Table 5.
Raffinose family oligosaccharides (raffinose, stachyose, and verbascose) and fructooligosaccharides (kestose and nystose) concentrations in different lentil, common bean, and chickpea market classes.
| Market class | RFO (mg/100 g) | FOS (mg/100 g) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffinose | Stachyose | Verbascose | Kestose | Nystose | |
| LENTIL | |||||
| Whole red | 492 ± 119ab | 2294 ± 35a | 581 ± 51c | 191 ± 16b | 0.01 ± 0.00b |
| Red dehulled | 464 ± 32ab | 2236 ± 107a | 1435 ± 74b | 349 ± 20a | 0.01 ± 0.00b |
| Red split | 646 ± 144a | 2348 ± 198a | 1769 ± 43a | 391 ± 25a | 0.01 ± 0.00b |
| Whole green | 477 ± 26ab | 2290 ± 71a | 1653 ± 68a | 382 ± 2a | 0.01 ± 0.00b |
| Dehulled green | 403 ± 96b | 2292 ± 66a | 1333 ± 153b | 353 ± 61a | 0.08 ± 0.04a |
| Mean | 496 ± 116 | 2292 ± 100 | 1354 ± 437 | 333 ± 80 | 0.02 ± 0.03 |
| COMMON BEAN | |||||
| Small red | 721 ± 114a | 2492 ± 62a | 128 ± 31b | 45 ± 4cb | 0.01 ± 0.00a |
| Cranberry | 644 ± 65ab | 2436 ± 70ab | 187 ± 16a | 56 ± 4ab | 0.01 ± 0.00a |
| Great northern | 626 ± 47ab | 2315 ± 8b | 157 ± 21ab | 43 ± 6cb | 0.01 ± 0.00a |
| Light red kidney | 717 ± 31a | 2093 ± 30c | 181 ± 16a | 69 ± 4a | 0.01 ± 0.00a |
| Black | 754 ± 103a | 2404 ± 130ab | 166 ± 24ab | 68 ± 14a | 0.01 ± 0.00a |
| Navy | 642 ± 31ab | 2011 ± 71c | 187 ± 31a | 45 ± 9cb | 0.01 ± 0.00a |
| Pinto | 532 ± 52b | 1774 ± 41d | 171 ± 15ab | 38 ± 1c | 0.01 ± 0.00a |
| Mean | 662 ± 93 | 2218 ± 258 | 168 ± 28 | 52 ± 13 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
| CHICKPEA | |||||
| Desi | 340 ± 51b | 1437 ± 58b | 113 ± 24a | 55 ± 10a | 2 ± 2a |
| Kabuli | 543 ± 48a | 1629 ± 6a | 127 ± 39a | 25 ± 6a | 9 ± 6a |
| Mean | 441 ± 120 | 1533 ± 112 | 120 ± 30 | 40 ± 18 | 5 ± 6 |
Data represent mean value ± standard deviation. Values are presented on a wet weight basis (10% moisture). Values within each market class followed by a different letter are significantly different at P < 0.05 (n = 42).