Table 4.

Carbohydrates and lignin in pulse crops (g/kg DM)^{a, b}

Items	Peas	Lupins	Faba bean	Lentils
Total MBG	ND	–	–	ND
Total AX	11	–	–	10
Starch	432	14	375	598
Resistant starch	22	–	32	74
Cellulose	53	131	81	54
Lignin	12	12	20	–
Sucrose	30	24	27	29
Raffinose	5	10	4	5
Stachyose	23	53	16	37
Verbascose	22	14	34	–
Pectin	8	–	11	–

^aAdapted from Frias et al. [72], Bach Knudsen [48], Bailoni et al. [64], Bach Knudsen [30], Dodevska et al. [73], and Bach Knudsen [42]

^bMBG mixed linked β-glucan, AX arabinoxylan, ND not detected