NUTRITIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL STUDlES ON THECURING OF HORSE BEAN (VICIA FABA)

Abstract

Legume seeds constitute the protein rich part of the basic diet in many developing countries including Egypt. They are rich sources of cheap proteins (20 - 40%), carbohydrate (50 - 60%) and fairly good sources of thiamin, calcium and iron. For these reasons, legumes are used to a large extent as sources for meat substitutes and functional protein in food industry. Considering that 30% of the world population (the developed countries) uses 60% of the total production of food and agricultural products, it becomes more and more necessary to change this maldistribution in order to obtain politicalI and socially stable conditions. One of the most obvious solutions to this problem is an extended utilization of vegetable protein instead of meat.