Dietary Element Assessment of Legumes Originated from Tunceli Province Using Different Dissolving Techniques

The objective of this study was to compare the mineral contents of chickpeas and haricot beans using two different analytical digestion methods, including dry ashing and microwave digestion method. The levels of micronutrients (Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) and macronutrient minerals (Ca, Mg, Na, and K) in two different legumes, as chickpea samples (Cicer arientinum L) and haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) that are widely growing and consumed in Tunceli Province-Turkey were evaluated. The mineral composition of chickpea and haricot bean were determined by using FAAS after dissolving dry ashing and microwave digestion methods. In this way, both the mineral composition of legume samples and the dissolving methods were compared. Results obtained from each group and each method was analyzed statistically using the SPSS statistics program package. It was observed in chickpea and haricot bean samples that Ca, Cu, and Zn concentrations using microwave digestion method were higher than that of dry ashing method (p<0.01)