Fialho, Lílian da SilvaGuimarães, Valéria MontezeBarros, Everaldo Gonçalves deMoreira, Maurilio AlvesDias, Luiz Antônio dos SantosOliveira, Maria Goreti de AlmeidaJosé, Inês ChamelRezende, Sebastião Tavares de2018-04-242018-04-242006-06-2015739104https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-006-0019-3http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/19071Common beans have a high nutritional value, but contain galactooligosaccharides (GO), which cause flatulence and intestinal discomfort in humans. The biochemical composition of ten bean cultivars was determined to select those of high protein and low GO contents. The cultivars varied in carbohydrate (47.02–60.17%), GO (3.12 – 5.71%), protein (22.17–33.50%), lipid (1.13–1.81%), moisture (11.42–12.93%) and ash contents (4.08–5.61%). ‘Mexico 222’ presented the highest α-galactosidase activity. Protein and GO contents were positively correlated. ‘Perry Marrow’ combined high protein and low GO concentrations, indicating it can be used in improvement programs aiming at high-quality cultivars for human consumption.pdfengSpringer Science+Business Media, Inc.Phaseolus vulgarisGalactooligosaccharidesα-galacto- sidaseFlatulenceProteinArtigo