Korea: Soybean germ extract improves menopausal symptoms

September 2, the Korea Rural Revitalization Agency announced that animal experiments have confirmed that the use of soybean by-product germ research and development of "soybean germ germ extract" has improved the effect of menopausal osteoporosis, hyperlipidemia in women. Soybean germ nutritional value is high, but because of its bitter taste accompanied by smell, the past did not use are discarded.Korea Agriculture and Zhen Office patented "soybean germ germ extract" production method is to put soybean germs in 20 degrees C of flowing water soaked for 24 to 36 hours, so that it germinates dry, with alcohol (fermented alcohol) extracted into a powder.mice raised using the "soybean germ germ extract" increased bone formation by 26% and bone thickness by 42% compared with the control group. At the same time, it reduces the high-density cholesterol content that induces hyperlipidemia.compared with the unprouted soybean germ extract, the sugar content of the germination extract was reduced by 1/3, the content of soybean isoflavone was increased by 21.8%, and the content of soybean saponin was also increased by 65%. The extract contained 32 mg of isoflavone per gram, which was higher than the daily intake of isoflavones (24 to 27 mg) in healthy functional foods prescribed by the Korean Food and Drug Safety Administration.Korea Agriculture and Zhen Office also said that the initial verification of germ germination process
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series soybean saponin content increased.South Korea's Agriculture and Zhen agency said the technology can be widely used in a wide range of functional foods as long as it has food companies or pharmaceutical companies that separate germ equipment from soybeans. The germination germ extract powder is light orange, soluble in water, and can be processed into a variety of healthy foods.