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. 2016 Sep 7;11(9):e0160721. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160721

Table 4. Trypsin inhibitory activity (TIA), phytic acid and α-galactoside content of legume flours and cooked pasta.

Anti-nutritional factor (mg/g, db) Legume flours Cooked pasta
TIA* (n = 3)    
F 7.84a 2.48a
L 8.24a 1.52b
BG 11.26b 2.13a
Phytic acid (n = 2)    
F 15.31 14.91
L 17.97 14.76
BG 14.49 12.79
α-galactosides (n = 2)    
F Raffinose 3.34 1.75
Stachyose 8.75 4.86
Verbascose 32.14 5.52
Total 44.23 12.13
L Raffinose 3.03 2.49
Stachyose 37.86 10.88
Verbascose 8.25 3.27
Total 49.14 16.64
BG Raffinose 1.25 1.10
Stachyose 7.90 6.03
Verbascose 47.50 26.50
Total 56.66 33.63

*Means with the different superscripts within a column are significantly different

F: faba, L: lentil and BG: black-gram (BG)