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. 2024 Jan 20;13(2):314. doi: 10.3390/plants13020314

Table 1.

Basic chemical composition and caloric value of pods of French beans studied.

Sample Water Content Protein Ash Fat Carbohydrates Caloric Value
% g/100 g DW g/100 g DW g/100 g DW g/100 g DW kcal/100 g DW
KIS_1 91.34 a 16.59 e 6.38 c–e 0.63 fg 68.05 344.23
KIS_2 91.65 a 20.33 a–d 6.53 b–d 0.10 j 65.11 342.67
KIS_3 92.10 a 20.36 a–d 7.42 ab 0.49 h 62.88 337.32
KIS_4 92.38 a 20.69 a–c 8.13 a 0.91 bc 62.11 339.41
KIS_5 91.53 a 19.51 b–e 6.49 b–e 0.71 ef 64.58 342.75
KIS_6 86.13 ab 22.79 a 5.13 fg 0.73 ef 65.73 360.64
KIS_7 92.28 a 18.98 b–e 7.14 a–c 0.10 j 66.06 341.06
KIS_8 88.42 a 17.31 de 5.53 e–g 0.98 b 69.76 357.07
KIS_9 86.84 ab 20.07 a–d 4.72 g 0.70 ef 68.71 361.37
KIS_10 72.57 b 18.65 c–e 5.14 fg 0.93 bc 69.78 362.11
KIS_11 90.23 a 17.64 c–e 7.40 ab 0.23 i 69.00 348.66
KIS_12 93.00 a 20.48 a–d 5.36 fg 1.11 a 65.06 352.21
KIS_13 91.08 a 17.41 de 5.70 d–g 0.62 fg 68.11 347.61
KIS_14 88.64 a 18.57 c–e 5.09 fg 0.75 de 69.41 358.71
KIS_15 92.57 a 20.23 a–d 5.90 d–f 1.13 a 64.55 349.31
KIS_16 92.53 a 22.79 a 5.55 d–g 0.85 cd 63.32 352.08
KIS_17 87.92 a 22.09 ab 5.26 fg 0.15 ij 66.09 354.10
KIS_18 88.78 a 16.33 e 5.69 d–g 0.89 bc 70.51 355.41
KIS_19 86.26 ab 17.42 de 5.32 fg 0.53 gh 70.45 356.20
Range 72.56–93.00 16.09–23.07 4.52–8.21 0.09–1.20 62.01–70.57 337.05–362.72
Mean ± SD 89.28 ± 4.52 19.38 ± 1.92 5.99 ± 0.93 0.66 ± 0.33 66.80 ± 2.63 350.68 ± 7.62
CV (%) 5.07 9.93 15.55 49.35 3.93 2.17

Data are means (n = 3). Mean values with different letters (a–j) in a column are significantly different (p < 0.05). DW—dry weight.