2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Improvement of tasty and nutrient enrichment of leaf vegetables grown hydroponically by introducing sweeteners, ascorbic acid and flavors.
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17380025
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Horticulture/Landscape architecture
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| Research Institution | Saga University |
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Principal Investigator |
INOUE Koichi Saga University, Faculty of agriculture, Professor (50087897)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SOMEYA Takashi Saga University, Faculty of agriculture, Associate Professor (30154719)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Culture processing / Hydroponics / Stevia sweeteners / High functional vegetables / Development of tasty vegetables / Ascorbic acid / Vegetables with low nitrate content / Capsaicin |
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| Research Abstract |
To product leaf vegetables with low nitrate content in hydroponics, komatsuna (Brassica Rapa L.) was cultivated by adding silicate to nutrient solutions with low nitrate concentration. In the low nitrate treatment, nitrate content in komatsuna leaves is smaller than that of control (normal nitrate concentration) and a delay of plant growth due to low nitrate concentration of nutrient solutions was alleviated by adding silicate. But the relationship between silicate concentration in nutrient solutions and nitrate concentration in komatsuna leaves was not observed clearly.
To product tasty and nutrient enrichment vegetables, it is studied to introduce three components (ascorbic acid, stevia sweeteners and flavors) to leaf vegetables grown hydroponically through their roots. It is found significant amount of these three components can be introduced to vegetables through the roots and sensory evaluation showed that plant leaves treated with three components were significantly more sweet than that of control and bitterness was reduced while tastefulness was the same level as that of control. In both treatments with muskmelon essence or peppermint extract, plant leaves had significantly better flavor than in control. Higher score of sensory evaluation was recorded on the lettuce treated with muskmelon essence than that with peppermint extract and with control.
These results showed that taste and nutrient of leaf vegetables could be improved by introducing sweeteners, ascorbic acid and flavors, but the leaves of vegetables showed visible wilting due to introduce these components. It is necessary to devise a introducing method to prevent the wilting.
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Research Products
(6 results)
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[Journal Article] Improvement of taste and nutrient enrichment of lettuce grown hydroponically by introducing sweeteners, ascorbic acid and flavors2008
Author(s)
N., Nagaoka, R., Tabuchi, T., Nakahara, D., Ueno, T., Someya, K., Inoue
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Journal Title
Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture Saga University 93
Pages: 127-132
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
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[Journal Article] Improvement of the taste and food value of leaf vegetables grown hydroponically by soaking the roots in ascorbic acid and stevia rebaudiana glucoside solutions.2006
Author(s)
T., Tabuchi, N., Nagaoka, T., Nakahara, D., Ueno, T., Someya, K., Inoue
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Journal Title
Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Sciences 75, suppl12
Pages: 532
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
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