Analysis of the General Components of Syneilesis palmata Maxim

We measured the levels of soluble protein, sugar, free amino acids, minerals, total polyphenols, and flavonoid compounds in Syneilesis palmata as part of a study on nutritional and functional materials for development of valuable foods. The content of soluble protein in the aerial and root portions were 210.36 mg% and 870.42 mg%, respectively. The amount of reducing sugar was 848.12 mg% (aerial parts) and 1,420.91 mg% (roots), and that of free sugar was 14.85 mg% in aerial parts and 355.00 mg% in roots. The free amino acid level in aerial parts was 1,613.10 mg% and that in roots was 3,282.96 mg%. The mineral content of aerial parts was 3,531.53 mg% and that of roots was 1,878.34 mg%. The K, Ca, and Mg levels were greater than those of other minerals, with K comprising more than 75% of the total mineral content. The levels of polyphenol and flavonoid compounds in aerial parts were 1,920.00 mg% and 843.95 mg%, respectively, and those in roots were 487.56 mg% and 91.07 mg%, respectively.