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Comprehensive Analysis of Decortication Effects on Faba Bean Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activities

Imene Rajhi, Mondher Boulaaba, Rim Nefissi Ouertani, Haythem Mhadhbi

Food and Drug Safety · 98-107 · 10.55121/fds.v3i2.102354

This study investigated the impact of seed coat removal (decortication) on the phenolic composition and antioxidant activities of two Tunisian faba bean (Vicia faba L.) cultivars (Local Nabeul and Local Beja). The total phenolic, flavonoid, and tannin contents, alongside three antioxidant activity assays (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhy