Research Article 
Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity of Germinated and Cooked Pulses
Hardeep Singh Gujral, Mamta Angurala, Paras Sharma and Jaspreet Singh
International Journal of Food Properties, 2011, 14(6), 1366-1374. DOI: 10.1080/10942911003672167
Abstract
Five commonly consumed pulses, Mah (Vigna mungo), Green mung (Vigna radiata), Arhar (Cajanas cajan), Masur (Lens esculantus), and Moth (Vigna aconitifolia), were studied for their total phenolic content and antioxidant activity after germination (12 and 24 h) and pressure cooking. Arhar had the highest total phenolic content (6.71 mg ferulic acid/g flour) whereas Moth had the least (1.54 mg/g). All pulses, except Moth, showed a significant decrease in total phenolic content after germination. The antioxidant activity of the pulses varied from 10.61 to 36.38% (DPPH radical scavenging activity), which significantly decreased with germination in all pulses except Moth. The total phenolic content highly correlated with the antioxidant activity in the pulses. Cooking lowered the total phenolic content by 10−45% and antioxidant activity by 27−68% in the control and germinated pulses.
ASCI-ID: 198-206
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