In recent times, phytochemicals have drawn attention due to their potent antioxidant properties and their marked effects in the prevention of various oxidative stress associated diseases. A number of bioactive compounds in pulses such as polyphenols, phytic acid, trypsin inhibitor, tannin and lectin are proven to have anti-oxidant capacity. This study has assessed the antioxidants activity exhibited by these secondary metabolites in different pulses (chickpea, mung, arhar and masur) as compared with amla using DPPH radical scavenging activity.