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. 2020 Apr 6;9(4):438. doi: 10.3390/foods9040438

Table 1.

Total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), condensed tannin content (CTC) and antioxidant capacities (ABTS and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Capacity (FRAP) values) of 23 food legumes.

ID English Name Scientific Name TPC TFC CTC FRAP ABTS
(mg GAE/g) (mg CAE/g) (mg CAE/g) (mmol of Fe2+E/100 g) (μmol TE/g)
1 Small adzuki bean Vigna umbellata 13.29 ± 0.21 c 7.91 ± 0.04 c 9.47 ± 0.05 c 19.27 ± 0.68 c 104.20 ± 3.08 d
2 Adzuki bean Vigna angularis (Willd.) 8.91 ± 0.16 fg 5.85 ± 0.09 fgh 7.03 ± 0.35 g 11.81 ± 0.61 fg 72.39 ± 1.12 j
3 Pinto bean Phaseolus vulgaris 8.97 ± 0.21 fg 5.58 ± 0.01 h 7.72 ± 0.33 f 11.59 ± 0.67 gh 70.96 ± 1.42 j
4 Red pinto bean Phaseolus vulgaris 8.22 ± 0.38 h 5.28 ± 0.21 i 6.92 ± 0.31 g 10.38 ± 0.47 hi 66.08 ± 1.43 k
5 Milky flower bean Phaseolus vulgaris 5.18 ± 0.17 k 2.82 ± 0.06 m 4.93 ± 0.26 i 6.64 ± 0.16 j 39.59 ± 1.64 n
6 Stone bean Flemingia fluminalis C.B. Clarke 13.27 ± 0.68 c 6.40 ± 0.07 e 12.95 ± 0.20 a 23.23 ± 0.67 b 122.66 ± 0.70 c
7 Light speckled bean Phaseolus vulgaris 2.37 ± 0.09 l 2.66 ± 0.08 m 3.02 ± 0.18 j 2.99 ± 0.09 k 17.36 ± 1.01 o
8 Spotted cowpea Vigna unguiculata 14.62 ± 0.45 b 10.39 ± 0.39 b 12.02 ± 0.55 b 23.24 ± 0.57 b 124.87 ± 2.08 c
9 Large zebra bean Phaseolus coccineus Linn. 6.79 ± 0.13 i 4.74 ± 0.13 j 5.72 ± 0.22 h 9.53 ± 0.40 i 58.69 ± 4.17 l
10 White flat bean Dolichos lablab L. 0.71 ± 0.06 m 1.05 ± 0.01 p 0.98 ± 0.02 m 0.59 ± 0.01 l 5.41 ± 0.12 p
11 Pinto kidney bean Phaseolus vulgaris 8.57 ± 0.35 gh 5.65 ± 0.14 gh 7.73 ± 0.28 f 11.45 ± 0.43 gh 77.04 ± 2.22 i
12 Red kidney Phaseolus vulgaris 9.18 ± 0.18 ef 5.80 ± 0.08 fgh 8.44 ± 0.28 e 12.92 ± 0.11 f 79.38 ± 1.10 hi
13 Large white kidney bean Phaseolus vulgaris Linn. 1.04 ± 0.02 m 1.34 ± 0.06 o 1.61 ± 0.07 l 0.90 ± 0.01 l 9.04 ± 0.15 p
14 Small round pinto bean Phaseolus vulgaris 6.17 ± 0.06 j 4.39 ± 0.10 k 5.81 ± 0.08 h 9.66 ± 0.74 i 53.95 ± 1.43 m
15 Small zebra bean Phaseolus coccineus Linn. 9.62 ± 0.40 e 7.11 ± 0.26 d 8.57 ± 0.41 de 15.48 ± 0.36 e 86.38 ± 3.60 f
16 Velvet bean Mucuna cochinchinesis (Lour) Tang 56.63 ± 0.88 a 34.50 ± 0.48 a 2.84 ± 0.02 j 102.82 ± 3.07 a 298.71 ± 3.09 a
17 Broad bean Vicia faba L. 9.56 ± 0.29 e 4.09 ± 0.16 l 8.82 ± 0.34 de 18.83 ± 0.14 c 140.55 ± 2.38 b
18 White kidney bean Phaseolus vulgaris 0.74 ± 0.03 m 1.46 ± 0.04 o 2.28 ± 0.06 k 0.78 ± 0.03 l 7.74 ± 0.39 p
19 Green adzuki bean Vigna umbellata 10.84 ± 0.16 d 5.91 ± 0.14 fg 8.96 ± 0.26 d 17.38 ± 0.58 d 96.88 ± 1.49 e
20 Black-eyed pea Vigna unguiculata 2.34 ± 0.11 l 2.25 ± 0.05n 2.68 ± 0.13 jk 3.88 ± 0.05 k 19.64 ± 1.31 o
21 Small white bean Phaseolus vulgaris L. f.abla Alef 0.74 ± 0.02 m 1.27 ± 0.03op 1.52 ± 0.07 l 0.96 ± 0.04 l 8.76 ± 0.29 p
22 Mosaic bean Vigna unguiculata (Linn.) Walp 11.16 ± 0.60 d 7.29 ± 0.02d 8.41 ± 0.25 e 16.94 ± 0.37 d 81.49 ± 4.85 gh
23 Small black bean Phaseolus vulgaris 12.79 ± 0.04 c 6.03 ± 0.09f 7.66 ± 0.11 f 15.33 ± 0.46 e 84.53 ± 3.53 fg

Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). The data in the same column marked with different small case letters are significantly (p < 0.05) different.