PURPOSE To compare the content of bioaccessible folate, vitamin B12, and isoflavones in tofu and tempe, as influenced by soybean variety and food processing, particularly fermentation. PRINCIPAL RESULTS Raw soybeans contained 2207-2671 μg/kg (dry matter) folate, cooked tempe 1493-4143, and cooked tofu 968-1273 μg/kg, the difference was attributed to the fermentation in tempe. Vitamin B12 was ...

The calendar spread options (CSOs) on agricultural commodities, most notably corn, soybeans and wheat, allow market participants to hedge the roll-over risk of futures contracts. Despite the interest from agricultural businesses, there is lack of both theoretical and empirical research on pricing and hedging performances of CSOs. We propose to price and hedge CSOs under geometric Brownian motio...

Selected populations of soybean cyst nematodes were inoculated to roots of compatible and incompatible soybeans. Rates of penetration of infective juveniles of nematode populations selected on PI 209332, PI 89772, and Pickett 71 were equivalent on compatible and incompatible soybean roots. The first two populations averaged about 10% and the last about 5% penetration in 24-hour inoculations of ...

Whole soybeans serve as one of the main sources of protein in ruminant nutrition. Different processing methods have been employed for ruminal protein protection. The present study was conducted to determine the effects of microwave irradiation [900 W; 2, 4 and 6 min] on quality, ruminal degradability and estimated in vitro intestinal digestibility of availability soybean crude protein....

Genetic variation and population structure among 1603 soybean accessions, consisted of 832 Japanese landraces, 109 old and 57 recent Japanese varieties, 341 landrace from 16 Asian countries and 264 wild soybean accessions, were characterized using 191 SNP markers. Although gene diversity of Japanese soybean germplasm was slight lower than that of exotic soybean germplasm, population differentia...

Title of Document: NUTRACEUTICAL PROPERTIES OF LOW α-LINOLENIC SOYBEANS GROWN IN MARYLAND Monica Whent, M.S., 2009 Directed By: Dr. Liangli Yu, Nutrition and Food Science Department Eight soybean genotypes grown in Maryland were analyzed for total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant capacity, isoflavone composition, lutein content, tocopherol composition, and fatty acid profile. The soybean sam...

Introduction In connection with a study of the cause of lodging in soybeans as grown in corn for silage it was found that the shading by the corn resulted in a reduction of the percentage of carbohydrates and total dry matter, and that the stems of soybeans thus developed were relatively soft, pliable, and weak. In cereals like oats and wheat a similar situation in the stems with consequent lod...

The objectives of this study were to develop soy milk with improved food quality and to enhance the functional attributes by incorporating short-time germination into the processing. Changes in trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA), phytic acid content and total phenolic content (TPC) in soy milk produced from soybeans germinated within 72 h were investigated to determine the optimum germination con...

Soybean meal is a major protein source for swine and other monogastric animals. However, soybeans, like other legume seeds, contain anti-nutritional factors. Scientists have been successful in eliminating the principle growth inhibitors in soybeans through physical and chemical processing. However, galactosyl oligosaccharides, i.e., α-galactosides and βgalactomannan, known as flatulence-produci...