Isoflavonoid content of Hong Kong soy foods.
Progress in understanding the effects of dietary soy isoflavones on chronic disease prevention in the Hong Kong Chinese population has been hampered by the lack of a comprehensive soy isoflavone database. In this study, we determined the concentrations and distribution of isoflavones in 47 foods included in a soy food frequency questionnaire by reverse-phase HPLC. Results indicated that most soy products contained isoflavones ranging from 1 mg of aglucon equivalents/100 g of wet weight (bean strip noodle and egg bean curd) to 80 mg of aglucon equivalents/100 g of wet weight (oyster sauce soybean and sweet bean curd sheet). Among our food groups, mean isoflavone concentrations were lowest in the soy milk group (9.99 mg of aglucon equivalents/100 g of wet weight) and highest in the bean curd skin group (40 mg of aglucon equivalents/100 g of wet weight). The conjugation patterns of isoflavones varied within and between food groups as influenced by the types of soybeans and the processing or cooking techniques used. The isoflavone concentrations reported herein will be useful for ascertaining the relationship between exposure to dietary soy isoflavones and health effects in the Chinese population.
Chan
Sieu G
SG
Department of Community and Family Medicine and Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health, School of Public Health, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR. sieugaen2003@yahoo.com
Murphy
Patricia A
PA
Ho
Suzanne C
SC
Kreiger
Nancy
N
Darlington
Gerarda
G
So
Edwin K F
EK
Chong
Portia Y Y
PY
D005504:Food Analysis; D006723:Hong Kong; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000032:analysis*; D045730:Soy Foods / Q000032:analysis*; D030262:Soybean Proteins
D007529:Isoflavones; D030262:Soybean Proteins