Chemical Compositions of Fermented Codonopsis lanceolata
2009
Park, S.J., Hallym College, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea | Seong, D.H., Yooyoung Pharmaceutical Co., Seoul, Republic of Korea | Park, D.S., Functional Food and Nutrition Division, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Kim, S.S., Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea | Gou, J.Y., Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea | Ahn, J.H., Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea | Yoon, W.B., Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea | Lee, H.Y., Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
Dodok (Codonopsis lanceolata Bench. et Hook) root contains abundant pharmaceutical substances and is widely used as a food and a medicinal herb. To identify the major components, fermented Codonopsis lanceolata was analyzed for its chemical compositions prior to their pharmaceutical substances, which were used as the fundamental data. The contents of carbohydrate, crude protein, crude lipid and ash are 79.3%, 13.0%, 2.40% and 5.3%, respectively. The calories of fermented Codonopsis lanceolata was 390.5 kcal. Total dietary fiber was 47.4% of total carbohydrates. The protein was composed of 18 different amino acids. The contents of essential and non-essential amino acids were 8,118.18 mg and 10,913.42 mg. The K was the largest mineral followed by P, Ca and Mg, which means fermented Codonopsis lanceolata is alkali material. The contents of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids were 37.76%, 3.84%, and 35.64%, respectively. Therefore, the amount of the total unsaturated fatty acid was higher than that of any other plant. The content of crude saponin in fermented Codonopsis lanceolata was 60.1 mg/g. It is expected that a follow up study on fermented Codonopsis lanceolata through development and evaluation of processed foods for their functional properties would provide useful information as a source of medicinal foods.
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