Nutritional composition of mungbean and soybean sprouts compared to their adult growth stage.

Abstract:

:This study determined the level of phytonutrients in mungbean and soybean sprouts compared to mature mungbean grain and vegetable soybean. The comparison included landraces and improved mungbean and soybean varieties to assess the effect of breeding on the phytonutrient content of both crops. Sprouting mungbean enhanced vitamin C content 2.7-fold compared to mature mungbean grain. Relatively old mungbean accessions were superior in protein, calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), carotenoid and vitamin C content compared to improved mungbean lines at the fully mature stage. With regard to nutritional value, the vegetable soybean stage was superior to soybean sprouts in terms of content of protein (14% increase), Zn (45%), Ca (72%), and Fe (151%). Isoflavones, reported to have beneficial effects on human health, are found at high concentrations in soybean sprouts and could easily provide the recommended anticarcinogenic dose range from 1.5 to 2.0mg/kg of body weight per day.

journal_name

Food Chem

journal_title

Food chemistry

authors

Ebert AW,Chang CH,Yan MR,Yang RY

doi

10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.05.073

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-12-15 00:00:00

pages

15-22

eissn

0308-8146

issn

1873-7072

pii

S0308-8146(17)30865-8

journal_volume

237

pub_type

杂志文章