PROCESSING AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF YAM BEANS (SPHENOSTYLIS STENOCARPA)

The proximate and selected functional properties of five flours from yam bean (YB) made after the grains were not processed (raw) and processed as boiled, fermented, roasted and malted, were determined. The functional properties were water and fat absorption, gelation, emulsification and whippability. An improvement was observed for protein content of flours processed beans compared to raw flour. Fermentation improved the oil content of the flour. The emulsifying and foaming capacities (50.7 and 40.20%, respectively) observed for raw flour were significantly higher than those for the flours from processed bean. Gelation was significantly (P < 0.05) increased and decreased by fermentation and malting of the bean, respectively. The water absorption capacities ranged from 131.9% in raw flour to 218.8% in flour boiled beans. There were no significant (P > 0.05) differences in the fat absorption capacities of all flours except for the one of fermented beans (0.40 mL/g), which was significantly lower than the value (0.73 mL/g) obtained for the flour from boiled beans. Although a high foaming capacity was observed for raw flour, it was less stable when compared with that of the processed bean flours. Overall, YB flour was found to exhibit good functional properties, and has a great potential for use as an ingredient in selected food systems.     

Influence of grain germination on functional properties of sorghum flour

A Sudanese sorghum cultivar (Fetarita) was germinated for five days and protease and amylase activities were measured every 24 h. Results showed that flour obtained from the 3rd germinated sorghum grain had high protease and amylase activities. The functional properties of flours derived from the germinated sorghum seeds were studied and ungerminated seeds were used as a control. Germinated samples had a higher protein solubility compared with the control, and the highest solubility occurred at pH 6. Germination also increased the protein solubility index of sorghum flour. Germinated sorghum flour had a least gelation concentration of 8% compared with 18% for the control. The bulk densities of germinated flours were lower compared to the ungerminated one. Water and oil capacities were increased by germination from 131.34% and 90.56% to 141.64% and 108%, respectively after three days of germination. The emulsifying activities and stabilities of the germinated samples increased significantly. In addition, germination improved the foamability of sorghum flour from unfoam flour to a flour with foam after three days of germination; and the foaming capacity and stability increased significantly with increasing germination time. Thus, the study indicated that germination improved the functional properties of sorghum and it would be possible to design new foods using germinated sorghum.     

Peanut protein concentrate: Production and functional properties as affected by processing

Peanut protein concentrate (PPC) was isolated from fermented and unfermented defatted peanut flour by isoelectric precipitation and physical separation procedures. PPC was dried by spray or vacuum drying. PPC powders from each drying technique were evaluated for proximate composition and functional properties (protein solubility, water/oil binding capacity, emulsifying capacity, foaming capacity and viscosity) along with defatted peanut flour and soy protein isolate as references. PPC contained over 85% protein versus 50% protein in the defatted peanut flour used as raw material for PPC production. PPC had a solubility profile similar to that of peanut flour, with minimum solubility observed at pH 3.5–4.5 and maximum solubility at pH 10 and higher. Roasting of peanut reduced all functional properties of defatted peanut flour while fermentation had the reverse effect. The type of drying significantly affected the functional properties of PPC. Spray dried PPCs exhibited better functional properties, particularly emulsifying capacity and foaming capacity, than vacuum oven dried PPC. Spray dried PPCs also showed comparable oil binding and foaming capacity to commercially available soy protein isolate (SPC). At equivalent concentrations and room temperature, PPC suspension exhibited lower viscosity than soy protein isolate (SPI) suspensions. However, upon heating to 90 °C for 30 min, the viscosity of PPC suspension increased sharply. Results obtained from this study suggest that the PPC could be used in food formulations requiring high emulsifying capacity, but would not be suitable for applications requiring high water retention and foaming capacity. PPC could be a good source of protein fortification for a variety of food products for protein deficient consumers in developing countries as well as a functional ingredient for the peanut industry. The production of PPC could also add value to defatted peanut flour, a low value by-product of peanut oil production.     

