Table 5 Correlation coefficients among proximate composition, chromaticity, water binding capacity (WBC), water solubility index (WSI), swelling power (SP), total polyphenol (TPC), flavonoid contents (TFC), and radical scavenging activity of black soybean (G. max L. cv. Cheongja #3) flours with roasting temperatures and times

Factor Ash Protein Fat Carbohydrate L-value a-value b-value WBC WSI SP TPC TFC DPPH ABTS
Moisture -0.709*** -0.956*** -0.743*** 0.301NS 0.730*** -0.376* 0.004NS -0.362* -0.109NS -0.326NS -0.389* -0.375* -0.341* -0.378*
Ash 1.000 0.671*** 0.496** -0.213NS -0.783*** 0.447* 0.182NS 0.336NS -0.138NS 0.027NS 0.515** 0.493** 0.434* 0.432*
Protein - 1.000 0.821*** -0.518** -0.676*** 0.315NS -0.106NS 0.446* 0.132NS 0.356* 0.345* 0.332NS 0.322NS 0.340*
Fat - - 1.000 -0.820*** -0.503** 0.285NS -0.157NS 0.418* 0.078NS 0.306NS 0.208NS 0.114NS 0.179NS 0.198NS
Carbohydrate - - - 1.000 0.171NS -0.072NS 0.282NS -0.401* -0.052NS -0.208NS -0.019NS 0.068NS -0.041NS -0.015NS
L-value - - - - 1.000 -0.794*** -0.533** -0.576*** 0.467** 0.284NS -0.840*** -0.800*** -0.745*** -0.746***
a-value - - - - - 1.000 0.821*** 0.589*** -0.714*** -0.569*** 0.830*** 0.729*** 0.661*** 0.702***
b-value - - - - - - 1.000 0.505** -0.869*** -0.839*** 0.744*** 0.656*** 0.556*** 0.691***
WBC - - - - - - - 1.000 -0.649*** -0.508** 0.632*** 0.636*** 0.560*** 0.715***
WSI - - - - - - - - 1.000 0.960*** -0.674*** -0.666*** -0.497** -0.613***
SP - - - - - - - - - 1.000 -0.580*** -0.585*** -0.443* -0.542**
TPC - - - - - - - - - - 1.000 0.893*** 0.865*** 0.873***
TFC - - - - - - - - - - - 1.000 0.823*** 0.814***
DPPH - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.000 0.875***
Not significant. Significant at * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001.