| Abstract | The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between flatulence potencial and carbohydrate composition of legume seeds. The navy bean, red kidney bean and wrinkled-seeded field pea induced the highest levels of hydrogen to be produced by the laboratory rat. The garbanzo bean and smooth-seeded field pea gave intermediate values whereas the mung bean and green lentil showed values which were not significantly different from the control, non-flatulent diet. Significant, positive correlations were determined between hydrogen production and the following chemical components: stachyose, raffinose plus stachyose, and glucans and pentosans hydrolyzable in dilute acid. Significant, negative correlations were determined between hydrogen production and starch or lignin contents. |
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