Seeking to define alternative technologies of processing green bean (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp), it was studied its freeze processing . This consisted of the reception of raw material, grain selection through color and size uniformity, followed by a washing in running water and blanching through immersion in water at 90ºC. The grains were conditioned in plastic bags and frozen in domestic freezer at -18ºC, being stored to that temperature. The shelf-life study was accomplished by 180 days through physico-chemical, microbiological and sensorial analyses, preserving in good conditions for the consumption. It was also accomplished the test of acceptance of the product being compared with the fresh green bean. Although the acceptance level has not been very loud (71,1%) when compared with the fresh bean (96,6%), this result could be different in areas which don't have the habit of consuming this leguminosa in green maturation stage.
Green Bean; Freezing; Storing
