Development of Soybean Snacks and Analysis of Bioactive Compounds

Abstract The purpose of this study was to analyze the bioactive compounds of soybean snacks and to carry out a sensory evaluation of those variations which had various seasoning mixing ratio. Five soybean snacks were developed for these experiments. Proximate composition, the contents of total phenol compounds and isoflavone, and sensory characteristics of the soybean snacks were measured. There were significant differences in amounts of isoflavones and total phenolic compounds of soybean snacks(p<0.05). The seasoned soybean snacks had a higher level of daidzein and genistein contents than did control group. The total phenol compound contents of the control group was 210.3 ㎎ gallic acid equivalents/100 g, whereas those for individual soybean snacks(A ～ E) were 152.3, 160.2, 162.4, 158.4 and 164.6 ㎎ gallic acid equivalents/100 g, respectively. In sensory evaluation, there were significant differences(p<0.05) in taste, texture, and overall acceptability of the soybean snacks. Key words: soybean, snack, total phenol compound contents, isoflavone, sensory evaluation