of common bean in a soil infected with white rot fungi. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 171:539-548. [PMID: 30641315 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Extensive use of fertilizers and pesticides led to dangerous ecological effects and therefore the biological approaches have been widely recommended to prevent further deterioration for the environment. The current study was conducted to explore the potentiality of using single or combined inoculations by mycorrhizae, Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescence for controlling the infection of common bean plants with Sclerotium rolfsii on one hand and as bio-fertilizers for improving plants nutritional status on the other hand. The soil of study was mildly infected with S. rolfsii and contained high total-P content. Thus, minimal P inputs were added to the inoculated soil in the form of rock phosphate. Activities of plant defense enzymes i.e. chitinase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase were determined under the greenhouse conditions and the results obtained herein indicated that activities of such enzymes increased significantly owing to bio-agent inoculations. In this concern, combined treatments resulted in further significant increases over the single ones. A field study was then conducted for two successive years and the results reveal that single inoculations increased straw and green pod yields as well as the uptake of P and Fe by plants as compared with the non-inoculated treatment. Combined inoculants recorded further significant increases in these parameters even when compared with the fungicide treated plants. Generally, straw and pod yields obtained from the second growing season were significantly higher than those attained in the first growing one. Our study confirms the success of the used bio-treatments in minimizing soil pollution through fertilizer and/or pesticide inputs.
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- Ibrahim Mohamed
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430074, China; Soil and Water Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt; China Program of International Plant Nutrition Institute, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt
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- Soil and Water Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt
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- Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt
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- Benha University, Benha, Al-Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt
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- Soil and Water Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari-campus, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430074, China; China Program of International Plant Nutrition Institute, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Chigwedere CM, Humerez Flores JN, Panozzo A, Van Loey AM, Hendrickx ME. Instability of common beans during storage causes hardening: The role of glass transition phenomena. Food Res Int 2019; 121:506-13. [PMID: 31108775 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Long-term storage of common beans leads to loss of cooking quality and an ill-defined solution, appropriate storage, is recommended. Therefore, the polymer science theory of glasses that hypothesizes stability of a system below its glass transition temperature (Tg) was applied to determine bean stability during storage in relation to cooking behavior. Since composition influences Tg, powders of cotyledons and seed coats in addition to whole beans were equilibrated above different saturated salt solutions in order to generate materials with different moisture contents. A thermal mechanical compression test which measures compressibility changes in a system upon reaching its glass-rubber transition temperature region was conducted to obtain the Tg. A Tg-moisture relation was established, whose relevance was confirmed by storage and cooking experiments which showed development of hard-to-cook in beans stored above Tg but not below it. Therefore, this relation constitutes a stability map for storage of common beans.
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Resende RT, de Resende MDV, Azevedo CF, Fonseca E Silva F, Melo LC, Pereira HS, Souza TLPO, Valdisser PAMR, Brondani C, Vianello RP. Genome-Wide Association and Regional Heritability Mapping of Plant Architecture, Lodging and Productivity in Phaseolus vulgaris. G3 (Bethesda) 2018; 8:2841-2854. [PMID: 29967054 PMCID: PMC6071601 DOI: 10.1534/g3.118.200493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The availability of high-density molecular markers in common bean has allowed to explore the genetic basis of important complex agronomic traits with increased resolution. Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and Regional Heritability Mapping (RHM) are two analytical approaches for the detection of genetic variants. We carried out GWAS and RHM for plant architecture, lodging and productivity across two important growing environments in Brazil in a germplasm of 188 common bean varieties using DArTseq genotyping strategies. The coefficient of determination of G × E interaction (c2int ) was equal to 17, 21 and 41%, respectively for the traits architecture, lodging, and productivity. Trait heritabilities were estimated at 0.81 (architecture), 0.79 (lodging) and 0.43 (productivity), and total genomic heritability accounted for large proportions (72% to ≈100%) of trait heritability. At the same probability threshold, three marker-trait associations were detected using GWAS, while RHM detected eight QTL encompassing 145 markers along five chromosomes. The proportion of genomic heritability explained by RHM was considerably higher (35.48 to 58.02) than that explained by GWAS (28.39 to 30.37). In general, RHM accounted for larger fractions of the additive genetic variance being captured by markers effects inside the defined regions. Nevertheless, a considerable proportion of the heritability is still missing (∼42% to ∼64%), probably due to LD between markers and genes and/or rare allele variants not sampled. RHM in autogamous species had the potential to identify larger-effect QTL combining allelic variants that could be effectively incorporated into whole-genome prediction models and tracked through breeding generations using marker-assisted selection.
