Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on the Phytohormones Content and Nutrients of Mungbean Sprouts
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Slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) was used to produce mungbean sprouts in the research. In order to observe promoted effect of SAEW in mungbean sprouts growth, phytohormones content of mungbean sprouts during germination was investigated by using ELISA, and the nutrients contents were also evaluated. The results showed that the contents of abscisic acid and jasmonic acid methyl ester of mungbean sprouts treated by SAEW maintained at lower level than tap water control group, while the ratio of indole acetic acid to abscisic acid kept higher level mostly. On the 3rd germination day, the ratio of 10 mg/L SAEW treatment group was 54.37% higher than control. On the 4th germination day, the Vc contents of samples treated by 20 and 30 mg/L SAEW were 57.45% and 28.72%, respectively, higher than the control. All of those contributed to the growth of sprouts. SAEW with higher available chlorine concentration contributed to the increase of total ascorbic acid content. When sprouts treated by 20 and 30 mg/L SAEW, total ascorbic acid content was increased by 5.30% and 9.33% respectively. The reducing sugar content of mungbean sprouts treated by SAEW was lower than control, while total sugar and crude protein contents showed no significant difference.
