Changes in soybean phytate content as a result of field growing conditions and influence on tofu texture.
It is known that tofu quality tends to vary among soybeans even of the same variety. Cultivation environments can affect the contents of the soybeans. Twenty-seven soybean varieties were grown in a drained paddy field and an upland field, and then their protein and phytate contents were determined using the Fourier transfer infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) method. The phytate contents of 12 varieties were higher in the drained paddy field than in the upland field. On the other hand, the environmental factor had little effect on the protein contents. In order to determine whether the difference in phytate content affected tofu texture, the hardness of the tofu made from phytate-added soymilk was measured. The tofu texture having more phytate became softer in the range of the common coagulant concentration. We concluded that the difference in the phytate content of the soybeans among the environmental conditions is a factor that causes fluctuation in tofu quality.
Ishiguro
Takahiro
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The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Ueda, Morioka, Japan.
Ono
Tomotada
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Wada
Takahiro
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Tsukamoto
Chigen
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Kono
Yuhi
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D000383:Agriculture; D002118:Calcium; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010833:Phytic Acid / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D012995:Solubility; D045730:Soy Foods / Q000032:analysis*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D016474:Weight-Bearing
D010940:Plant Proteins; D010833:Phytic Acid; D002118:Calcium