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Soybeans [Glycine max L. Merr.] are widely used in the foodindustry because of their excellent source of protein, oil and otherbioactive compounds such as isoflavones, soyasaponins and tocopherols.Several raw materials can be used in healthy foods and,among those, soybeans have the greatest potential. Indeed, soybeansand soy foods are widely promoted for their health benefits,many of which are attributed to their isoflavone content. Soybeanisoflavones have recently received interest because they can play arole in the prevention of osteoporosis and reduce the side effects offemale hormone treatment due to phytooestrogen, a structure similarto oestrogen (Molteni, Brizio-Molteni, & Persky, 1995; Tikkanen& Adlercreutz, 2000). In addition, soybean isoflavones arereported to act as antioxidants, removing reactive oxygen speciesand thereby preventing oxidative damage in living tissue (Rice-Evans, Miller, & Paganga, 1996). Despite their positive nutritionalprofile, soybeans and soy products suffer from limited acceptanceby consumers due to an unpleasant bean flavour during processing(Rosenthal et al., 2003), the presence of antinutritional factors(such as trypsin inhibitors, located with the main storage proteinsin the cotyledon (Horisberger, Clerc, & Pahud, 1986; Horisberger &Tacchini-Vonlanthen 1983), the bitter taste of soybean peptides(Wang & de Mejia, 2005) and the astringency that is generally
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