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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Nov 25;21(2):94–103. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.08.012

Table 2.

Dietary composition of non-soy legume diets as compared to control diets.

Nutrients
Study Diet Total Energy (kcal/d) Protein (g/d) Carbohydrate (g/d) Dietary Fiber (g/d) Fat (g/d) SFA (g/d) MUFA (g/d) PUFA (g/d) Dietary Cholesterol (mg/d)
Nervi et al, 198921 Legume 3219 116 438 12.4 118 -- -- -- 300

Control
3219
118
430
12.5
120
--
--
--
302
Cobiac et al, 199022 Legume 2318 99 279 22.5 85 35 28.9 13 --

Control
2287
95
283
11
82
32.7
26.8
12.4
--
Anderson et al 199023 Legume 1855 89 204 22.6 78 25.3 32.3 10.3 415

Control
1812
89
203
12.9
77
26.3
32.3
9.5
412
Mackay et al, 199224 Legume 1710 71 227 -- 51.8 16.6 -- -- 161

Control
1664
67
221
--
53.6
18.5
--
--
188
Fruhbeck et al, 199725 Legume 3302 75 272 20 39 13 16 5 221

Control
3298
74
271
19
38
12
16
5
218
Duane WC, 199726 Legume -- -- -- 24.1 -- -- -- -- 350

Control
--
--
--
19.1
--
--
--
--
350
Pittaway et al, 200628 Legume 1959 89 224 30.5 69.7 26.5 25.6 11.9 --

Control
2005
95
221
27.9
73.8
29.0
30.0
11.7
--
Crujeiras et al, 200729 Legume 1462 69 184 25 50.9 -- -- -- 81

Control
1462
69
184
18
54.3

--
--
93
Winham et al, 200730 Legume 2046 77 262 23 73 23 16 8 211

Control
2214
91
275
21
80
27
19
8
227
Winham et al, 200731 Legume 2086 88 263 25.5 73 24 18 7.8 280
Control 2122 88 265 20.7 79 27 17 7.6 276

*SFA denotes saturated fatty acids; MUFA denotes monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA denotes polyunsaturated fatty acids.