Research Article

Effect of Dehydration Conditions on the Chemical, Physical, and Rehydration Properties of Instant Whole Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. Azufrado)

Table 1

Some physical properties of raw dry bean of Azufrado variety.

Physical properties Valuex

Weight 100 seeds (g)23.52 ± 0.21
Length (mm)10.61 ± 0.65
Width (mm)6.83 ± 0.37
Thickness (mm)4.58 ± 0.35
Sphericity 0.65 ± 0.02
Geometric diameter (mm)6.98 ± 0.44
Color
61.80 ± 1.58
−0.45 ± 0.56
39.92 ± 1.82

Mean value ± standard deviation of three determinations.