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Vicia faba L. - Fabaceae - broad bean, Ackerbohne, Saubohne

Erect annual plant, 60-150cm tall, probably native to S.W.Asia and N.Africa, widely cultivated for the edible seeds as food; leaves pinnate, 10-25cm, with 2-6 oval to elliptic leaflets 4-10cm long; flowers axillary 1-6, calyx 12-15mm long, corolla white to pink, standard petals white, wing petals white with a black spot; fruit pod, pubescent, 8-20cm long, 1-2cm broad, green, matures to brown; seeds 2-3cm, ovoid-oblong.

„The volatile compounds reported in V. faba consist mainly of aldehydes and alcohols, which represent over 60 % of the total composition in volatiles detected in the seeds (Oomah, Razafindrainibe, & Drover, 2014; Akkad et al., 2019). Alcohols and aldehydes are shown to be responsible for the green, grassy and beany notes associated with V. faba beans (MacLeod et al., 1988; Mishra, Tripathi, Gupta, & Variyar, 2017; Ong & Liu, 2018). Other compounds that potentially play a role in V. faba flavor on account of their low odor thresholds are 3-isopropyl-2-methoxypyrazine (0.004 ppb in water), a naturally-occurring methoxypyrazine associated with pea-like and earthy aromas (Murray & Whitfield, 1975; Czerny et al., 2008), 2-pentylfuran (6 ppb in water), a furan which can impart green, beany and earthy notes (Buttery, Seifert, Guadagni, & Ling, 1971; Sessa & Rackis, 1977; Oomah et al., 2014; Szczygiel, Harte, Strasburg, & Cho, 2017), and limonene (10 ppb in water), a terpenoid characterized by citrus, green and fruity odors (Buttery et al., 1971; Mishra et al., 2017; Akkad et al., 2019).“
[Sharan, Siddharth, et al. „Fava bean (Vicia faba L.) for food applications: From seed to ingredient processing and its effect on functional properties, antinutritional factors, flavor, and color.“ Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 20.1 (2021): 401-428]

Thomé, O.W., Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz (1886-1889) Fl. Deutschl. vol. 3 (1885) [tt. 317-461] t. 448
http://plantgenera.org/species.php?id_species=1060719

Vicia faba © Rolf Marschner (2007), www.botanische-spaziergaenge.at