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A preliminary study on the effect of germination on saponin content and composition of lentils and chickpeas

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Two cultivars of chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) and one cultivar of lentils (Lens culinaris) were subjected to germination in the dark for 6 days at 20°C. Soyasaponin VI, also known as soyasaponinβg, a DDMP- (2,3-dihydro-2,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one-) conjugated form of soyasaponin I, was the only saponin detected in both the unprocessed and germinated seed. No significant changes in saponin content were observed for chickpeas or lentils after a 6-day germination.

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  1. Food Molecular Department, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UA, Colney, Norwich, UK

    Raquel Gema Ruiz, Keith Price, Michael Rhodes & Roger Fenwick

  2. Department of Chemistry, The Open University, MK7 6AA, Milton Keynes, UK

    Malcolm Rose

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Ruiz, R.G., Price, K., Rose, M. et al. A preliminary study on the effect of germination on saponin content and composition of lentils and chickpeas. Z Lebensm Unters Forch 203, 366–369 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01231075

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