RYS (roasting); TYS (soaking); EYS (boiling); SYS (drying); GYS (germination); TeYS (control). Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Values marked with different letters on the same line are significantly different (p < 0.05). DM: dry matter
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AGSK, GMM, CN, and MA: Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft, Investigation. HMC and ARY: Conceptualization, Methodology, Visualization. ISB: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Data curation. RP and EF: Supervision, Validation, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
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