Characterisation of the arabinose-rich carbohydrate composition of immature and mature marama beans (Tylosema esculentum)

► Marama bean has less than 1% starch and soluble sugars. ► Arabinose from arabinan is the main non-cellulosic sugar in the mature marama bean cell wall. ► Two fractions of pectin was identified, a low and a high recalcitrant fraction.