The dietary fiber profile of seven legume seeds was determined by enzymatic methods to
assess their nutritional significance, at Post Graduate Research Lab of Department of
Agricultural Chemistry, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, during 2005. The total
dietary fiber (TDF) content varied from 11.5% in lentil to 33.2% in guar. Guar was also found
to be the richest source of soluble dietary fiber (SDF). The water insoluble to soluble fiber
ratios reflected that all legumes contained higher proportion of insoluble fiber than the …

Dietary fiber component of seven grain legumes (chickpea, cowpea, lentil, faba bean, guar,
green pea and pigeon pea) determined in order to evaluate their protective role in human
diet and health. The dietary fiber content of these legumes varied significantly (P less than
0.05). It was observed that total dietary fiber content ranged from 11.5% in lentil to 33.2% in
guar on dry matter basis. Among these legumes guar was found richer in water soluble and
insoluble dietary fiber. All the legumes contained higher proportion of insoluble fiber than …