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. 2022 Mar 31;27(1):14–19. doi: 10.3746/pnf.2022.27.1.14

Table 2.

Tannin content of legume seeds as influenced by hydrothermal processing techniques (unit: mg/g)

Legume sample Processing condition

Raw dried sample Atmospheric boiling Atmospheric steaming Pressure boiling Pressure steaming
Mallotus subulatus 1 (white variety) 28.10±0.22e 6.85±0.32a 7.84±0.40c 7.57±0.05b 8.15±0.13c
(75.62) (72.10) (73.06) (70.99)
Cassia hirsuta 62.31±0.37d 13.42±0.33a 15.38±0.32b 13.42±0.61a 16.67±0.80c
(78.46) (75.32) (78.46) (73.25)
Canavalia ensiformis 27.47±0.44d 9.70±0.41a 10.60±0.34c 10.03±0.20b 10.64±0.32c
(64.69) (61.41) (63.49) (61.27)
Vignasubterranean 1 (mottled colored) 31.58±0.31d 11.49±0.24a 12.82±0.31b 12.31±0.57b 13.19±0.60c
(63.62) (59.40) (61.02) (58.23)
Vigna racemosa 28.97±0.32c 9.02±0.13a 10.15±0.21b 9.38±0.34a 10.13±0.42c
(68.86) (64.96) (67.62) (65.03)
Mallotus subulatus 2 (brown variety) 38.87±0.41c 9.20±0.18a 10.74±0.52b 9.61±0.29a 10.77±0.61b
(76.33) (72.37) (75.28) (72.29)
Vigna subterranean 2 (cream colored) 42.59±0.53 14.57±0.57a 16.13±0.60b 15.20±0.70a 16.16±0.42b
(65.79) (62.13) (64.34) (62.06)
Sphenostylis sterocarpa 39.88±0.24d 10.07±0.15a 11.76±0.23b 11.01±0.40b 11.93±0.37c
(74.75) (70.51) (72.39) (70.09)

Values are the mean±standard deviation (n=3) on dry basis and values in parentheses represent the percentage loss.

Different letters (a-e) in the same row represent significant differences (P<0.05).

Data from the article of Ojo (2015), Ojo et al. (2017a), and Ojo et al. (2018).