Inclusion of ancient Latin-American crops in bread formulation improves intestinal iron absorption and modulates inflammatory markers

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1096-1102 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Moisés Laparra ◽  
Monika Haros

This study compares iron (Fe) absorption in Fe-deficient animals from bread formulations prepared by substitution of white wheat flour (WB) by whole wheat flour (WWB), amaranth flour (Amaranthus hypochondriacus, 25%) (AB) and quinoa flour (Chenopodium quinoa, 25%) (QB), or chia flour (Salvia hispanica L, 5%) (ChB).

Author(s):  
Marko Jaukovic ◽  
Veselinka Zecevic ◽  
Slavica Stankovic ◽  
Vesna Krnjaja

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is one of several mycotoxins produced by certain Fusarium species that frequently infect wheat, corn, rice, oats, barley and other grains in the field or during storage. DON affects animal and human health causing vomiting, acute temporary nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness and fever. The objective of this study was to evaluate the natural occurrence of deoxynivalenol (DON) in white wheat flour, whole wheat flour and wheat bran. In this study, a total of 75 white wheat flour, whole wheat flour and wheat bran samples were collected in the period of 2016-2017. All samples were analyzed for DON by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay. DON was detected in 23 out of 45 white wheat flour samples (51.11%), at levels ranging from 99 ?g/kg to 440 ?g/kg. Out of 15 whole wheat flour samples, 14 were contaminated by DON (93.33%), at levels ranging from 98 ?g/kg to 479 ?g/kg. The maximum contamination level of DON (2,790 ?g/kg) in this study was found in wheat bran. Presence of DON was detected in all 15 samples of wheat bran (100%). These results suggest a high percentage of contaminated samples, especially among wheat bran samples, which raises a risk for consumers of wheat bran and the need to monitor final products before consumption.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Shahid Mahmood ◽  
Imran Pasha ◽  
Muhammad Waheed Iqbal ◽  
Tahreem Riaz ◽  
Muhammad Adnan ◽  
...  

Pseudo cereals like Quinoa and Buckwheat are not true cereals because they have only structural and compositional resemblances with true cereals. These cereals are largely grown in all over the world. They are very important due to their excellent nutritional contents especially protein and bioactive components. Cookies were prepared by making composite flour of quinoa, buckwheat and wheat. Six treatments were prepared by adding 10%, 20% and 30% of quinoa flour with whole-wheat flour and buckwheat flour with whole-wheat flour along with controlled treatment To (100% wheat flour). Composite flours were analyzed for proximate, chemical and rheological properties. Cookies were subjected to sensory evaluation, chemical analysis, physical and textural analysis. Treatments such as 90% wheat flour + 10% buckwheat flour (T1 ), and 90% wheat flour + 10% quinoa flour (T4), showed best results in comparison with all other treatments. The cookies of treatment T1 and T4 for texture and color analysis showed best results as compared to other treatments. The proximate results of cookies showed that T1 and T4 contain 13.27%, 13.32% moisture content, 13.43%, 13.38% protein content, 22.12%, 30.08% fat content, 1.7%, 1.87% crude fiber and 1.01%, 1.19% ash content respectively. Sensory results of cookies evaluated that T1 of buckwheat and T4 of quinoa showed the best results. Furthermore, a bitter taste of cookies was developed in 80% wheat flour + 20% buckwheat flour (T2), 70% wheat flour + 30% buckwheat flour (T3) of buckwheat and 80% wheat flour + 20% quinoa flour (T5), 70% wheat flour + 30% quinoa flour (T6) of quinoa treatments. The collected data was subjected to statistical analysis to check the significance of the results in hot water extract.


2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koki Matsushita ◽  
Dennis Marvin Santiago ◽  
Tatsuya Noda ◽  
Kazumasa Tsuboi ◽  
Sakura Kawakami ◽  
...  

1992 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 452-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
C M Weaver ◽  
R P Heaney ◽  
B R Martin ◽  
M L Fitzsimmons

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