Phytochemical Properties

Parameters

Amounts present in Varieties of Pulse

Lentil

Mung

Chickpea

Anchor

Polyphenol (mg/100 g GAEs)

49.45 ± 0.27*

98.02 ± 1.74*

22.22 ± 0.26*

48.41 ± 0.17*

Flavonoid (mg/100 g CEs)

475.07 ± 22.53**

734.08 ± 3.96**

232.17 ± 1.40**

771.35 ± 3.76**

Flavonol (mg/100 g QEs)

0.05 ± 0.00*

0.04 ± 0.00*

0.03 ± 0.00*

0.02 ± 0.00*

Tannin (mg/100 g TEs)

213.97 ± 6.29*

447.98 ± 9.96*

10.99 ± 2.20*

212.52 ± 15.74*

Reducing Sugar (g/100 g DEs)

0.65 ± 0.27**

0.49 ± 0.05**

0.44 ± 0.04**

0.94 ± 0.18**

β Carotene (mg C/100 g)

0.17 ± 0.00*

0.26 ± 0.00*

0.27 ± 0.00*

0.24 ± 0.00*