The contents of L-ascorbic acid, phenolics, antioxidants and iso-
flavones in soybean and mung bean were significantly enhanced
through biochemical reactions during germination. It indicated
that germinated soybean and mung bean would be better raw
materials for functional products and dietary supplements production
than non-germinated soybean and mung bean owing to the
higher bioactive values. Apart from antioxidants capacities in
mung bean, which increased with germination and exhibited the
maximum increases (486%) at 5-day-germinated beans, other bioactive
compounds mostly reached the maximum content in 3–
4 days of germination and started to decline with longer germination
time. It can therefore be concluded that optimal germination
time for production of germinated mung bean and soybean with
abundant functional values should not be beyond 4 days at 25 C.