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発芽そば

English translation: germinated buckwheat

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Japanese term or phrase:発芽そば
English translation:germinated buckwheat

21:48 Apr 7, 2010
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-04-11 01:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Supplement
Japanese term or phrase: 発芽そば
発芽そば、発酵エキスが体内コレステロールや脂肪分解をサポート。

Germination soba and Fermentation extract/essence will support
the resolution of internal cholesterol and fat.

I am not too sure if I can leave Soba as it is, or I shall translate as noodle (or Soba Noodle), or anything else.
pikachupichu
Japan
Local time: 08:41
germinated buckwheat
Explanation:
I would use "buckwheat" for そば. Buckwheat is the ingredient in soba noodles (with soba meaning "buckwheat).

Germinated buckwheat seems to have health benefits. You'll see many websites on the subject. Below are sentences with the word "germinated buckwheat."


Korean researchers even found that germinated buckwheat has potent
anti-fatty liver activities in an animal study. When an ethanol extract of
germinated buckwheat was fed daily to mice at 100 or 200 mg/kg body wt,
along with a high-fat diet, oral administration of germinated buckwheat
caused significant reductions in triglyceride and total cholesterol levels in
the liver after 8 weeks. Oral administration of germinated buckwheat also
down-regulated mRNA expressions of PPARgamma and C/EBPalpha in
hepatocytes, in a dose-dependent manner.

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Note added at 42 mins (2010-04-07 22:30:51 GMT)
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Here are a couple more websites:

http://www.zhion.com/herb/Buckwheat.html

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-168513703.html

Another example sentence:

Germinated Buckwheat extract decreases blood pressure and nitrotyrosine immunoreactivity in aortic endothelial cells in spontaneously hypertensive rats

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Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 06:41
Grading comment
Again and again, I really appreciate your quick advice. I am impressed with your knowledge.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2germinated buckwheat
Joyce A
5soba noodle
humbird
Summary of reference entries provided
FYI
cinefil

  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
germinated buckwheat


Explanation:
I would use "buckwheat" for そば. Buckwheat is the ingredient in soba noodles (with soba meaning "buckwheat).

Germinated buckwheat seems to have health benefits. You'll see many websites on the subject. Below are sentences with the word "germinated buckwheat."


Korean researchers even found that germinated buckwheat has potent
anti-fatty liver activities in an animal study. When an ethanol extract of
germinated buckwheat was fed daily to mice at 100 or 200 mg/kg body wt,
along with a high-fat diet, oral administration of germinated buckwheat
caused significant reductions in triglyceride and total cholesterol levels in
the liver after 8 weeks. Oral administration of germinated buckwheat also
down-regulated mRNA expressions of PPARgamma and C/EBPalpha in
hepatocytes, in a dose-dependent manner.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 42 mins (2010-04-07 22:30:51 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Here are a couple more websites:

http://www.zhion.com/herb/Buckwheat.html

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-168513703.html

Another example sentence:

Germinated Buckwheat extract decreases blood pressure and nitrotyrosine immunoreactivity in aortic endothelial cells in spontaneously hypertensive rats



Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 06:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Again and again, I really appreciate your quick advice. I am impressed with your knowledge.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for your quick and knowledgeable answer again.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  humbird: Yes, soba is made from buckwheat. 発芽そば appears to be a recent invention of health benefit, and it is germinated buckwheat based.
22 mins
  -> Thank you, humbird!
agree  gordonmurray
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, gordonmurray!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
soba noodle


Explanation:
I am not sure which is your question:
How to translate 発芽そば
or
Translation for そば

If the former, I think Joyce offered excellent answer.
If the latter, my answer is "soba noodle" as this is the term you most frequently see in Japanese cookbook written in English.
There is an item called "Soba Noodles in Sweet Soy Broth" in my Japanese cookbook which is no other than most popular donburi soba.

BTW term "resolution" for 脂肪分解 is incorrect, I'm afraid.
It should be "lypolysis" or "fat decomposition".

humbird
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Reference comments


3 hrs
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
http://lnmcp.mf.uni-lj.si/Fago/SYMPO/2004sympoEach/2004Sympo...

cinefil
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 27
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