Chemical Comparison of Germinated- and Ungerminated-Safflower(Carthamus tinctorius) Seeds
2008
Kim, E.O. (Catholic University of Daegu, Gyungsan, Republic of Korea) | Lee, K.T. (Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea) | Choi, S.W. (Catholic University of Daegu, Gyungsan, Republic of Korea), E-mail: [email protected]
This study was to investigate the chemical compositions of germinated (GSS)- and ungerminated (UGSS)-safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds. GSS had higher amount of sugar and crude fiber than UGSS, but less amounts of protein and lipid. Levels of α-tocopherol and essential amino acids of GSS were higher than those of UGSS, although there are no difference in fatty acid composition between GSS and UGSS. Among the nine phenolic compounds detected, five phenolic compounds, except for two lignans and two flavonoids, were found in both GSS and UGSS. Four serotonin derivatives accounted for about 80 per cent of total phenolic compounds, and levels of five phenolic compounds decreased slightly with germination. These results suggest that germination may enhance the functionality of safflower seed by increasing nutritional compositions and by decreasing phenolic compounds with bitter taste and cathartic effects.
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