Kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) starch: A review

Abstract

The mini review focuses on the morphology, pasting, rheological and in vitro digestibility of kidney bean starch. In legumes seeds, starch is the most abundant carbohydrate reserve in plants and have been ascribed medicinal and cultural as well as nutritional roles. The major carbohydrate of kidney bean seeds is starch, which accounts for 25–45% of the dry matter. Lower swelling and high solubility of kidney bean starches indicate their higher functional properties than cereal starches. High amount of resistant starch (RS) and slow digestible starch (SDS) and low amount of rapidly digestible starch (RDS) present in kidney bean starches provide their potentiality as a good source of RS. Starch is a macro‐constituent of many foods and its properties and interactions with other constituents, particularly water and lipids, are of interest to the food industry and for human nutrition as starch properties may greatly determine the product quality.

Prebiotic Properties of Bacillus Coagulans MA 13: Production of Galactoside Hydrolyzing Enzymes and Characterization of the Transglycosylation Properties of a GH42 β-Galactosidase

“…A set of GH(s) connected to starch degradation has been identi ed and includes GH13 and GH65 representatives. This nding is in line with the fact that starch is the major carbohydrate present in beans and B. coagulans MA-13 was isolated from a canned beans manufacturing process [5,26]. Three GHs members belonging to families 18 and 73 are related to the sporulation pathways of B. coagulans.…”

Phenolic profile, alpha-amylase inhibitory activity, and in vitro glycemic index of adzuki beans

“…Alpha-D-glucopyranosyl linked with α-D- (1–4) or α-D- (1–6) linkages are the basic units of starches, which are composed of amylose and amylopectin ( 72 , 73 ). Previous studies have shown that the abundant RS in legumes is associated with postprandial blood glucose content, contributing to a positive effect on type 2 diabetes ( 74 , 75 ). In the present study, the proportions of RS to TS in adzuki beans ranged from (69.78 ± 2.45%) to (81.03 ± 0.06%), which was higher than the results reported by previous studies ( 38 , 76 , 77 ).…”

Crosstalk during the Carbon–Nitrogen Cycle That Interlinks the Biosynthesis, Mobilization and Accumulation of Seed Storage Reserves

“…Through an energy-dependent process, glucose molecules accumulate to form starch. Sugars are mainly stored in the form of starch [ 71 ] because greater energy can be packed into a smaller space in starch molecules compared with sucrose or glucose molecules; moreover, starch molecules can release this energy easily, thereby maximizing both mobilization and storage. Nucleotide sugars, e.g., UDP-glucose, can combine with fructose-6-phosphate and be stored in the form of galactomannans and mannans through a series of biochemical reactions.…”