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Table 1 Folic acid, minerals, amino acids and fatty acids content in wheat flour (WF), green lentil flour (FLG) and red lentil flour (FLR)

From: Folic acid, minerals, amino-acids, fatty acids and volatile compounds of green and red lentils. Folic acid content optimization in wheat-lentils composite flours

Chemical compounds

WF

FLG

FLR

Folic acid (µg/100 g)

10.62 ± 0.1

168.36 ± 2.3

224.48 ± 2.6

Minerals (mg/100 g DM)

 Calcium (Ca)

15.12 ± 0.1

77 ± 0.6

89.11 ± 1.6

 Iron (Fe)

1.11 ± 0.14

7.55 ± 0.1

8.55 ± 0.8

 Potassium (K)

101 ± 0.09

955 ± 1.5

1055 ± 2.5

 Zinc (Zn)

0.85 ± 0.1

4.78 ± 0.9

4.38 ± 1.2

 Magnesium (Mg)

26.01 ± 0.4

122.21 ± 1.12

127.12 ± 1.4

 Manganese (Mn)

0.84 ± 0.2

1.63 ± 0.2

1.83 ± 0.08

 Copper (Cu)

0.18 ± 0.03

1.31 ± 0.2

1.24 ± 0.5

Amino acids (g/16 g N)

 Lysine

0.263 ± 0.03

5.713 ± 0.18

5.861 ± 1.2

 Threonine

0.272 ± 0.02

4.632 ± 0.1

4.258 ± 1.1

 Valine

0.411 ± 0.01

4.132 ± 0.2

3.799 ± 1.4

 Isoleucine

0.322 ± 0.02

3.131 ± 0.2

3.1 ± 0.8

 Leucine

0.723 ± 0.03

6.321 ± 0.03

6.154 ± 0.9

 Phenylalanine

0.519 ± 0.1

4.778 ± 0.1

4.287 ± 0.13

 Arginine

0.393 ± 0.02

7.239 ± 0.1

7.723 ± 0.15

 Alanine

0.329 ± 0.01

4.243 ± 0.2

3.943 ± 1.2

 Proline

1.191 ± 0.01

4.641 ± 0.17

4.387 ± 0.2

 Glycine

0.361 ± 0.04

4.167 ± 0.09

3.841 ± 0.9

 Glutamic acid

3.451 ± 0.02

14.712 ± 1.9

14.767 ± 1.7

 Aspartic acid

0.394 ± 0.01

12.643 ± 1.2

12.213 ± 1.09

Fatty acids (% of total fatty acids)

 10:00

0.02 ± 0.004

0.01 ± 0.001

0.01 ± 0.003

 12:00

0.03 ± 0.005

0.02 ± 0.007

0.04 ± 0.009

 14:00

0.14 ± 0.003

0.49 ± 0.1

0.42 ± 0.008

 15:00

0.1 ± 0.001

0.12 ± 0.004

0.17 ± 0.041

 Aza

0.09 ± 0.005

0.03 ± 0.001

0.03 ± 0.006

 16:00

18.95 ± 1.05

16.43 ± 0.95

14.11 ± 0.39

 16:1(n − 9)

0.16 ± 0.004

0.07 ± 0.002

0.13 ± 0.071

 16:1(n − 7)

0.13 ± 0.02

0.2 ± 0.009

0.07 ± 0.004

 17:00

0.08 ± 0.003

0.23 ± 0.007

0.2 ± 0.061

 17:1(n − 9)

0.04 ± 0.001

0.09 ± 0.003

0.11 ± 0.002

 18:00

1.4 ± 0.021

2.47 ± 0.06

1.57 ± 0.25

 18:1(n − 9)

13.03 ± 1.16

22.44 ± 0.99

29.84 ± 1.40

 18:1(n − 7)

0.87 ± 0.32

0.89 ± 0.041

0.71 ± 0.002

 18:2(n − 6)

59.13 ± 2.36

44.66 ± 1.31

39.23 ± 1.35

 18:3(n − 3)

4.26 ± 0.90

9.53 ± 0.94

10.62 ± 0.71

 20:00

0.18 ± 0.007

0.56 ± 0.07

0.56 ± 0.098

 20:1(n − 9)

0.52 ± 0.048

0.5 ± 0.021

0.82 ± 0.024

 20:2(n − 6)

0.08 ± 0.001

0.06 ± 0.001

0.08 ± 0.001

 21:00

0.03 ± 0.002

0.11 ± 0.004

0.11 ± 0.07

 22:00

0.34 ± 0.05

0.47 ± 0.011

0.48 ± 0.009

 22:1(n − 9)

0.07 ± 0.011

0.11 ± 0.009

0.16 ± 0.033

 24:0

0.23 ± 0.46

0.32 ± 0.013

0.34 ± 0.06

 24:1(n − 9)

0.05 ± 0.001

0.03 ± 0.001

0.04 ± 0.002

 ΣSFAs

21.59

21.39

18.17

 ΣMUFAs

14.86

24.33

31.87

 ΣPUFAs

63.46

54.26

49.93

 n − 3ΣPUFAs

4.26

9.53

10.62

 n − 6ΣPUFAs

59.21

44.73

39.31

 n − 6/n − 3

13.91

4.69

3.7

 PUFAs/SFAs

2.94

2.54

2.75

 Total fat (%dw)

0.7

1.5

1.6

  1. Values are the means of three measurements (mean ± SD, n = 3)
  2. C10:0 capric, C12:0 lauric, C14:0 myristic, C15:0 pentadecanoic, C16:0 palmitic, C16:1n − 9 cis-7 hexadecenoic, C16:1n − 7 palmitoleic, C17:0 margaric, C18:0 stearic, C18:1n − 9 oleic, C18:1n − 7 vaccenic, C18:2n − 6 linoleic, C18:3n − 3 α-linolenic, C20:0 arachidic, C20:1n − 9 11-eicosenoic, C20:2n − 6 eicosadienoic, C21:0 heneicosanoic, C22:0 behenic, C22:1n − 9 erucic, C24:0 lignoceric, C24:1n − 9 nervonic acids, SFAs saturated fatty acids, MUFAs monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFAs polyunsaturated fatty acids