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. 2020 Nov 27;58(8):2863–2883. doi: 10.1007/s13197-020-04883-8

Table 3.

Antinutrient contents of some raw legumes

Legume Antinutrient* (mg/g dry wt) References
TC PAC Saponins Oxalates HCN β-ODAP TBAC
Bengal gram 2.2–4.9 1.2–1.7 0.9 0.7 0.423 Champ (2002); Alajaji and El-Adawy (2006); Sharma et al. (2018)
Black gram 0.5 5.1 0.295 Sharma et al. (2017)
Faba bean 6.5 8.4 4 Champ (2002); Luo and Xie (2013)
Grass pea 2.12 3.03 0.948 Grela et al. (2001)
Kidney bean 5.4–28.8 17.3- 24.1 9–13 1–5 Champ (2002); Shimelis and Rakshit (2007)
Pea nut 0.0009 14.7 Ejigui et al. (2005)
Soybean 1.76 8.41 6 670–3500 0.158 Massey et al. (2001); Champ (2002); Egounlety and Aworh (2003); Sharma et al. (2015)

*TC tannins content, PAC phytic acid content, HCN hydrogen cyanide, β-ODAP β-(-N-oxalyl)-L-α,β-diamino propionic acid, TBAC total biogenic amines content