Sensory screening of pea (Pisum sativum L.) seeds and correlations to seed qualityShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: FUTURE FOODS, ISSN 2666-8335, Vol. 12, article id 100691Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture, SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Abstract [en]
Growing demand for environmentally sustainable protein sources is shifting dietary preferences toward plantderived alternatives such as legumes. Pea (Pisum sativum L.) seeds offer great potential for expanded human consumption, but sensory quality is key for consumer acceptance and cultivar development. In this study, a diversity panel of 15 pea accessions was evaluated for nutrients and phytochemicals (protein, resistant and nonresistant starch, fatty acids, choline, phytate, saponins, and sucrose) and their sensory attributes (taste, aroma, mouthfeel, and aftertaste). Among the sensory attributes, mouthfeel and aroma contributed most to the variation. Principal component analysis revealed two large, distinct clusters, primarily separated by seed coat (testa) colour. Accessions with a dark-coloured testa were generally perceived more odour intense and with more texture, while accessions with light-coloured testa were sweeter and juicier. Accessions with wrinkled seeds stood out in their content of non-resistant starch, sucrose, total choline, and phytate, when compared to smooth and dimpled seeds. Shorter cooking times were positively correlated to the perception of higher bitterness. This study highlights the potential in combining seed compositional analysis and sensory evaluations for screening pea accessions suitable for the development of future food products.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2025. Vol. 12, article id 100691
Keywords [en]
pisum sativum, taste, sensorics, pea flour, diversity panel, nutrients, antinutritional factors
National Category
Food Science
Research subject
Natural Science, Food Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-140806DOI: 10.1016/j.fufo.2025.100691ISI: 001522022500001PubMedID: 39994504Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105008929169OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-140806DiVA, id: diva2:1983985
2025-07-142025-07-142025-08-07Bibliographically approved