cooking of radiation processed red kidney beans on the antioxidant
activity during the six months of storage at ambient temp.
Additional studies were also carried out to evaluate the effect of
radiation processing on nutritional, functional and sensory properties
of red kidney beans. Dose of 0.25–1.0 kGy is recommended
for insect disinfestation and 6–10 kGy is required to control mould
growth (Diehl, 1995). Irradiation with an average dose of 10 kGy
has been proved to show no toxicological hazards and to introduce
no specific microbial and nutritional problems (WHO, 1981). In
view of this, doses in the range of 0.25–10.0 kGy were selected for
the studies. This information will be beneficial for further commercialization
and exploration of this technology in food
industries.