27The effect of hydrothermal (HT) (boiling for 15 or 120min) and high-hydrostatic pressure (HHP) 28 (150, 300, 450, and 600MPa for 5, 10 or 15min) processing on the rheological, pasting, thermal 29 and functional properties of bean flours was investigated. HT and HHP treatments differently 30 affected these properties. HT120 led to maximum values of elastic and viscous moduli (G′, G′′), 31 and gel strength of bean flours. HHP enhanced G′, G′′ and gel strength as the pressure and 32 holding time increased. The viscoelastic properties of HT120 and HHP600/5-treated bean flours 33 correlated with the increased viscosity of these samples. The pasting profiles and thermograms 34 indicated a full, partial, and limited starch gelatinization in HT120, HHP600/5 and HHP 35 450MPa samples, respectively. Enthalpy values showed that HT120 caused a higher degree of 36 protein denaturation than HHP, with protein denaturation increasing as pressurization and time 37 increased. This had an impact on protein solubility and emulsifying activity of flours which were 38 significantly diminished by HT15/HT120, but maintained or slightly decreased by HHP. 39Nevertheless, HHP-treated samples showed enhanced emulsifying stability with increased 40 pressure and holding time. These results demonstrate that HHP has the technological potential to 41 manufacture bean flours with a range of functionalities into diverse food products. 42 43 44 45 46 47 Keywords: Common bean flour, Rheological properties, Thermal properties, Functional 48 properties, High-Hydrostatic Pressure 49 stimulate bean consumption while improving the nutritional quality of a variety of processed 65 food products. 66 The development of bean-based foods requires characterization of the physico-chemical and 67 functional properties of bean flours as model systems before their incorporation to food products. 68In this regard, the rheological and thermal behavior of bean dispersions are of major importance 69 when designing and modelling manufacturing processes of semi-solid foods. In addition, the 70 viscosity and viscoelastic properties of bean dispersions can play a role on the textural and 71