Contents of Minerals and Vitamines in Soybean Sprouts

Soy sprouts cultured in a lab with five soybean cultivars and three commercial soy sprouts purchased in a market were investigated to compare the mineral and vitamine contents. In case of minerals, K, Ca, Mg, and Na were found as major minerals and a small quantity of Fe, Zn, Mn, and Cu was also analyzed in soy sprout. The all minerals were distributed in the cotyledon and the hypocotyl but their concentration orders were different between in cotyledon and in hypocotyl. After boiling, much of minerals eluted in water, the pattern of release of the minerals from the soy sprout to water was similar in all soy sprouts. The vitamin C was concentrated a great amount in hypocotyl than in cotyledon whereas vitamin B was found in the cotyledon generally. And their contents were reduced after boiling owing to heat-mediated degrading. The vitamin C and B contents were different according to cultivars, which shows chemical composition of soybean seed was important to soy sprout characters. The present results provide a basis for attempt to improve seed quality in soybean breeding program for soy sprout.

콩나물의 무기이온 및 비타민 함량

우량 나물콩 품종 육성을 위한 자료로 활용하고자 시판 콩나물 및 장려품종 나물콩으로 재배된 콩나물을 사용하여 콩나물의 무기이온 함량과 비타민 함량을 분석하였다. 1. 콩나물의 무기이온 함량은 K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu의 순으로 많이 함유되어 있었으며, 콩나물을 자엽과 배축으로 분리하여 함량을 분석한 결과 자엽에서의 무기이온 함량은 전체 콩나물과 같은 양상으로 축적되어 있었으나 배축에서는 다른 경향을 나타내었다. 2. 뜨거운 물에 콩나물을 데칠 경우 많은 양의 무기이온이 물로 용출되며 특히 K의 함량 감소가 컸다. 3. 콩나물의 비타민 C 함량은 품종에 따라 변이가 있었으며, 콩나물을 열처리할 경우 비타민 C는 급속하게 감소되었다. 4. 콩나물에서의 비타민 B군(niacine, thiamin, pyridoxin)은 품종별로 함량 차이가 있었으며 대부분 자엽부위에 축적되어 있었다.