reported that in beans among the compounds that have been reported to act as antioxidants are water soluble proteins, peptides and amino acids, as well as oligosaccharides from the hemicellulosic fractions. Lower, but also statistically significant correlations (a = 0.05) between total flavonoid content and AA determined using ABTS, DPPH and FRAP methods (r = 0.760, 0.868 and 0.846, respectively) were observed. Influence of germination process on the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) of the analysed samples was significant. Higher antioxidant potential (FRAP) was found in sprouts.