Isoflavone aglycon and glucoconjugate content of high- and low-soy U.K. foods used in nutritional studies

J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Mar 13;50(6):1404-10. doi: 10.1021/jf011243t.

Abstract

The isoflavone aglycon and glucoconjugate content of commercially prepared and "home-prepared" high- and low-soy foods selected for use in an on-going nutritional study were measured by LC-MS. The daidzin, daidzein, 6"-O-malonyldaidzin, 6"-O-acetyldaidzin, genistein, genistin, 6"-O-malonylgenistin, 6"-O-acetylgenistin, glycitin, glycitein, 6"-O-malonylglycitin, and 6"-O-acetylglycitin content are expressed in terms of individual isoflavones, total isoflavone equivalents, and milligrams of isoflavones per portion served. Soybeans (774 mg x kg(-1) total isoflavones) and soybean-containing foods had the highest isoflavone content of the foods examined. The low-soy foods all contained very low concentrations (<8 mg x kg(-1) total isoflavones) of the isoflavone aglycons and glucoconjugates. High- and low-soy 11 day rotating menus were constructed from the analyzed foods to deliver 100.0 and 0.5 mg of isoflavones per day, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Food Analysis*
  • Glycine max / chemistry*
  • Glycoconjugates / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Isoflavones / analysis*
  • Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
  • Soybean Proteins / analysis
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Glycoconjugates
  • Isoflavones
  • Soybean Proteins