Abstract:This study aimed to analyze the differences in nutrient composition in different cultivars of broad bean fermented broad bean paste-meju(BBPM), 11 different cultivars of broad bean fermented BBPM were used to explore the differences in the composition and content of organic acids, fatty acids and free amino acids through comparative analysis and combined with PLS-DA cluster analysis ,in order to provide theoretical basis for the production of raw materials for BBPM. The results showed that the nutritional composition of fermented BBPM of broad bean was significantly different (p<0.05). The organic acids and free amino acids of the BBPM obtained by CH series and QY broad bean fermentation are more abundant, and the total amount of fatty acids in YD, SCZG and TCX BBPM is higher, and other nutrients are relatively low. The analysis of the quality difference of PLS-DA found that the quality of fermented BBPM was greatly different in different cultivars. Through the ordering of variable importance, it was found that the quality difference was mainly related to 14 compounds with VIP values >1, such as phenylalanine, arginine, and oxalic acid. Sensory scoring results showed that CH series and QY BBPM had higher sensory scores and better quality. In summary, it is believed that the QY and CH series broad bean fermented BBPM contain more organic acids, fatty acids and free amino acids, with higher Sensory composite scores, better flavor quality, and suitable for processing BBPM.