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Gerald Muschiolik and Horst Schmandke
Functional Properties of Faba Bean Products (Vicia faba)
Nutrition, Biochemistry and Processing

66 Figures and 169 Tables, 301 pages

Content

1   Introduction
1.1   History
1.2   Producing regions and agricultural production
1.3   Utilization of faba beans
   
2   Chemical composition
2.1   Mature faba bean seeds
2.2   Faba bean hulls
2.3   Influence of varieties and cultivation
2.4   Germination effect
   
3   Biologically active substances
3.1   Phenolic compounds
3.1.1   Phenolic acids
3.1.2   Flavonoids
3.1.2.1   Tannins
3.1.2.2   Chemical and biochemical reactions
3.1.3   Physiological effects
3.1.4.1   Sensory properties of phenolic acids and their reaction products
3.1.4.2   Choleretic action of phenolic acids
3.1.4.3   Toxicity of phenolic acids
3.1.4.4   Influence of the proanthocyanidins on digestibility and absorption of nutrients and minerals; toxicity of proanthocyanidins
3.1.4.5   Effects of estrogenic, specific enzyme inhibiting and antioxidant activity of flavonoids and their gentoxicity
3.2   Phytic acid
3.2.1   Salt formation and interaction with proteins
3.2.2   Content of faba beans and their products
3.2.3   Nutritional action
3.3   Protease inhibitors
3.3.1   Properties and protease inhibiting activity
3.3.2   Nutritional action
3.4   Lectins
3.4.1   Properties
3.4.2   Hemagglutinating activity
3.5   Vicine and convicine (favism)
3.5.1   Structure, solubility, hydrolysis and oxidation, absorption
3.5.2   Isouramil as catalyser of the oxygen oxidation of glutathione
3.5.3   Active mechanism of pyrimidines of faba beans on erythrocytes
3.5.4   Favism
3.5.5   Vicine and convicine content of faba beans and corresponding products
3.6   Flatulence causing carbohydrates
3.7   Further substances
3.7.1   Enzymes
3.7.1.1   Lipoxygenase
3.7.1.2   alpha-Galactosidase
3.7.1.3   Galactokinase
3.7.1.4   Phospholipase
3.7.2   Lipids and sterols
3.7.3   Saponins (oleanan derivatives)
3.7.4   Mycotoxins, phytoalexins, fabatins, cyanogenic glucosides, 4-chlor-6-methoxyindole, pancreas lipase activators or inhibitors
3.7.5   Carcinogenic polyaromatics, heavy metals, radionucleotides and insecticides
3.7.6   Nucleic acids, vitamins, pyrroloquinolinequinole (methoxatine), L-3.4 dihydroxyphenylalanine (levodopa, dopa) and epsilon-N-pyrrolylleucine
   
4   Production of protein and starch products
4.1   Whole and dehulled faba beans
4.2   Faba bean flour
4.2.1   Milling of dehulled faba beans
4.2.2   Modification of faba bean flour
4.2.3   Off-flavour of faba bean products
4.3   Enrichment of protein and starch by air classification, production of faba bean protein concentrates and faba bean starch
4.4   Protein isolation by wet processes
4.5   Protein modification
4.6   Functional properties of various modified faba bean protein isolates
4.6.1   Protein solubility
4.6.2   Viscosity behaviour
4.6.3   Gel formation and gel properties at pH 2.0 to 3.5
4.6.4   Foaming and foam properties
4.6.5   Further functional properties
4.7   Process specification of the isolation of protein and starch of faba beans by the wet process
4.7.1   Processing steps
4.7.2   Preparation of faba bean protein isolate
4.7.3   Yield and mass balance
   
5   Properties of proteins and starch
5.1   Proteins
5.1.1   Composition of globulin fraction
5.1.2   Vicilin and legumin
5.1.3   Properties of globulins
5.1.4   Properties of whole globulin fraction (faba bean protein isolate)
5.2   Starch
5.2.1   Morphology and physical structure of starch granules
5.2.2   Composition of fractional faba bean starch
5.2.3   Properties of amylose and amylopectin
5.2.4   Functional properties of faba bean starch
   
