Study on Stability of B-Vitamins in Processing Methods of Ginseng

인삼(人蔘)의 가공방법(加工方法)에 따른 Vitamin B 군(群)의 안정성(安定性)에 관한 연구(硏究)

B-vitamin contents in ginsengs ranged from 55.9 to 65.5 r/g and from 13.2 to 14.5 r/g for niacin and niacin amide, from 4.9 to 5.4 mr/g for cobalamine, and from 3.9 to 8.2 r/g and from 6.9 to 8.2 r/g for riboflavin and thiamine regardless processing. Especially, cobalamine was detected in ginseng. It is found that the contents of B-vitamins somewhat decreased according to processing methods, washing-dried and steaming-dried of fresh ginseng. Niacin, niacin amide and cobalamine decreased by $6{\sim}9%$. Therefore, it is approved that B-vitamins were stable in processing methods.