Abstract

Abstract: Leguminous plants are considered one of the most important crops, whether from a nutritional, economic or environmental standpoint, and are second only to crops in the Poaceae family in terms of providing nutrients, due to their seeds being characterized by a high content of proteins and carbohydrates. This study aimed to quantitatively estimate carbohydrates and proteins in the (fresh) and mature (dry) seeds of Vicia faba and Pisum sativum plants, which were collected after the crop dried from the field. The total content of carbohydrates and proteins was estimated as a percentage of the dry weight (wet in the case of fresh seeds). For dried Vicia faba and Pisum sativum seeds for the 2021 and 2022 crops, and fresh seeds for the 2022 crop before and after drying in the oven. The results showed that the percentage of carbohydrates was higher than the percentage of protein for all of the seed samples studied. In the case of vicia faba seeds, the highest amount of carbohydrate content was recorded as a percentage of the dry weight in the dry seeds for the 2021 and 2022 crops, and it was 22.09% and 20.79%, respectively. As for the protein content for the same years, it was 17.6% and 19.68%. It is also noted from the results that the lowest content of carbohydrates and protein was recorded for fresh Vicia faba seeds, and it was 7.95% and 11.01%, respectively.