Table 2.

Chemical constituents of fenugreek seed [8].

	Chemical Constituents of Fenugreek Seed
Alkaloids	trimethylamine, neurin, trigonelline, choline, gentianine, carpaine betain
Amino acids	isoleucine, 4-hydroxyisoleucine, histidine, leucine, lysine, L-tryptophan, argenine
Saponins	graecunins, fenugrin B, fenugreekine, trigofoenosides A-G
Steroidal sapinogens	yamogenin, diosgenin, smilagenin, sarsasapogenin, tigogenin, neotigogenin, gitogenin, yuccagenin, saponaretin
Flavonoids	quercetin, rutin, vitexin, isovitexin
Fibres	gum, neutral detergent fibre
Lipids	triacylglycerols, diacylglycerols, monoacylglycerols, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanoamine, free fatty acids
Others	coumarin, lipids, vitamins, minerals. 28% mucilage; 22% proteins; 5% of a stronger-swelling, bitter fixed oil