TY - JOUR

T1 - Valorization of faba bean (Vicia faba) by-products

AU - Krenz, Lina Maja Marie

AU - Grebenteuch, Sandra

AU - Zocher, Kathleen

AU - Rohn, Sascha

AU - Pleissner, Daniel

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2023.

PY - 2024/11

Y1 - 2024/11

N2 - From harvesting to consumption of the faba bean (Vicia faba), different plant residues such as stems, leaves, pods, and seed husks remain as by-products. The harvest residues constitute about 50% (w/w) of the whole aboveground biomass, while the empty pods and the seed husks account for 11% and 6% (w/w) on average, respectively. Due to the environmental and dietary benefits, the global production of faba beans is most likely to increase in the future. Concomitantly, the amounts of by-products will rise as well. So far, mainly the harvest residues have been widely studied, whereas the pods and husks have received less consideration. Therefore, the aim of this review was to provide an overview of the composition of the faba bean plant residues and to illustrate their potential of being used as feedstock in food, feed, or even non-food applications. This literature survey clearly reveals that all the residual materials of faba beans contain valuable compounds and might be suitable for a multitude of different applications. The residual material should thus not be disposed of but further valorized in order to exploit the full potential of the biomass.

AB - From harvesting to consumption of the faba bean (Vicia faba), different plant residues such as stems, leaves, pods, and seed husks remain as by-products. The harvest residues constitute about 50% (w/w) of the whole aboveground biomass, while the empty pods and the seed husks account for 11% and 6% (w/w) on average, respectively. Due to the environmental and dietary benefits, the global production of faba beans is most likely to increase in the future. Concomitantly, the amounts of by-products will rise as well. So far, mainly the harvest residues have been widely studied, whereas the pods and husks have received less consideration. Therefore, the aim of this review was to provide an overview of the composition of the faba bean plant residues and to illustrate their potential of being used as feedstock in food, feed, or even non-food applications. This literature survey clearly reveals that all the residual materials of faba beans contain valuable compounds and might be suitable for a multitude of different applications. The residual material should thus not be disposed of but further valorized in order to exploit the full potential of the biomass.

KW - Biorefinery

KW - Faba bean

KW - Feed

KW - Fibres

KW - Food

KW - Legumes

KW - Protein

KW - Chemistry

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U2 - 10.1007/s13399-023-03779-9

DO - 10.1007/s13399-023-03779-9

M3 - Scientific review articles

AN - SCOPUS:85146396749

VL - 14

SP - 26663

EP - 26680

JO - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

JF - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

SN - 2190-6815

IS - 21

ER -