METHODS FOR THE PROCESSING OF GERMINATED SOY GERM WITH ENHANCED NUTRITIVE VALUE AND INCREASED BIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE BY USING SEPARATED SOY GERM

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for preparing germinated soy germ by germinating soy germ separated from soybeans. In particular, the method of the present invention includes the steps of: drying soybeans as a raw material in a hot-air dryer at 35°C for 72 hours so as to efficiently isolate seed coats, cotyledons and soy germ from the soybeans; pulverizing the dried soybean seeds using a peeler; separating soy germ from the pulverized soybean seeds using a series of sieves having a sieve opening of 2.36 mm, 2.0 mm and 1.18 mm; putting the separated soy germ into a mesh bag having a size of 40 × 50 cm and inducing the germination thereof using running water at about 20°C for 20 to 24 hours; harvesting the germinated soy germ with improvement in nutritional ingredients and cooking them with steam for 20 minutes; and freeze-drying or hot-air drying the steamed soy germ. The germinated soy germ prepared according to the method of the present invention can be effectively used as functional, industrial and medical materials as well as a raw material for various foods. Further, the method of the present invention is effective to improve the usefulness of soybeans that are Korean traditional food materials and increase the applicability thereof as a new food material being helpful to the improvement in national public health.