title: Chemometric dissimilarity in nutritive value of popularly consumed Nigerian brown and white common beans.
abstract: Brown beans are the preferred varieties over the white beans in Nigeria due to their assumed richer nutrients. This study was aimed at assessing and characterising some popular Nigerian common beans for their nutritive value based on seed coat colour. Three varieties, each, of Nigerian brown and white beans, and one, each, of French bean and soybean were analysed for 19 nutrients. Z-statistics test showed that Nigerian beans are nutritionally analogous to French bean and soybean. Analysis of variance showed that seed coat colour varied with proximate nutrients, Ca, Fe, and Vit C. Chemometric analysis methods revealed superior beans for macro and micro nutrients and presented clearer groupings among the beans for seed coat colour. The study estimated a moderate genetic distance (GD) that will facilitate transfer of useful genes and intercrossing among the beans. It also offers an opportunity to integrate French bean and soybean into genetic improvement programs in Nigerian common beans.
authors: Department of Chemical Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, PMB 2118 Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. Electronic address: kmoyib@hotmail.com.
authors: Oluwasayo Kehinde
authors: OK
authors: Moyib
authors: Department of Chemical Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, PMB 2118 Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria.
authors: Ganiyy Olasunkanmi
authors: GO
authors: Alashiri
authors: Department of Biological Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, PMB 2118 Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria.
authors: Oluseyi Damilola
authors: OD
authors: Adejoye
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000032:analysis; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification*; D005504:Food Analysis; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000032:analysis; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000032:analysis; D009549:Nigeria; D009753:Nutritive Value; D027805:Phaseolus / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013025:Glycine max / Q000737:chemistry; D013831:Thiamine / Q000032:analysis; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D019266:Iron, Dietary; D018977:Micronutrients; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D013831:Thiamine
keywords: French bean; Nigerian common beans; Nutrients; Seed coat colour; Soybean