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- Department of Forestry
- Department of Statistics, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-000, Brazil
- EMBRAPA Florestas, Colombo, PR 83411-000, Brazil
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- Department of Statistics, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, EMBRAPA Arroz e Feijão, Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO 75375-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, EMBRAPA Arroz e Feijão, Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO 75375-000, Brazil
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Monk JM, Lepp D, Wu W, Pauls KP, Robinson LE, Power KA. Navy and black bean supplementation primes the colonic mucosal microenvironment to improve gut health. J Nutr Biochem 2017; 49:89-100. [PMID: 28915390 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are enriched in non-digestible fermentable carbohydrates and phenolic compounds that can modulate the colonic microenvironment (microbiota and host epithelial barrier) to improve gut health. In a comprehensive assessment of the impact of two commonly consumed bean varieties (differing in levels and types of phenolic compounds) within the colonic microenvironment, C57Bl/6 mice were fed diets supplemented with 20% cooked navy bean (NB) or black bean (BB) flours or an isocaloric basal diet control (BD) for 3 weeks. NB and BB similarly altered the fecal microbiota community structure (16S rRNA sequencing) notably by increasing the abundance of carbohydrate fermenting bacteria such as Prevotella, S24-7 and Ruminococcus flavefaciens, which coincided with enhanced short chain fatty acid (SCFA) production (microbial-derived carbohydrate fermentation products) and colonic expression of the SCFA receptors GPR-41/-43/-109a. Both NB and BB enhanced multiple aspects of mucus and epithelial barrier integrity vs. BD including: (i) goblet cell number, crypt mucus content and mucin mRNA expression, (ii) anti-microbial defenses (Reg3γ), (iii) crypt length and epithelial cell proliferation, (iv) apical junctional complex components (occludin, JAM-A, ZO-1 and E-cadherin) mRNA expression and (v) reduced serum endotoxin concentrations. Interestingly, biomarkers of colon barrier integrity (crypt height, mucus content, cell proliferation and goblet cell number) were enhanced in BB vs. NB-fed mice, suggesting added benefits attributable to unique BB components (e.g., phenolics). Overall, NB and BB improved baseline colonic microenvironment function by altering the microbial community structure and activity and promoting colon barrier integrity and function; effects which may prove beneficial in attenuating gut-associated diseases.
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- Jennifer M Monk
- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 5C9; Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 5C9
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 5C9
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 5C9; Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1.
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Ai Y, Cichy KA, Harte JB, Kelly JD, Ng PKW. Effects of extrusion cooking on the chemical composition and functional properties of dry common bean powders. Food Chem 2016; 211:538-45. [PMID: 27283664 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.05.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The impact of extrusion cooking on the chemical composition and functional properties of bean powders from four common bean varieties was investigated. The raw bean powders were extruded under eight different conditions, and the extrudates were then dried and ground (particle size⩽0.5mm). Compared with corresponding non-extruded (raw) bean powders (particle size⩽0.5mm), the extrusion treatments did not substantially change the protein and starch contents of the bean powders and showed inconsistent effects on the sucrose, raffinose and stachyose contents. The extrusion cooking did cause complete starch gelatinization and protein denaturation of the bean powders and thus changed their pasting properties and solvent-retention capacities. The starch digestibilities of the cooked non-extruded and cooked extruded bean powders were comparable. The extruded bean powders displayed functional properties similar to those of two commercial bean powders.
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- Yongfeng Ai
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Sugarbeet and Bean Research Unit, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States; Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States.
