Fat in mungbean, chickpea and cowpea did not alter
significantly after soaking and germination, though there was
a gradual decline in fat contents of all the three legumes, the
percent decrease being 8 to 11 in mungbean, 16 to 24 in
chickpea and 6 to 11%in cowpea during different germination
periods. A non significant change was observed in case of
germinated legumes subjected to pressure cooking and
microwaving. Dhaliwal and Aggarwal (1999) reported that
the fat content of soybean decreased with increased
germination time. The results of the study are par with the
observation made in the reported study.