In future plant-based diets, e.g. legumes will play an important role. A variety of Faba bean sorts can be grown under organic conditions in Denmark, but vary in their nutritional value and functional properties. The aim of the project is to evaluate the variation in these parameters relative to specific sorts of Danish grown Faba beans.
In the project, Faba beans will be analysed for their nutritional quality including contents of protein, micronutrients and antinutritional factors, as well as protein composition using e.g. ICP-MS, HPLC and 1D/2D gels. The activities are part of the project ØkoFaba, and will besides determining nutritional quality also potentially include additional properties e.g. protein extraction and fractionation as well as functionality and other application tests conducted at or in collaboration with Technological Institute, Aarhus, who is also partnering the project. Special focus will be on application for plant-based drinks.
The project is thus part of the bigger project, ØkoFaba, and will imply collaboration with other participants in the project.