6   Modification of protein functionality
6.1   Chemical modification
6.1.1   Acetylation
6.1.1.1   Solubility
6.1.1.2   Interfacial behaviour
6.1.1.2.1   Air-water interfaces
6.1.1.2.2   Oil-water interfaces
6.1.1.2.3   Emulsifying properties
6.1.1.3   Viscosity behaviour
6.1.1.4   Gel properties
6.1.1.5   Mixtures with other gelling agents
6.1.2   Succinylation
6.1.2.1   Interfacial behaviour
6.1.2.1.1   Air-water interfaces
6.1.2.1.2   Oil-water interfaces
6.1.2.2   Other functional properties
6.1.3   Reaction with aldehydes
6.1.3.1   Reaction in homogenous phase
6.1.3.2   Reaction in heterogenous phase
6.2   Enzymatic modification
6.2.1   Faba bean protein isolate
6.2.2   Modified faba bean protein and legumin
6.2.2.1   Hydrolysis with chymotrypsin
6.2.2.2   Hydrolysis with trypsin
6.2.3   Total hydrolysis with pepsin and trypsin
6.2.4   Plastein reaction
6.2.5   Changing the gelation of faba bean protein with transglutaminase
6.3   Partial denaturation by pH and by heating
6.3.1   Acidic denaturation
6.3.2   Alkaline denaturation
6.3.3   Heat denaturation 
6.4   Formation of protein-polysaccharide complexes
6.5   Mechanical modification
6.6   Modification by high pressure homogenizer
6.7   Interaction with neutral salts
6.8   Genetic engineering of faba bean proteins
   
7   Protein and starch as food resources and additives
7.1   Preparation of spun protein fibres
7.1.1   Flow behaviour of alkaline protein suspensions
7.1.2   Fibre formation by spinning af alkaline protein suspensions
7.1.3   Functional properties of spun protein fibres and their modification by additional treatment
7.1.4   Formation of fibrous gels in a coagulation bath
7.2   Preparation of extruded and drum-dried protein products - functional properties
7.3   Faba bean products as meat extender
7.3.1   Influence of faba bean flour, protein isolates and their modified products, and faba bean starch, on meat emulsion properties
7.3.2   Influence of faba bean protein concentrates on the properties of cooked minced meat
7.3.3   Influence of extruded faba bean products on the properties of cooked meat emulsions
7.3.4   Influence of extruded faba bean products on the properties of fried minced meat (German beefsteak)
7.3.5   Processing of protein products - preparation of meat analoges
7.4   Faba bean products as fish meat extenders
7.5   Utilization of faba bean protein in food emulsions
7.5.1   Oil-in-water emulsions
7.5.2   Water-in-oil emulsions
7.6   Application of faba bean products in bread, noodles and blancmange
7.7   Application of faba bean products in confectionary
7.8   Use of faba bean products as nut-like products
7.9   Faba beans in traditional foods
7.9.1   Pretreatment of faba beans
7.9.2   Faba beans in traditional dishes
7.9.2.1   Traditional non-fermented dishes
7.9.2.2   Traditional fermented dishes
   
8   Protein value and toxicological evaluation of faba bean products
8.1   Protein value
8.1.1   Faba bean preparations of the Middle East (faba bean flour, protein concentrate and isolate)
8.1.2   Acetylated faba bean protein isolates
8.1.3   Succinylated faba bean protein isolates
8.1.4   Extruded faba bean protein products and spun fibres of faba bean protein isolate/casein (1/1); protein modifications by heat denaturation, alkaline treatment and reaction with dialdehyde starch, aluminium ions or isothiocyanates
8.1.5   Meat analogs from spun fibres of faba bean protein isolate/casein (1/1) or faba bean concentrate; potato chips, bread and tofu prepared using faba bean protein concentrate
8.2   Toxicological evaluation of products from dehulled faba beans
   
   References
   Index

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