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. 2022 Feb 23;8:826208. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.826208

Table 3.

Comparative table on nutritional values of grasspea (L. sativus L.) with other cool season legumes.

Composition Chickpea (Cicer arietinum Lentil (Lens culinaris Dry Peas (Pisum Field bean, Black Grasspea
L.) (Whole)* Medik.) (Whole, Brown)* sativum L.)* (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)*
Protein (%) 18.77 ± 0.42 22.49 ± 0.58 20.43 ± 0.79 19.93 8.60–34.60**
Total poly unsaturated fatty acids 2,337 ± 78.2 mg/100 g 277 ± 9.70 mg/100 g 873 ± 41.50 mg/100 g 468 mg/100 g 127.39–179.39 mg/100 g$
Total Carotenoids 999 ± 240 μg/100 g 924 ± 89 μg/100 g 933 ± 94.10 μg/100 g 207 μg/100 g 323.30 μg/kg#
Iron 6.08 ± 0.27 mg/100 g 7.57 ± 0.67 mg/100 g 5.09 ± 0.45 mg/100 g 4.50 mg/100 g 6.90–8.74 mg/100 g***
Phosphorus 267 ± 21.9 mg/100 g 274 ± 27.40 mg/100 g 334 ± 18.30 mg/100 g 457 mg/100 g 0.37–0.49 mg/kg
Potassium 935 ± 37.9 mg/100 g 756 ± 63.60 mg/100 g 922 ± 67.40 mg/100 g 1,272 mg/100 g 644 mg/100 g***
Calcium 150 ± 18.3 mg/100 g 76.13 ± 9.23 mg/100 g 75.11 ± 13.93 mg/100 g 78.16 mg/100 g 0.07–0.12 mg/kg
Magnesium 160 ± 17.5 mg/100 g 101 ± 13.90 mg/100 g 123 ± 8.10 mg/100 g 197 mg/100 g 92 mg/100 g***
Vitamin B1 0.37 ± 0.04 mg/100 g 0.40 ± 0.07 mg/100 g 0.56 ± 0.05 mg/100 g 0.35 mg/100 g 0.46 mg/100 g#
Vitamin B2 0.24 ± 0.01 mg/100 g 0.22 ± 0.03 mg/100 g 0.16 ± 0.01 mg/100 g 0.07 mg/100 g 0.23 mg/100 g#
Vitamin B3 2.10 ± 0.06 mg/100 g 2.54 ± 0.12 mg/100 g 2.69 ± 0.15 mg/100 g 1.88 mg/100 g 1.24–2.03 mg/100 g#
Vitamin E 1.72 ± 0.07 mg/100 g 0.19 ± 0.02 mg/100 g 0.32 ± 0.02 mg/100 g 0.51 mg/100 g 40 IU /kg##
Cysteine 1.27 ± 0.09 g/100 g 1.18 ± 0.04 g/100 g 0.82 ± 0.15 g/100 g 0.59 g/100 g 3.8–4.3 mg/kg###
Threonine 3.55 ± 0.31 g/100 g 3.35 ± 0.05 g/100 g 3.65 ± 0.15 g/100 g 4.12 g/100 g 10.2–11.5 mg/kg###
Methionine 1.16 ± 0.16 g/100 g 0.84 ± 0.03 g/100 g 0.68 ± 0.19 g/100 g 1.36 g/100 g 2.5–2.8 mg/kg###
#

Grela et al. (58) and Arslan et al. (52).

##

Grela and Gunter (56).

###

Rotter et al. (47), Hanbury et al. (50), and Lambein and Kuo (51).

*

Indian Food Composition Table-2017 (41)

**

Barpete et al. (42), Tamburino et al. (44), Girma and Korbu (43), Kumari and Kumar Jha (45), and Sengupta et al. (46).

***

Sandberg (60), Urga et al. (59), Grela et al. (58), and Sengupta et al. (46).

$

Arslan (57).