한국산 작두콩을 부위별(종자, 자엽, 껍질, 깍지, 잎, 줄기 및 뿌리)로 구분하여 화학성분을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 작두콩의 부위별 일반성분 중 총당과 조단백질은 다른 부위에 비해 자엽에서 높게 나타났으며, 무기성분은 뿌리에서 칼륨, 잎에서는 칼슘의 함량이 높게 나타났으며, 유기산은 잎의 경우 oxalic acid가 2.556 mg%, 깍지는 citric acid가 573 mg%로 가장 높았다. 유리당은 껍질에서 sucrose가 3.80%
The chemical components in different parts such as seed, cotyledon, hull, pod, leaf, stem and root of Korean sword bean(Canavalia gladiata) were determined in this study. The contents of total sugar and protein were relatively higher in cotyledon than other parts. The highest mineral component was K, Ca in root and leaf, respectively. In case of organic acids, relatively higher content of oxalic acid(2,556 mg%), citric acid(573 mg%) was found in leaf and pod, respectively. Among free sugars, the contents of sucrose(3.80%), fructose(2.17%) were the highest contents in hull and stem, respectively. The highest component total amino acids in cotyledon and leaf, pod, stem, and root was glutamic acid(592 mg%), glutamic acid(429 mg%), proline(497 mg%), lysine(328 mg%) and arginine(714 mg%), respectively. Among fatty acids in hull and pod, palmitic acid(32.75%, 21.93%) was high in saturated fatty acid fraction, while linoleic acid(39.15%, 43.03%) was high in polyunsaturated fatty acid fraction.