Total dietary fibre content Total dietary fibre (TDF) was significantly increased (p < 0.05) in all legumes after germination. In germinated kidney beans, TDF increased significantly (p < 0.05) from 36.6% to 59.9% while in germinated mung beans, the TDF increased significantly from 28.5% to 32.0%. TDF in soy beans increased significantly from 32.0% to 72.5% after germination, while in peanuts; germination significantly increased TDF percentage from 21.6% to 39.9%. Among the samples, germination significantly increased (p < 0.05) soluble dietary fibre (SDF) content. In kidney beans, SDF was significantly increased from 3.9% to 6.7% after germination while in mung beans; the SDF was significantly increased from 3.7% to 5.8%. In soy beans, germination significantly increased SDF from 8.2% to 17.4% while in peanuts, SDF was significantly increased from 5.5% to 9.1%. Similarly, germination caused insoluble dietary fibre (IDF) to