CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF SMALL WHITE (NAVY) BEANS

The chemical composition of small white (navy) beans grown in Ontario and at two locations in Alberta was compared to see if chemical compos ition was influenced by environment The Ontario-grown beans had more s tarch and less protein than beans grown in Alberta. Of the fiber compo nents, only enzyme-extractable pentosan was higher in beans from Alber ta compared to beans from Ontario. Most other chemical components had similar levels in both environments. Simple and partial correlations r evealed the relationships among a number of the chemical components. H owever, the effect of chemical composition on maturity was not obvious and may be complex.