Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces

This study aimed to characterize the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of ten Mediterranean bean landraces compared to a commercial variety (Big Borlotto, Batlle Seeds). Significant genetic diversity was found among the landraces, affecting their nutritional composition, mineral content, an...

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Main Authors: Gorbe, Elisa, Morard, Miguel, Rausell-Moreno, Armand, Calatayud, Ángeles, Penella, Consuelo
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Published: Elsevier 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9036
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157525002480
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author Gorbe, Elisa
Morard, Miguel
Rausell-Moreno, Armand
Calatayud, Ángeles
Penella, Consuelo
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Gorbe, Elisa
Morard, Miguel
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Rausell-Moreno, Armand
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Morard, Miguel
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Calatayud, Ángeles
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description This study aimed to characterize the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of ten Mediterranean bean landraces compared to a commercial variety (Big Borlotto, Batlle Seeds). Significant genetic diversity was found among the landraces, affecting their nutritional composition, mineral content, and bioactive compounds. Essential minerals such as calcium, iron, and zinc exhibited considerable variability, with landraces 103, 15, 40, and 102 showing higher mineral levels than the control variety. The fatty acid profiles varied, with linolenic acid being predominant, accounting for 39.1–47.3 % of total fat, depending on the genotype. Positive correlations between fatty acids and mineral content suggest complex interdependencies influencing grain quality, with the strongest correlations observed between Mg and linolenic (r = 0.66) or palmitic (r = 0.63) acids. Beans with colored seed coats exhibited higher antioxidant capacity attributed to phenolic acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, and ascorbic acid, emphasizing seed coat color as an indicator of nutritional quality. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified five clusters based on physical and nutritional traits, revealing correlations between seed size, color, and quality. These findings highlight the potential of bean landraces to promote local economies and biodiversity.
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spelling ReDivia90362025-04-25T14:49:51Z Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces Gorbe, Elisa Morard, Miguel Rausell-Moreno, Armand Calatayud, Ángeles Penella, Consuelo Antioxidant activity Mineral profile Fatty acid composition Bioactive phytochemicals Q04 Food composition Phenolic compounds Flavonoids Carotenoids Ascorbic acid Fatty acid composition Biodiversity This study aimed to characterize the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of ten Mediterranean bean landraces compared to a commercial variety (Big Borlotto, Batlle Seeds). Significant genetic diversity was found among the landraces, affecting their nutritional composition, mineral content, and bioactive compounds. Essential minerals such as calcium, iron, and zinc exhibited considerable variability, with landraces 103, 15, 40, and 102 showing higher mineral levels than the control variety. The fatty acid profiles varied, with linolenic acid being predominant, accounting for 39.1–47.3 % of total fat, depending on the genotype. Positive correlations between fatty acids and mineral content suggest complex interdependencies influencing grain quality, with the strongest correlations observed between Mg and linolenic (r = 0.66) or palmitic (r = 0.63) acids. Beans with colored seed coats exhibited higher antioxidant capacity attributed to phenolic acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, and ascorbic acid, emphasizing seed coat color as an indicator of nutritional quality. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified five clusters based on physical and nutritional traits, revealing correlations between seed size, color, and quality. These findings highlight the potential of bean landraces to promote local economies and biodiversity. 2025-03-05T11:40:50Z 2025-03-05T11:40:50Z 2025 article publishedVersion Gorbe, E., Morard, M., Rausell-Moreno, A., Calatadyud, Á., & Penella, C. (2025). Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 107433. 0889-1575 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9036 10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107433 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157525002480 en We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Agri-Food Laboratory of Burjassot (GVA), and specifically to María Luisa Ruiz Dominguez and her team to their invaluable assistance and support throughout the course of fatty acids research. This work was supported by the project IVIA-GVA 52201D from Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (this project is susceptible of being co-financed by the European Union through the FEDER Program 2021–2027 Comunitat Valenciana). Finally, MM was financed thanks to the award of the Spanish government MCIN/AEI to the IATA-CSIC as Center of Excellence Accreditation Severo Ochoa (CEX2021–001189-S/ MCIN/AEI / 10.13039/501100011033). Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess Elsevier electronico
spellingShingle Antioxidant activity
Mineral profile
Fatty acid composition
Bioactive phytochemicals
Q04 Food composition
Phenolic compounds
Flavonoids
Carotenoids
Ascorbic acid
Fatty acid composition
Biodiversity
Gorbe, Elisa
Morard, Miguel
Rausell-Moreno, Armand
Calatayud, Ángeles
Penella, Consuelo
Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces
title Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces
title_full Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces
title_fullStr Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces
title_full_unstemmed Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces
title_short Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces
title_sort exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in mediterranean bean landraces
topic Antioxidant activity
Mineral profile
Fatty acid composition
Bioactive phytochemicals
Q04 Food composition
Phenolic compounds
Flavonoids
Carotenoids
Ascorbic acid
Fatty acid composition
Biodiversity
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9036
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157525002480
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