We examined changes in the amino acid composition of soybean sprouts of four different Korean soybean cultivars (Yutae, Jinunee, Subaktae, and Baktae). Total amino acids levels in all samples 1 day after cultivation were lower than those in soybeans but increased at cultivation times greater then 3 days. Glutamic and aspartic acids, the most abundant amino acids in all soybean cultivars studied at day 0 of sprouting, constituted more than 30% of all amino acids. Aspartic acid content of hypocotyls markedly increased, but glutamic acid levels decreased 5-day-old sprouts of Jinunee and 3-day-old sprouts of the other cultivars. Moreover, compositions of aspartic acid decreased in the order hypocotyl > root > cotyledon and Yutae > Baktae > Jinunee > Subaktae.