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Table 1 Anti-nutrients and their concentrations in different food sources

From: Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview

Source

Anti-nutrients

Concentration

References

Mung bean

Total Phenol

238 mg/100 g (d.w.)

Shi et al. 2016; Zujko et al. 2016

Chickpea

660 mg/100 g (d.w.)

Soybean

Tannin

1.93 mg/g

Adeyemo and Onilude 2013

Phytate

1.16 mg/g

Trypsin Inhibitor

1.20 mg/g

Protease Inhibitor

1.20 mg/g

Peanut seeds

Phytic acid

2.63 mg/g

Embaby 2010

Tannins

8.9 mg/g

Trypsin Inhibitor activity

5.6 mg/g

Maize

Phytate

87.16–683.20 mg/ 100 g

Sokrab et al. 2011

Polyphenol

363.71–706.15 mg/100 g

Wheat

Tannin

1.43–1.84 mg/g (d.w.)

Singh et al. 2012

Phytic acid

7.95–8.00 mg/g (d.w.)

Rice

Polyphenol

172.11 mg/100 g

Kaushal et al. 2012

Phytic acid

93.70 mg/100 g

Pearl Millet

Tannin

0.459 mg/100 g

Singh et al. 2017

Finger Millet

0.301 mg/100 g

Sorghum

0.601 mg/100 g

Pearl Millet

Phytic acid

5.00 mg/100 g

Finger Millet

8.6 mg/100 g

Sorghum

3.4 mg/100 g

Kidney beans

Phytic acid

627.33 mg/100 g

Margier et al. 2018

Chickpeas

693.94 mg/100 g

Kidney beans

Saponins

106.02 mg/100 g

Chickpeas

121.86 mg/100 g

Peanut

Lectin

0.14 mg/g

Ahmed 1986

Soybean

0.11 mg/g

  1. d.w. Dry weight