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Chitosan Treatment Affects Yield, Ascorbic Acid Content, and Hardness of Soybean Sprouts
Author(s) -
NO H.K.,
Lee K.S.,
Kim I.D.,
Park M.J.,
Kim S.D.,
Meyers S.P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb05731.x
Subject(s) - chitosan , acetic acid , chemistry , ascorbic acid , food science , vitamin c , yield (engineering) , solvent , vitamin , biochemistry , materials science , metallurgy
The effects of molecular weights, concentrations and solvents of chitosan, soaking times, and soybeans/chitosan solution ratios on growth and quality of soybean sprouts were investigated. Among 5 chitosans, treatment with 493 kDa chitosan was the most effective in increasing total weight, vitamin C content, and hardness. Use of acetic acid rather than lactic acid as a chitosan solvent increased hypocotyl weight and vitamin C content. Soaking of soybeans in chitosan solution for 8 h increased total weight by 13% and vitamin C content by about 10%. Optimal cultivation conditions involve soaking in 0.05% chitosan with 493 kDa in 0.05% acetic acid for 8 h and a soybean/chitosan solution ratio of 1:4.