蛹虫草固态发酵对玉米粉加工性质及消化性的影响

利用蛹虫草固态发酵法对玉米粉性质进行改良。测定发酵前后玉米粉的理化性质,利用快速粘度分析仪和质构仪测定发酵前后玉米粉加工性质,来探究蛹虫草发酵对玉米粉性质的影响。研究结果表明,发酵0~2 d理化成分变化不显著（P>0.05）,2 d后发生明显变化,至发酵第3 d,总淀粉含量降低了11.7%,直链淀粉增加了29.8%;经固态发酵后,水溶指数增加了87.7%,吸水指数降低了28.2%;固态发酵可改善玉米粉的糊化特性和质构特性,到发酵的第3 d,峰值粘度降低了47.3%,回生值下降了34.9%,凝胶硬度和咀嚼性分别降低了45.4%和34.8%,提高了玉米主食制品适口性。蛹虫草固态发酵后的玉米粉具有更高的营养价值,到发酵的第3 d,可溶性蛋白、必需氨基酸,分别增加了52.3%和26%;慢消化淀粉及抗性淀粉分别提高至原来的1.83和1.41倍。通过本研究所得玉米粉的改良方法,可改善玉米粉的加工性能和淀粉消化性,为蛹虫草在玉米主食制品品质改良方面提供一定参考。     

A comparison of the buttermilk solids functional properties to nonfat dried milk,soy protein isolate,dried egg white,and egg yolk powders

Physicochemical (i.e., sulfhydryl group, protein, and total solubility) as well as functional properties (i.e., water-holding and fat-absorption capacity, foaming and emulsification capacity, and stability) of commercial buttermilk solids (BMS) were compared to nonfat dried milk, soy protein isolate, and dried egg yolk and egg white powders on an equivalent protein basis. BMS showed limited functional properties in water-holding capacity (0.75 g water/g protein) and fat-absorption capacity (1.2 g of oil/g of protein), and foaming capacity (0.5 ml of foam/ml of solution) and stability. However, emulsifying capacity and stability of BMS was not significantly different from other dried protein powders. Results indicated that 0.9 g of protein (approximately 0.45%, wt/vol, concentration) from BMS was needed to emulsify a maximum oil concentration of 50% in water at temperatures up to 50 degrees C. Denaturation of protein, quantified by free sulfhydryl groups, was a critical factor affecting the functionality of BMS and all other protein powders tested. The milk fat globule membrane present in BMS did not enhance either emulsifying capacity or stability.     

Functional Properties of Wheat-Bean Composite Flours

Functional properties of wheat flour and its blends with six bean flours at three levels of replacement (10, 20, and 30%) were investigated. Water and oil absorption, foaming capacity and stability, and emulsifying activity and stability increased with increasing levels of bean flours in the blends. Composite flours had higher pasting properties compared to those of wheat flour as measured in the Brabender Viscoamylograph. As the level of bean flour in the composite was increased, farinograph absorption and mixing tolerance index increased, whereas mixing time and dough stability decreased.     

去皮脱脂芝麻粕粉的功能性质

芝麻经过去皮、脱脂处理后，测定了其粕粉的一些功能性质。发现它的凝胶性和乳化能力分别优于大豆粕粉和花生粕粉，吸水吸油能力与大豆粕粉差不多，发泡能力和稳定性在酸性ｐＨ时比碱性ｐＨ强，此外它的溶解性和粘性都很好。因此去皮脱脂芝麻粕粉可望用于诸如冰淇淋、冷冻甜食、香肠、烘焙食品和糖果等。     

Nutritional quality and antioxidant activity of marama-sorghum composite flours and porridges

Marama bean, an underutilised legume in southern Africa, is a good source of protein, fat and phenolic compounds, the latter known to have potential health benefits. Marama flours, sorghum meal, marama-sorghum composite flours and porridges were analysed for proximate composition, amino acid composition, energy value, fatty acid composition, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity. Compositing sorghum meal (70%) with marama flours (30%) significantly increased the protein and fat contents in flours and porridges. Energy values of marama-sorghum composite porridges were 11-24% higher than sorghum porridge. Lysine content was 3-4 times higher in marama-sorghum porridges than in sorghum porridge. There was an increase in oleic acid as sorghum meal was composited with marama flour. There was a positive correlation between the total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in all samples. Use of marama flour in sorghum composite flours and porridges improved the nutritional quality and antioxidant activity.     

