Dry beans are rich sources of dietary fiber and
phytochemicals such as flavonoids and phenolics that
exhibit good functional properties. In current study line,
cooking and soaking time effects were investigated on
water absorption, splitting and texture of different Iranian
red kidney beans to determine the best lines and the best
soaking time related to them for industrial use. D81083 line
had the highest level of water absorption after 24 h soaking
followed by Akhtar and KS31164 lines while Azna, Goli
and Naz lines had the lowest level of water absorption
(p