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This batch (Edamame
'Ryokuheki') started flowering on July 1st - first harvest was thus 6
weeks later. This variety produces approximately 20 pods (weighing 60
grams) per plant.
We sell edamame 'on the stem' to maintain freshness, flavor, and
quality. Only the leaves are trimmed off.
On 1st September the first Edamame 'Gokuwase Fukura'
was harvested - 14 weeks after sowing and 6 weeks after flowering - and
the taste compared with 'Ryokuheki'. We found it sweeter, truly
delicious and definitely the better of the two. Pods on 'Gokuwase
Fukura' are more in number and higher off the ground.
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| Edamame Ryokuheki Pod 18 weeks after sowing
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Edamame 'Ryokuheki' harvested 18th August
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Edamame contains much lower
levels of trypsin (a protein-digesting enzyme secreted by the pancreas)
and phytic acid (which reduces availabilty of phosphorous, protein,
calcium, magnesium, zinc and iron) than field-dried or grain soybeans.
Cooking for 3 minutes inactivates 95% of these anti-nutritional
properties.
We took 25 of our freshly-harvested pods and found they
weighed 88 grams (500g = 142 pods).
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| Edamame raw open pod |
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Edamame 'Ryokuheki' cooked and ready to eat
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