不同发芽阶段高粱粉理化及功能特性的变化

该实验以白高粱为原料,研究不同发芽时间对高粱粉淀粉组分及含量、淀粉酶活力、热力学、糊化、流变以及功能特性的影响。结果表明,发芽后高粱淀粉酶活力显著上升;总淀粉、直链淀粉和支链淀粉含量显著下降;热力学性质测定结果表明,发芽使糊化焓增加,提高了其稳定性和结晶度,起始糊化温度上升,峰值和终止糊化温度无显著变化;随着发芽时间的延长,高粱粉体系黏度下降,热糊稳定性及冷糊稳定性提高;储能模量和损耗模量低,高粱粉糊的流动性增强;发芽改善了高粱粉的乳化和乳化稳定性、起泡和泡沫稳定性,持油性提高、持水性降低。综上所述,发芽在一定程度上改善了高粱粉的理化及功能特性。     

豆渣微粉的性能及其复配代餐粉对小鼠肠道微生物影响的体外评价

利用超微粉碎技术改善豆渣的功能性质并利用其开发高附加值食品。结果表明：随着过筛目数的增加,豆渣粉的持水力、保水力和膨胀力先增加后减小;其水溶性、阳离子吸附能力、可溶性膳食纤维含量、1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼（1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl,DPPH）自由基清除率及还原力持续增加;其中可溶性膳食纤维含量从60 目时的6.90%增加到了300 目时的11.55%,亨特白度由68.580升高到了84.165。综上所述,选取300 目豆渣粉为原料,添加乙酰磺胺酸钾（acesulfame-K,AK糖）、魔芋粉、香兰素开发代餐粉,经过正交试验优化设计,得出豆渣代餐粉（以5 g为基质）最优配方为：300 目豆渣粉添加量3.5 g、魔芋粉添加量1.0 g、AK糖添加量0.05 g,香兰素添加量0.01 g。同时研究豆渣代餐粉对小鼠肠道菌群的影响,结果表明豆渣代餐粉对小鼠肠道菌群调理作用明显,在增加乳酸杆菌和双歧杆菌数量的同时,还在一定程度上抑制了大肠杆菌的增殖。     

Fermentation and enzyme treatment of tannin sorghum gruels: effects on phenolic compounds,phytate and in vitro accessible iron

The presence of polyphenols and phytate in cereal products has been shown to interfere with the bioavailability of minerals such as iron. In the present study, we added enzymes (wheat phytase and mushroom polyphenol oxidase) during fermentation of tannin sorghum gruels prepared from flour with or without addition of 5% flour of germinated tannin-free sorghum grains (power flour), and investigated the effects on phenolic compounds, phytate and in vitro accessible iron. Assayable phenolic compounds were significantly reduced by fermentation, with high reductions observed in gruels with added enzymes. Fermentation of the gruels with addition of enzymes reduced (on average) total phenols by 57%, catechols by 59%, galloyls by 70% and resorcinols by 73%. The phytate content was significantly reduced by fermentation (39%), with an even greater effect after addition of power flour (72%). The largest reduction of phytate (88%) was, however, obtained after addition of phytase. The in vitro accessible iron was 1.0% in the sorghum flour and it increased after fermentation with power flour and/or with enzymes. The highest in vitro accessibility of iron (3.1%) was obtained when sorghum was fermented with addition of power flour and incubated with phytase and polyphenol oxidase after the fermentation process.     

