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In this study, several cooking methods (microwaving, roasting, steaming, and boiling), which are expected to reduce the odd flavors, were evaluated in terms of both health benefit effects and odd flavor factors, including antioxidant activities and the content of non-volatile and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A cooking time of 5 min was selected because of the high content of l-dopa (l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) and aim of reducing the undesirable flavors of the cooked faba leaves. Microwaving and steaming significantly increased the l-dopa content by 24% and 19%, respectively. Roasting specifically increased the content of flavonols, exhibiting a 28% increase of kaempferol-3-O-arabinoside-7-O-rhamnoside, representatively, whereas boiling decreased about 50% of most phytochemicals evaluated. Microwaving and steaming treatments significantly increased the antioxidant activities. The l-dopa content and antioxidant activities of the processed faba leaves were strongly positively correlated with either an R2 = 0.863 of DPPH radical scavenging activity or an R2 = 0.856 value of ABTS radical scavenging activity, showing that l-dopa was a key antioxidant. All cooking methods potentially improved the flavor of the cooked faba leaves compared with that of the fresh leaves, because they significantly reduced the contents of VOCs such as alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones. These VOCs were the main components (&gt;90%) in the fresh leaves. Adverse aromatic hydrocarbons were newly formed by the microwaving treatment, typically producing p-xylene, which is known to be a harmful dose-dependent compound, but they were not detected in leaves processed by the other cooking methods; therefore, although microwaving efficiently increased antioxidant activity, the chemical safety of the aromatic hydrocarbons produced need further study.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/antiox11050931","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,9]],"date-time":"2022-05-09T21:23:27Z","timestamp":1652131407000},"page":"931","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Improving the Antioxidant Activity and Flavor of Faba (Vicia faba L.) 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