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. 2019 Oct 31;10:1213. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01213

Table 1.

Chemical compositions of major legume seeds with amylose content and resistant starch.

Crop Crude protein(%) Crude fiber(%) Fat(%) Starch(%) Amylose(%) Raw RSb(%) Processed RSb(%) Ash(%) References
Adzuki bean 24.0 7.0 6.0 48 19.2 26.3 3.9 Tjahjadi and Breene, 1984; Shi et al., 2017; Reddy et al., 2017
Black gram 24.6 7.2 1.3 24.4 40.6 11.4 50.3 4.1 Kaur and Kapoor, 1991; Sandhu and Lim, 2008; Wani et al., 2015
Chickpea 22.8 3.5 5.4 50.4 13.6 3.4 51.4 3 Wood and Grusak, 2007; Qayyum et al., 2012; Kasote et al., 2014; Sundell et al., 2017
Common bean 25.4 17.4 1.7 37.4 51.1 3.7 2.3 3.8 De Almeida Costa et al., 2006; Marquezi et al., 2016; Suárez-Martínez et al., 2016
Cowpea 28.0 3.1 1.9 40.6 42.7 9.6 3.8 Longe, 1980; Hoover and Ratnayake, 2002; De Almeida Costa et al., 2006; Ratnaningsih et al., 2016; Eshwarage et al., 2017
Lentil 24.6a 10.7a 1.1a 49.9a 24.7 3.2 50.3 2.71a Hoover and Ratnayake, 2002; Sandhu and Lim, 2008
Lotus 4.1a 0.5a 30.6 1.1a Geng et al., 2007
Mung bean 23.9 3.9 1.2a 45.0 31.1 11.6 50.2 3.7 Sandhu and Lim, 2008; Hedley, 2000; Kasote et al., 2014
Navy bean 22.7 4.2 0.6a 15.4 28.6 4.2 4.1 Hoover and Ratnayake, 2002
Pea 23.9 9.2 1.6 43.4 88.0 2.4- 52.5 3.3 Ratnayake et al., 2002; Zhou et al., 2004; De Almeida Costa et al., 2006; Sandhu and Lim, 2008; Červenski et al., 2017
Peanut 25.2 2.1 49.7a 11.5 2.3 Jambunathan, 1991
Pigeon pea 21.0 2.5 1.7 57.5 28.4 16.9 50.9 3.5 Singh et al., 1993; Sandhu and Lim, 2008; Eltayeb, 2010; Kasote et al., 2014
Pinto bean 5.3 3 0.9 30.1 37.4 35.5 1.0 Hoover and Ratnayake, 2002; Zhou et al., 2004; Fabbri et al., 2016
Soybean 40 1.5 21 0.9 16.2 0.1 5 Wilson et al., 1978; Stevenson et al., 2006
White lupin 30.6 5.2 14.6 3.3 4.0 Jul et al., 2003; Kohajdova et al., 2011
Yellow lupin 37.9 4.9 8.7 4.5 6 Jul et al., 2003; Kohajdova et al., 2011
a

Nutrient Data Laboratory, ARS, USDA National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program Wave 6m, 2002 Beltsville MD.

b

RS, resistant starch.