INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES, cilt.7, sa.1, ss.121-128, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)
The effects of different cooking/autoclaving methods were investigated on sucrose, raffinose, stachyose, phytic acid, and tannins content of Seker bean seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris). All these oligosaccharides and antinutrients decreased under various cooking/autoclaving treatments. Among the different cooking/autoclaving treatments, 18 h sodium bicarbonate solution soaking followed by autoclaving procedures were the most effective for removing oligosaccharides (65-72%), phytic acid (51%), and tannins (100%). These conditions could be recommended to remove undesirable sugar contents and antinutrients of the Seker bean used for culinary purposes.