Effect of Defatted Maize Germ Addition on the Functional and Textural Properties Of Wheat Flour

The objective of this study was to assess functional properties of wheat flour blends with defatted maize germ flour (DMGF), a byproduct of the corn oil industry, at 5–25% levels. The bulk density, oil, and water absorption capacities, emulsion/foaming capacity and stability, objective color, least gelation concentration, and rheological properties (apparent viscosity and dough compression) were determined in control and flour blends. With DMGF addition, bulk density and foaming capacity decreased from 0.62 g/mL to 0.55 g/mL and 33.7% to 25.7%, respectively, both at 25% level. In general, when compared to control, oil and water absorption and emulsion capacities increased significantly in flour blends with >10% DMGF. Overall, regardless of the DMGF level, complete or partial gelling was observed at ≥ 8% gelation concentration. The apparent viscosity increased with increasing DMGF levels (0–25%) in all flour blends and also at all 4 concentrations from 5% to 20%. The control flour dough had a hardness value of 7.56 N, which increased significantly to 84.6N, when the DMGF level increased to 25% in the flour blend. These results indicate that most of the functional properties of wheat flour blends improved with DMGF addition, thus DMGF has a great potential to be used in a variety of food products.     

栗粉的理化与功能特性研究注

本文研究了以毛板红品种为原料加工成的生栗粉和熟栗粉的理化性质与功能特性,并同市售小麦面粉进行了功能特性与营养成分的比较.结果表明,在化学成分方面,熟粉有较多的淀粉发生水解,且直链淀粉含量较生粉高;功能特性方面,熟粉的吸水能力较生粉好,但吸油能力、起泡能力和泡沫稳定性较生粉差;糊化特性方面,熟粉已有部分淀粉发生糊化,各项糊化特征值都较生粉低;生粉在色泽上要比熟粉白.栗粉的脂肪和可溶性糖含量高于小麦面粉,淀粉、直链淀粉和蛋白质含量接近于面粉;栗粉的吸水能力要高于面粉,吸油能力与面粉相似,但起泡能力不及面粉.     

脱皮脱脂杂豆粉的理化与功能特性

以大白芸豆、奶花芸豆、小白芸豆、豇豆、绿豆、红小豆、小扁豆、豌豆8种食用杂豆为实验材料,以大豆为对照,对其脱皮、脱脂后的杂豆粉理化特性和功能特性进行比较分析。结果表明：与脱皮脱脂大豆粉相比,脱皮脱脂杂豆粉的堆积密度和吸水性指数高,水溶性指数、吸水能力、吸油能力低,乳化性、乳化稳定性差异不显著,凝胶能力强,起泡性及起泡稳定性差异显著。不同杂豆粉之间的理化特性与功能特性有差异。脱脂大白芸豆粉的堆积密度小,水溶性指数、吸油性和乳化稳定性高;脱脂小白芸豆粉吸水性、乳化性、起泡性及起泡稳定性强;脱脂豌豆粉凝胶能力和起泡性好,乳化稳定性差。     

COMPOSITIONAL,NUTRITIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF MEALS,FLOURS AND CONCENTRATES FROM NAVY AND KIDNEY BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris)1

The compositional, nutritional value and functional properties of navy and kidney bean meals, high protein flours and concentrates were compared to commercial soy products. Navy and kidney concentrates contained similar quantities of protein and higher quantities of lipid, starch and ash than the soy concentrate. Gel strength, emulsification capacity and foaming properties of the three concentrates were similar, while the navy and kidney concentrate proteins were more soluble than the commercial soy product. Digestibilities of the bean products were not significantly different, except for the kidney concentrate which had a slightly higher digestibility. Electrophoresis of the meal, flour and concentrate proteins revealed slight differences in the protein distribution. Isoelectric precipitation decreased the amount of phytohemagglutinin in the navy concentrate in comparison to the meal and flour.     

高粱超微全粉对面团流变学特性及馒头品质的影响

为研究高粱超微全粉对面团流变学特性及馒头品质的影响,将高粱超微粉碎后按一定比例添加到小麦面粉中,测定混合粉的流变学特性,并对混合粉馒头品质进行评价。结果表明:高粱超微全粉添加量较低时(5~10%),混合粉的各项粘度值和峰值时间增加;添加量增加到15~20%时,各项粘度值和峰值时间降低,糊化温度差异不显著。高粱全粉的添加使混合粉的吸水率有所增加。添加量达到10%及以上时,形成时间、稳定时间、粉质指数、拉伸曲线面积、拉伸阻力和延伸度均显著降低。混合粉馒头除色泽外的各项感官指标得分显著降低。馒头硬度和咀嚼性显著增加,粘附性和内聚性先增加后降低,弹性降低,回复性无明显变化规律。气孔延长度差异不大,其他图像分析指标差异显著。高粱超微全粉的添加改变了混合粉的主要成分特别是淀粉和蛋白质的构成与含量,对面团流变学特性及馒头品质均有较大影响。     

