Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 368, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130815
Keywords
Nutri-cereals; Germination; Fermentation; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Protein-starch matrix; Crystallinity
Funding
- department of Food Science and Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, India
- University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India [519/NET-Nov 2017]
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The study aimed to assess the impact of biological processing techniques on the bio- and technofunctional characteristics of foxtail millet. Significant variations in anti-nutritional factors, starch and protein digestibility, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant potential were observed in the processed grains. The altered functional properties of the bioprocessed flours were attributed to the hydrolytic action of activated enzymes. The results suggest that bioprocessed flours could serve as potential ingredients with improved techno- and bio-functionality in cereal products.
The present investigation aimed at assessing the impact of biological processing techniques on bio-and technofunctional characteristics of foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.). Grains were exposed to soaking, germination, fermentation and combination of aforesaid treatments and significant variation (p < 0.05) in anti-nutritional factors, in vitro starch and protein digestibility, bioactive constituents and associated antioxidant potential was noted. Bioprocessed flours were characterized by altered functional properties due to hydrolytic action of activated enzymes. ATR-FTIR spectra and X-ray diffraction patterns revealed structural variation in macromolecular arrangement, synthesis of bioactive compounds in bioprocessed flours and slight reduction in the crystallinity of starch molecules. Bioprocessed flours exhibited degraded protein matrix; however, only fermentation and combination treatments caused hydrolysis of granular starch. Principal component analysis was employed to validate the differences in processing treatments and observations. The results are suggestive that bioprocessed flours could serve as potential ingredients with improved techno-and bio-functionality in valorized cereal products.
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