Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of Purdue improved crop storage (PICS) bags in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda. Consumers' preferred Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied. Results showed that NS beans stored in PICS bags outperformed those in PP bags (control) across several metrics: lower moisture content (10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%), reduced insect infestation (3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insects), less grain damage (6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%), lower weight loss (0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%), shorter cooking time (183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 min), a higher germination rate (95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%), and greater overall acceptability (6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18). Similar benefits were observed for YS beans stored in PICS bags. The PICS bags effectively preserved the physicochemical, culinary, and sensory quality characteristics of NS and YS beans over three months, making them a viable storage solution for common dry beans.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
NS beans stored in PICS bags had lower moisture content than those in PP bags.
- Taxon
- common bean
Phaseolus vulgarise0 - Material
- Nambale short (NS)e2
- Treatment
- PICS bagse1
- Outcome
- moisture contente1
- Direction
- lowere1
- Value
- 10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%e1
- Comparator
- PP bags (control)e1
- Setting
- Ugandae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e1“NS beans stored in PICS bags outperformed those in PP bags (control) across several metrics: lower moisture content (10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%), reduced insect infestation (3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insects), less grain damage (6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%), lower weight loss (0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%), shorter cooking time (183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 min), a higher germination rate (95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%), and greater overall acceptability (6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18)”
e2“Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied”
Claim · model-written summary
PICS bags reduced insect infestation of NS beans compared with PP bags.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Material
- Nambale short (NS)e2
- Treatment
- PICS bagse1
- Outcome
- insect infestatione1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insectse1
- Comparator
- PP bags (control)e1
- Setting
- Ugandae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e1“NS beans stored in PICS bags outperformed those in PP bags (control) across several metrics: lower moisture content (10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%), reduced insect infestation (3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insects), less grain damage (6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%), lower weight loss (0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%), shorter cooking time (183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 min), a higher germination rate (95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%), and greater overall acceptability (6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18)”
e2“Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied”
Claim · model-written summary
PICS bags gave less grain damage to NS beans than PP bags.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Material
- Nambale short (NS)e2
- Treatment
- PICS bagse1
- Outcome
- grain damagee1
- Direction
- lesse1
- Value
- 6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%e1
- Comparator
- PP bags (control)e1
- Setting
- Ugandae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e1“NS beans stored in PICS bags outperformed those in PP bags (control) across several metrics: lower moisture content (10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%), reduced insect infestation (3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insects), less grain damage (6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%), lower weight loss (0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%), shorter cooking time (183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 min), a higher germination rate (95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%), and greater overall acceptability (6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18)”
e2“Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied”
Claim · model-written summary
PICS bags gave lower weight loss of NS beans than PP bags.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Material
- Nambale short (NS)e2
- Treatment
- PICS bagse1
- Outcome
- weight losse1
- Direction
- lowere1
- Value
- 0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%e1
- Comparator
- PP bags (control)e1
- Setting
- Ugandae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e1“NS beans stored in PICS bags outperformed those in PP bags (control) across several metrics: lower moisture content (10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%), reduced insect infestation (3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insects), less grain damage (6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%), lower weight loss (0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%), shorter cooking time (183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 min), a higher germination rate (95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%), and greater overall acceptability (6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18)”
e2“Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied”
Claim · model-written summary
NS beans stored in PICS bags had shorter cooking time than those in PP bags.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Material
- Nambale short (NS)e2
- Treatment
- PICS bagse1
- Outcome
- cooking timee1
- Direction
- shortere1
- Value
- 183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 mine1
- Comparator
- PP bags (control)e1
- Setting
- Ugandae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e1“NS beans stored in PICS bags outperformed those in PP bags (control) across several metrics: lower moisture content (10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%), reduced insect infestation (3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insects), less grain damage (6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%), lower weight loss (0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%), shorter cooking time (183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 min), a higher germination rate (95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%), and greater overall acceptability (6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18)”
e2“Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied”
Claim · model-written summary
NS beans stored in PICS bags had a higher germination rate than those in PP bags.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Material
- Nambale short (NS)e2
- Treatment
- PICS bagse1
- Outcome
- germination ratee1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%e1
- Comparator
- PP bags (control)e1
- Setting
- Ugandae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e1“NS beans stored in PICS bags outperformed those in PP bags (control) across several metrics: lower moisture content (10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%), reduced insect infestation (3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insects), less grain damage (6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%), lower weight loss (0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%), shorter cooking time (183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 min), a higher germination rate (95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%), and greater overall acceptability (6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18)”
e2“Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied”
Claim · model-written summary
NS beans stored in PICS bags had greater overall acceptability than those in PP bags.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Material
- Nambale short (NS)e2
- Treatment
- PICS bagse1
- Outcome
- overall acceptabilitye1
- Direction
- greatere1
- Value
- 6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18e1
- Comparator
- PP bags (control)e1
- Setting
- Ugandae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e1“NS beans stored in PICS bags outperformed those in PP bags (control) across several metrics: lower moisture content (10.51 ± 0.04 vs. 12.80 ± 0.04%), reduced insect infestation (3.50 ± 0.04 vs. 47.00 ± 0.04 insects), less grain damage (6.60 ± 0.08 vs. 37.26 ± 0.08%), lower weight loss (0.55 ± 0.13 vs. 3.15 ± 0.13%), shorter cooking time (183.75 ± 0.06 vs. 251.10 ± 0.06 min), a higher germination rate (95.00 ± 0.20 vs. 87.00 ± 0.20%), and greater overall acceptability (6.65 ± 0.18 vs. 6.04 ± 0.18)”
e2“Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied”
Claim · model-written summary
Similar benefits were observed for YS beans stored in PICS bags.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Material
- yellow short (YS)e2
- Treatment
- PICS bagse3
- Outcome
- benefitse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e2“Nambale short (NS) and yellow short (YS) bean varieties were studied”
e3“Similar benefits were observed for YS beans stored in PICS bags”
Claim · model-written summary
PICS bags preserved the physicochemical, culinary and sensory quality characteristics of NS and YS beans over three months.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
- Treatment
- PICS bagse4
- Outcome
- physicochemical, culinary, and sensory quality characteristicse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in preserving the quality of two common bean varieties over three months in Uganda”
e4“The PICS bags effectively preserved the physicochemical, culinary, and sensory quality characteristics of NS and YS beans over three months, making them a viable storage solution for common dry beans”
Claim · model-written summary
PICS bags are a viable storage solution for common dry beans.
Verbatim
e4“The PICS bags effectively preserved the physicochemical, culinary, and sensory quality characteristics of NS and YS beans over three months, making them a viable storage solution for common dry beans”
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