Ranking in at number 73, green beans made the list of 100 healthiest foods because their saponin content can help lower cholesterol levels. Research suggests that foods high in saponin (a ...

Previously, scientists knew that sea cucumbers produced triterpenoid saponins, which are more commonly found in plants than in animals. These chemicals bind to cholesterol molecules on cell membranes ...

THE presence of a saponin in the seeds of Trigonella Foenum græcum (Leguminosæ) was first reported by Wunschendorff 1, who had subjected the defatted seeds to a process of extraction with alcohol.