presents total phenolic content (expressed as mg GAE g1)
in analysed seeds and sprouts. Germination increased the total
phenolic content of most seeds in order: mung bean (841%) > sunflower
(232%) > radish (206%) > broccoli (68%). These results are in
agreement with those published by Cevallos-Casals and Cisneros-
Zevallos (2010), who reported that mung bean was the seed with
the greatest increase in phenolics during germination compared to twelve other edible seed species. However, in our study, the increase
of TP content in mung bean sprouts was lower (841%) than
those observed by Cevallos-Casals and Cisneros-Zevallos (2010),
who also reported that the phenolic contents decreased in the following
order: mung bean > sunflower > broccoli > radish. These
differences may result from the diversity among varieties, growing
and storage conditions, as well as the extraction procedures