Jun 30, 2010 - Changes in Total Phenols, Total Flavonoids, and Antioxidant. Activities of Common Beans and Pinto Beans after Soaking, Cooking, and in vitro ...
Food Sci. Biotechnol. 19(3): 633-639 (2010) DOI 10.1007/s10068-010-0089-8
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Changes in Total Phenols, Total Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activities of Common Beans and Pinto Beans after Soaking, Cooking, and Digestion Process in vitro
Abstract Even though bean varieties are widely consumed human health began to be investigated only 20-30 years all over the world, data related to how cooking methods and digestion affect bioactive compounds they contain and data related to bioavailability of polyphenols are limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate how some cooking methods and digestion influence antioxidant activity, total phenols (TP), and total flavonoids (TF) of widely consumed beans in Turkey. Soaking caused a significant decrease (25.61-38.63%) in the bioavailability of TP of dry common beans (CB). Soaking in cold water resulted in a significant decrease in TP bioavailability of dry pinto beans (PB). TF content was well retained in PB cooked without soaking but was not detected in CB after digestion. CB soaked in hot water and cooked with the addition of NaHCO showed the greatest inhibition effect on 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical (
