Effect of preprocessing techniques on pearl millet flour and changes in technological properties

This study investigated the effect of some preprocessing techniques on the physicochemical and technological properties of pearl millet flour for possible industrial application. Pearl millet was processed into flour using different preprocessing techniques (blanching, debranning, fermentation and malting) and evaluated for physicochemical and functional properties, grain morphology and total viable count. The result showed that fermentation and malting brought about loosening of starch granules. Fermentation significantly reduced the bulk density by 22% and improved the colour lightness and paste viscosity properties of the preprocessed flour. Malting alone resulted in about 50% increase in protein content of the flour with improved solubility up to 64 g/100 g. Total viable count was highest in fermented sample in the order of 10⁸ cfu g^?1. Thus, the combination of fermentation and malting would give the best pearl millet flour with improved technological properties for application in the industries, thereby promoting food security in the region.     

脱皮及超微粉碎对紫麦全麦粉加工品质的影响

以紫色小麦为原料,主要研究了0、4%、8%的脱皮程度及不同的超微粉碎工艺对全麦粉理化性质、流变学特性、糊化特性及曲奇饼干质构特性的影响。结果表明:随着脱皮率的增加,全麦粉中蛋白质、灰分、面筋含量都有所降低,但面筋指数增加。脱皮工艺显著改善了全麦粉的面团流变学特性、糊化特性及曲奇饼干的质构特性。与传统粉碎工艺相比,超微粉碎对全麦粉蛋白质及灰分含量的影响不大,而随着超微成分的增多,紫麦全麦粉的面筋含量、面筋指数、流变学特性、糊化黏度、曲奇饼干质构特性都有不同程度的提高。