TS-046751 — A novel sensor for the screening
of field crops, one example being the amino acids in soybeans. This allows the quality
and nutritional value
of the soybeans to be evaluated quickly
and simply. This technology would benefit not only farmers
and producers
of soybeans
and soy products, but also consumers by manufactures to know the quality
of the ingredients received to be monitored.
Nutritional components of soybeans, specifically their amino acid profiles, are important when evaluating the quality of soybeans. Currently, the only methods for evaluating soybean nutritional traits are to either send samples to a lab for testing, which is costly and takes several weeks to compl…