Review Article

The Dietary Use of Pigeon Pea for Human and Animal Diets

Table 3

Some dietary inhibitors in pigeon pea (leaf, stem, and seeds) [49].

Dietary inhibitorsAmount in g/100g

Alkaloids2.65 ± 0.01
Phenolic3.82 ± 0.15
Flavonoid2.11 ± 0.03
Saponin6.35 ± 0.96
Tannin0.23 ± 0.01