Table 7.
Mean comparison for starch, antioxidant enzymes, protein and mineral content (potassium, iron, phosphorus) under five sprout treatments (wheat, barley, mung bean, soybean, alfalfa).
Starch | Catalase | Superoxide dismutase | Protein | potassium | Iron | phosphorus | ||
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sprout | treatment | mg/grfw−1 | mg/grfw−1 | mg/grfw−1 | mg/grfw−1 | mg/grdw−1 | mg/kgdw−1 | mg/kgdw−1 |
wheat | 25.75a | 185.33d | 165.38d | 12.15c | 84.27b | 9.68b | 11.96c | |
barley | 20.42c | 185.22c | 163.33e | 11.29d | 79.88c | 7.85c | 11.28d | |
mung bean | 21.77b | 190.00b | 167.39c | 14.64a | 86.44a | 10.57a | 12.75b | |
soybean | 9.83e | 176.33e | 180.00a | 13.34b | 79.55c | 6.88d | 13.70a | |
alfalfa | 11.89d | 198.56a | 173.58e | 11.07b | 74.72d | 6.46d | 12.57b |