Table 2.
Melatonin content, free (FPC), bound (BPC), and total phenolic compounds (TPC), FPC: BPC ratio, and in vitro antioxidant capacity measured by the ORAC method in raw lentil and lentil sprouts and the equivalence of the dose of lentil sprouts given to rats.
| Melatonin (µg) |
FPC (mg GAE) |
BPC (mg GAE) |
TPC (mg GAE) |
FPC: BPC (ratio) |
ORAC (µmol TE) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw lentils (per g) |
(0.46 ± 0.06) · 10‒3 | 4.50 ± 0.17 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | 4.88 ± 0.19 | (12 ± 1):1 | 20.24 ± 1.54 |
| Lentil sprouts (per g) |
1.01 ± 0.09 *** | 3.15 ± 0.21 ** | 0.32 ± 0.03 * | 3.47 ± 0.24 ** | (10 ± 2):1 | 77.23 ± 5.78 *** |
| Dose (per kg) | 50.0 | 155.9 | 51.0 | 171.8 | - | 52.0 |
Results are reported as mean ± SD (n = 3). Mean values followed by superscript asterisks significantly differ (raw vs. sprouted lentils) when subjected to T-test (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001)