发酵方式对玉米粉品质和风味特性的影响

以未经发酵的玉米粉为对照,对自然发酵、植物乳杆菌、酿酒酵母菌及复配菌种（植物乳杆菌和酿酒酵母菌）发酵制得的玉米粉品质进行分析。结果表明：相比未发酵玉米粉,发酵后玉米粉中粗蛋白、粗脂肪、粗纤维和粗灰分含量显著降低（P<0.05）,总淀粉含量显著上升（P<0.05）;发酵使玉米粉的糊化温度显著升高（P<0.05）,自然发酵和复配菌种发酵后的玉米粉衰减值和回生值显著降低（P<0.05）,玉米粉的稳定性和抗老化性能提高;植物乳杆菌和复配菌种发酵对玉米粉的微观结构影响较大;酿酒酵母菌和复配菌种发酵产生的香气和代谢产物有效改善了发酵玉米粉的不良气味。通过不同发酵方式的对比得知,植物乳杆菌、酿酒酵母菌和复配菌种发酵可以将玉米粉自然发酵所需的13 d分别缩短至72、18 h和48 h,有效提高了生产效率。经复配菌种发酵后制得品质、风味且加工性能更加优良的玉米粉。     

不同制备方法桑叶蛋白功能性质的比较

以广东桑大10为原料,采用水提法制备叶蛋白浓缩液,用加热法、酸沉法、酸热法、盐析法沉淀叶蛋白,分别得到蛋白样品RC、SC、SR、LC。对所得样品进行功能性质测定,与大豆分离蛋白对比,得出不同样品的功能特点。结果表明,异亮氨酸、赖氨酸分别为桑叶粉的第一、第二限制性氨基酸。不同沉淀方法对叶蛋白的功能性质有显著影响:LC的溶解性、起泡性、乳化性、吸油性最好,均优于SC、SR及RC;SR的持水性优于SC及RC,但乳化性、起泡性较差;RC、LC的胶凝性最好。与SPI相比,4个样品的吸油性均优于SPI,持水性、胶凝性则显著低于SPI(p0.05);LC的乳化稳定性(68.57%)及SC的起泡性(40%)最好,显著优于SPI(54.86%、37.67%),RC与SPI相当,SR最差,显著低于SPI(p0.05)。LC电镜扫描结果显示其具有典型的蜂巢结构。     

Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Soy Protein Substrates Modified by Low Levels of Protease Hydrolysis

ABSTRACT: Endo-protease treatments achieving low degrees of hydrolysis (DH 2% and 4%) were used to improve functional properties of hexane-extracted soy flour (HESF), extruded-expelled partially defatted soy flour (EESF), ethanol-washed soy protein concentrate (SPC), and soy protein isolate (SPI). These substrates had protein dispersibility indices ranging from 11% to 89%. Functional properties, including solubility profile (pH 3 to 7), emul-sification capacity and stability, foaming capacity and stability, and apparent viscosity were determined and related to surface hydrophobicity and peptide profiles of the hydrolysates. Protein solubilities of all substrates increased as DH increased. Emulsification capacity and hydrophobicity values of the enzyme-modified HESF and EESF decreased after hydrolysis, whereas these values increased for SPC and SPI. Emulsion stability was improved for all 4% DH hydrolysates. Hydrolyzed SPC had lower foaming capacity and stability. For substrates other than SPC, foaming properties were different depending on DH. Hydrolysis significantly decreased the apparent viscosities regardless of substrate. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) indicated differences in the molecular weight profiles of the hydrolysates. HESF and EESF, which had high proportions of native-state proteins, showed minor changes in the peptide profile due to hydrolysis compared with SPC and SPI.