• Pagar H. D.
• Athawale G. H.
• Raichurkar S. J.
• Kamble N. H.

Horse gram (Macrotylomauniflorum) is legume, which has a place with family Fabaceace. It is a potential grain legume having excellent wholesome quality and least expensive source of protein. It is rich in calcium and iron. Most extreme use of horse gram is missing because of the presence of anti-nutritional factors like tannin and phytic acid which interferes with the bioavailability of nutrients present in horse gram. The present work was attempted to optimize the soaking, germination and dehydration conditions. Horse gram seeds were soaked for 6, 12 and 18hrs followed by germination for 24, 48 and 72hrs. The soaked and germinated samples were later dried in cabinet drier at 50, 60 and 70˚C. Practically all the attributes were significantly influenced by soaking, germination and dehydration. In light of the anti-nutritional properties, it was discovered that treatment having 18hrs soaking, 72hrs germination and drying at 70˚C gave extreme decrease in the anti-nutritional factors i.e. Tannin content reduced up to 53.61% and phytic acid content reduced up to 59.26%.

Anti-nutritional factors, drying, germination, horse gram, soaking.

"Effect of soaking, germination and dehydration variables on anti-nutritional factors of horse gram (Macrotylomauniflorum)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.1563-1568, February-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102188.pdf

"Effect of soaking, germination and dehydration variables on anti-nutritional factors of horse gram (Macrotylomauniflorum)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no. pp1563-1568, February-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102188.pdf