Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Vegetos, cilt.37, sa.5, ss.2131-2137, 2024 (Scopus)
The present investigation was carried out to analyse the nutritional aspects along with the phenol profile and antioxidant activity of four edible sprouts of commonly occurring legumes species, buckwheat and quinoa plants. Seeds of beans, mung beans, soybeans, peas, quinoa and buckwheat as a seed material were used in this study. The aim of the study is to determine the nutritional, phenolic and antioxidant content of some legumes and different plant species sprouted in different sizes. In the study, sprouting was continued until it reached 2 cm, 4 cm and 6 cm, then the sprouts were analyzed. In the research, it was determined that the relative humidity, crude protein, ascorbic acid, total soluble sugar and total phenolic substance content increased in the studied species depending on the sprout size. Antioxidant activity increased with increased sprouts size, in beans, peas, mung beans and buckwheat, and decreased in soybean and quinoa species. As a result of the study, the size of the micro sprouts that should be consumed according to the plant species also changes. The conclusion can be drawn from the study that the length of 6 cm size sprouts of bean, mung bean and buckwheat species, 4 cm soybean, and in quinoa and peas of all sizes of sprouts exhibits the maximum nutritional and functional properties in the study which suggested the potential health benefit.