Table 1.

Major constituents (% of seeds weight) of legume seeds [69].

Legume	% Protein	% Oil	% Starch	% Fibre	% Sucrose
Soybean	35.1–42	17.7–21.0	1.5	20	6.2
Common bean	20.9–27.8	0.9–2.4	41.5	10	5
Pea	18.3–31	0.6–5.5	45	12	2.1
Faba bean	26.1–38	1.1–2.5	37–45.6	7.5–13.1	0.4–2.3
Lentil	23–32	0.8–2	46	12	2.9
Chick pea	15.5–28.2	3.1–7	44.4	9	2
Cow pea	23.5	1.3	-	-	-
Mung bean	22.9–23.6	1.2	45	7.0	1.1
Pigeon pea	19.5–22.9	1.3–3.8	44.3	10	2.5