Physical and Mechanical Properties of Selected Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivated in Tanzania

Table 2

Common beans physical properties measurements.

Physical Properties		Uyole-96	Kablanketi	Wanja
Weight (gm)	Min	0.45	0.23	0.34
	Max	0.73	0.69	0.71
	Average	0.62	0.47	0.50
Length (mm)	Min	15.25	11.39	13.16
	Max	19.96	16.75	16.98
	Average	18.32	13.71	15.06
Width (mm)	Min	8.15	6.86	6.55
	Max	10.92	9.56	9.17
	Average	8.97	8.21	7.61
Thickness (mm)	Min	4.68	4.46	4.80
	Max	6.02	7.60	7.05
	Average	5.50	6.16	5.93
Mean diameter ()	Min	9.80	7.57	8.69
	Max	11.96	10.76	11.01
	Av	10.93	9.35	9.55
Geometric Mean ()	Min	8.81	7.04	7.87
	Max	10.60	10.16	10.25
	Av	9.66	8.33	8.80
Sphericity ()	Min	50	57	52
	Max	59	70	63
	Av	53	64	58