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Dietary fiber content in some dry beans

Vasić Mirjana A. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad)
Vujičić Biserka L. (Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad)
Tepić Aleksandra N. (Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad)
Gvozdanović-Varga Jelica M. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad)
Šumić Zdravko M. (Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad)

Dietary fibers are one of the main nutritive components, along with proteins, fats and oils, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. Also, they are one of the basic parameters of dry beans technological quality and nutritive value. Physical characteristics and the main chemical composition of sixteen dry bean varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris) had been examined in this study. Using statistical analyses, correlation between certain parameters of chemical composition was established.

Keywords: dry beans, physical characteristics, chemical composition, dietary fibers