Changes in Phytase Activity and Phytate During the Germination of Six Canola Cultivars |
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| Authors: | SO-YAN LU H. KIM N.A.M. ESKIN M. LATTA S. JOHNSON |
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| Affiliation: | The authors are with the Dept. of Foods Nutrition, Faculty of Human Ecology, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3T 2N2, Manitoba, Canada;. |
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| Abstract: | Six canola cultivars were germinated for 8-days and the levels of phytate and phytase activity monitored. Of these, the cultivar Regent exhibited the lowest level of phytate as well as the highest phytase activity. Germination of Regent for up to 2-days resulted in the reduction of phytate from 1.26% to 0.85% without any deleterious changes in the quality or quantity of the oil, based on the negligible levels of free fatty acids produced. |
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