약용으로 많이 쓰이고 있는 사철쑥(Artemisia capillaris Thunberg)의 다양한 이용도를 높이고자 일반성분과 영양성분을 분석함으로써 다양한 영양성분분석 자료를 제시하고자 한다. 사철쑥의 성분은 조단백질 14.12%, 조지방 4.80%, 조회분 2.30%, 조섬유소 8.10%이었으며, 무기질 함량은 K 3295.02 mg%, P2787.01 mg%, Ca 1436.01 mg%, Mg 172.32 mg%, Fe 21.23 mg%, Mn 18.02 mg%, Na 8.11 mg%, Cu 1.24 mg%, Sn 0.002 mg%이었고, 비타민은 $eta$-carotene 18602.00 mg%, ascorbic acid 5.82 mg%이 었다. 사철쑥에서 가장 많이함유되 어 있는 지방산은 oleic acid( $C_{18:1}$)로 23.86%였으며, 포화지방산이 46.67%, 단일불포화지방산이 33.40%, 다가불포화지방산이 19.83%, P/S는0.42로 나타났다. 20여종의 아미노산이 검출된 사철쑥의 총아미노산 함량은 1345.29 mg%이고, 아미노산 중 proline, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamic acid 및 valine이 각각 438.58 mg%, 310.20 mg%, 120.30 mg%, 118.66 mg%, 88.02 mg%으로 79.95%를 차지하며, 필수아미노산은 176.83 mg%으로 13.11% 함유되어 있었다. 이상의 결과는 사철쑥은 일반성분, 무기질, 비타민 및 지방산, 아미노산 등이 다양하게 함유되어 있다. 이는 사철쑥이 식품으로서 영양적 가치가 있는 것으로 사료된다.다.
A. capillaris Thunberg is often used as a medicinal herb. This analysis on A. capillaris Thunberg, showing its natural ingredients and nutritive elements, is to provide a better understanding of its content and help find more various ways of use. The ingredients of A. capillaris Thunberg are as follows : 14.12% of crude protein, 4.80% of crude lipid, 2.30% of crude ash, 8.10% of crude fiber, and the rest of the ingredients are vitamins and minerals. Minerals are 3295.02 mg% of K, 2787.01 mg% of P, 1436.01 mg% of Ca, 172.32 mg% of Mg, 21.23 mg% of Fe, 18.02 mg% of Mn, 8.11 mg% of Na, 1.24 mg% of Cu, and 0.002 mg% of Sn, and vitamins are 18602.00 ug% of $eta$-carotene and 5.82 mg% of ascorbic acid. Fatty acids in A. capillaris Thunberg are of 23.86% of oleic acids (C18:1), 46.67% of saturated fatty acids, 33.40% of monousaturated fatty acids, and 19.83% of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Oleic acid (C18:1) is the most abundant fatty acid in A. capillaris Thunberg. P/S is 0.24. A. capillaris Thunberg contains about 20 kinds of amino acid. The total amount of amino acids is 1345.29 mg%, which can be divided into 79.95% of amino acids and 13.11% of essential amino acids. This 79.95% of amino acids consist of proline, tyrosine, asparagines, glutamic acid, and valine with amount of 438.58mg%, 310.20mg%, 120.30mg%, 118.66mg%, and 88.02mg% respectively. The essential amino acid is 176.83mg%. It is shown that A. capillaris Thunberg contatins various nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, and amino acids, so A. capillaris Thunberg can be regarded as a highly nutritious food.
