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Table 4 Anti-nutritional composition of Mucuna seeds

From: Comparison of nutritional values of Mucuna pruriens L. (velvet bean) seeds with the most preferred legume pulses

Velvet bean

L-DOPA (g/100 g)

TP (g/100 g)

Tannin (g/100 g)

Trypsin inhibitor (TIU/mg)

Reference

I

4.1–4.5

2.2–3.3

0.4–0.6

62.5–68.3

(Vadivel 2019)

II

5.98–6.98

3.44–4.95

0.03–0.06

40.72–48.23

(Vadivel & Janardhanan 2000)

III

4.24–6.86

0.85–3.18

0.03–0.06

NI

(Mohan & Janardhanan 1995)

IV

6.35–7.97

2.74–5.24

0.16–0.31

42.02–46.16

(Tresina & Mohan 2013)

V

3.6–4.7

5.2–6.1

0.28–0.55

13.78–15.89

(Siddhuraju et al. 2000)

VI

4.00–8.34

NI

1.56–1.7

30.81–51.55

(Ezeagu et al. 2003)

VII

0.58–6.42

AV

AV

AV

(Pulikkalpura et al. 2015)

VIII

7.56–13.9

NI

NI

NI

(Sardjono et al. 2017)

  1. The indicated range of the parameter in every row include the value of all studied legume seeds in a particular literature. I = Mucuna monosperma. II = Mucuna pruriens (Velvet bean). III = Mucuna pruriens var. utilis and Mucuna monosperma. IV = Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna pruriens var pruriens and Mucuna pruriens var utilis. V = Mucuna pruriens var pruriens. VI = Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna pruriens, Mucuna jaspeada, Mucuna preta, Mucuna ghana, Mucuna rajada, Mucuna georgia, Mucuna utilis, Mucuna Veracruz and Mucuna cochin-chinensis. VII = 30 accessions of Mucuna pruriens. VIII = Mucuna pruriens seeds
  2. TP Total phenolics, NI Not investigated, AV Available