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Njoroge DM, Kinyanjui PK, Makokha AO, Christiaens S, Shpigelman A, Sila DN, Hendrickx ME. Extraction and characterization of pectic polysaccharides from easy- and hard-to-cook common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Food Res Int 2014; 64:314-322. [PMID: 30011656 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The occurrence of the hard-to-cook (HTC) defect in legumes is characterized by the inability of cotyledons to soften during the cooking process. This phenomenon may be influenced by pectin properties. The objective of this study was to characterize the pectic polysaccharides comprised in the alcohol insoluble residue (AIR) extracted from easy-to-cook (Rose coco) and hard-to-cook (Pinto) common beans. This would provide an insight in the relationship between the pectin properties and HTC defect. The AIR was extracted from raw, half-cooked hard, half-cooked soft and fully-cooked bean samples. Subsequently, it was fractionated into water-, chelator- and Na2CO3-soluble pectin fractions and a hemicellulose fraction. For the AIR and the pectin fractions, determination of the galacturonic acid content, neutral sugars, degree of methylesterfication (DM), degree of acetylation (DAc) and molar mass (MM) distribution was performed. Results on the pectin fractions, MM distribution and pectin content profile, revealed that Rose coco pectin generally showed higher pectin solubility than Pinto. Neutral sugar profiles indicated that Pinto contained higher amounts of branched pectin (i.e. arabinans) than Rose coco. There was no difference between the DM of Pinto and Rose coco, however, the DAc was higher in Rose coco. In conclusion, the differences in pectin structure and solubility properties between easy- and hard-to-cook common beans might contribute to the differences in their cooking behavior.
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- Daniel M Njoroge
- Laboratory of Food Technology, Leuven Food Science Nutrition Research Center (LFoRCe), Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M(2)S), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22 Box 2457, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Laboratory of Food Technology, Leuven Food Science Nutrition Research Center (LFoRCe), Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M(2)S), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22 Box 2457, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Technology, Leuven Food Science Nutrition Research Center (LFoRCe), Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M(2)S), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22 Box 2457, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Laboratory of Food Technology, Leuven Food Science Nutrition Research Center (LFoRCe), Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M(2)S), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22 Box 2457, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
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Brigide P, Ataide TDR, Canniatti-Brazaca SG, Baptista AS, Abdalla AL, Filho VFN, Piedade SMS, Bueno NB, Sant'Ana AEG. Iron bioavailability of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) intrinsically labeled with (59)Fe. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2014; 28:260-5. [PMID: 24815815 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 03/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A radiobioassay was performed in rats with or without iron depletion to evaluate the iron bioavailability of diets enriched with common beans and with "multimixture", a nutritional supplement based on parts of foods that are not usually eaten. The full-body (59)Fe level was determined after 5h, the absorbed (59)Fe level was determined after 48 h, and the amount of (59)Fe retained was determined after 7 days. Iron bioavailability was assessed by the full-body radioactivity of the animals, determined using a solid scintillation detector. The iron bioavailability of common beans was higher in the iron-depleted animals (55.7%) than in the non-depleted animals (25.12%) because of the higher absorption rate in the iron-depleted animals. The multimixture did not influence dietary iron bioavailability. In addition, the iron bioavailability of common beans was similar to that observed in the standard source of iron for Wistar rats. Hence, common beans may be considered an adequate dietary iron source because of its high bioavailability.
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- Priscila Brigide
- Departamento de Agroindústria, Alimentos e Nutrição da Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/ ESALQ/USP, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Caixa postal 9, CEP13418900, Piracicaba/SP, Brazil.
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- Faculdade de Nutrição, Laboratório de Nutrição Experimental, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Universitário A.C Simões, 57072-970, Maceió/ AL, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Agroindústria, Alimentos e Nutrição da Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/ ESALQ/USP, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Caixa postal 9, CEP13418900, Piracicaba/SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Agroindústria, Alimentos e Nutrição da Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/ ESALQ/USP, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Caixa postal 9, CEP13418900, Piracicaba/SP, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Nutrição Animal, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, CENA/USP, Av. Centenário, 303, Caixa Postal 96, CEP 13416-000, Piracicaba/SP, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação Nuclear, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, CENA/USP, Av. Centenário, 303, Caixa Postal 96, CEP 13416-000, Piracicaba/SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ciências Exatas da Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/ ESALQ/USP, Av. Centenário, 303, Caixa Postal 96, CEP 13416-000, Piracicaba/SP, Brazil.
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- Faculdade de Nutrição, Laboratório de Nutrição Experimental, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Universitário A.C Simões, 57072-970, Maceió/ AL, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Química e Biotecnologia, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Recursos Naturais (LPqRN). Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Universitário A.C Simões, 57072-970, Maceió/ AL, Brazil
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