Maximum force values, obtained from mechanical testing,
indicated that processed samples (blanched and then frozen
samples) showed increased firmness compared with fresh
beans (Table 3). This increment in texture is in coincidence
with the study by Mozzoni et al. (2009) in soybean and Barrett
et al. (2000) in corn and cauliflower that observed an increase
in texture of blanched vegetables compared with raw materials.
In this conditions, heating (blanching) of samples may