Deciphering the effect of Natural Fermentation on Nutritional, Anti-nutritional compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Finger millet landraces

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 122-128
Author(s):  
Tahsin Kazi ◽  
Lokesh Sharma ◽  
Sanjay Auti
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Finger Millet ◽  
Coat Color ◽  
Tannin Content ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Natural Fermentation ◽  
Nutritional Components ◽  
Nutritional Compounds ◽  
Endogenous Enzymes

Fermentation is one of the most important bioprocessing techniques used to enhance nutritional components and a reduction in anti-nutritional compounds. In the present work, germinated and ungerminated grains of white and red –brown finger millet landraces were subjected to 8, 16 and 24 hours of fermentation to find out its response in terms of nutritional, anti-nutritional compounds and antioxidant activity. White and red-brown grains showed significant response to 16 and 24 hours process in terms of nutritional and anti-nutritional changes. Significant reduction in the tannin content (73%) was noted for germinated and un-germinated grains with the enhancement in nutritional compounds. Highest antioxidant activity was noted for germinated (91%) grains of white seed coat color grains. Process of natural fermentation and the microflora produces various endogenous enzymes which causes enhancement and reduction of nutritional and antinutritional compounds. Obtained results prove the importance of fermentation process and conservation of landraces for nutritional security.

Effect of Natural Fermentation on Antioxidant Activity of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urvashi Srivastava ◽  
Pinki Saini ◽  
Anchal Singh
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Iron Content ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Reducing Sugar ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Tannin Content ◽  
Natural Fermentation

Background: Millets are small-seeded cereals having excellent nutritional quality. They are comparable or superior to some commonly consumed cereals like wheat and rice. Millets are gluten-free, have low Glycemic Index and are a good source of calcium, iron, potassium, zinc magnesium and B vitamins. Natural fermentation of millets can improve their lower cooking quality, taste, low bioavailability and palatability. Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of natural fermentation on antioxidant activity of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). Methods: The present work has been done to standardize the natural fermentation process of pearl millet using response surface methodology for enhanced iron content and antioxidant activity. Pearl millet was treated with natural fermentation process at varying temperature (30-50°C), time (4-12 hrs) and pH (3-7). The effect of these fermentation treatments were studied on total reducing sugar, iron content, antioxidant activity (Total Phenolic content and DPPH), tannin content and antinutritional factors of pearl millet using a second order central composite design. Results: The cofficient of determination, R2 values for Total reducing sugar, iron content, antioxidant activity and tannin content was greater than 0.900. Statistical analysis showed that sugar, iron content, antioxidant activity and tannin content varied significantly (p <0.05) with a change in pH, temperature and time. pH was found to be the most important factor affecting the quality parameters of the pearl millet during fermentation as it exerted a strong influence (p < 0.01) on all the dependent variables. Conclusion: Increase in total reducing sugar, iron content, antioxidant activity and decrease in tannin content of pearl millet were observed along with a decrease in pH and temperature of fermentation. On the basis of response surface and contour plots, the fermentation conditions of pearl millet were optimized at a temperature of 40°C, pH 5 and time duration of 8 hours.

scholarly journals Analysis of Nutritional Diversity and Antioxidant Activity of Finger Millet Landraces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.S. Kazi ◽  
S.L. Laware ◽  
S.G. Auti
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Finger Millet ◽  
Reducing Sugars ◽  
Nutrient Deficiency ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Tannin Content ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Wide Range

Background: Finger millet landraces exhibit great diversity as it grown in wide range of climatic conditions. Landraces keep huge nutritional and antioxidant potential but it has been highly ignored during the course of time. Exploration of landraces are essential to find out potential landraces on the backdrop of malnutrition in tribal pockets and nutrient deficiency in urban region. Methods: Finger millet landraces were collected from tribal pockets of Nashik, Ahmednagar, Dhule and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra, India. Nutritional and antioxidant studies were done by following standard protocols. Result: Obtained results shows nutritional diversity and exhibit good amount of antioxidant activity. Landraces exhibited significant amount of protein (3.55% to 18.20%), carbohydrates (40% to 78.33%) and reducing sugars (149.67 mg/100 gm to 666 mg/ 100 gm), while vitamin C content did not show variations. Difference in the tannin content of red-brown (7444.67 mg/100gm) and white grains (1347 mg/100gm) was noted. Variation in the phenolic, flavonoids contents and antioxidant activity were noted. The highest antioxidant activity was noted during the investigation (84.95%, 81.41% and 80.53%). To conclude, finger millet landraces are highly nutritious and need to be conserve as potential source of nutrients and antioxidant and for nutritional traits.

In vitro antioxidant activity and tannin content of Echium italicum L.

Planta Medica ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Niciforovic ◽  
S Solujic ◽  
V Mihailovic ◽  
D Pavlovic-Muratspahic
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Tannin Content ◽  
In Vitro Antioxidant Activity

THE STUDY ON TA VAT WINE PRODUCTION FROM SUGAR PALM (ARENGA PINNATA) SAP

2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Thu ◽  
Đặng Minh Nhật ◽  
Nguyễn Hoàng Dung
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Inoculum Size ◽  
Wine Fermentation ◽  
Wine Production ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Natural Fermentation ◽  
Tropical Asia ◽  
Best Parameters

Sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) is a feather palm native to tropical Asia. In Vietnam, it is named Búng Báng or Đoác and grown only on the highlands in the central or northern part of Vietnam. It is utilized for many purposes, especially for Ta Vat wine production - a characteristic and unique product of Co Tu ethnic minority. However, because of the natural fermentation used in the production, the product quality is inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to examine a new procedure of using palm sap for making Ta Vat wine. Some characteristics of the sap, which was collected at Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province are determined, proving the potential of the sap for making wine product. The quality of sap changes quickly at room temperature. At low temperature (4 - 60C), the changes in sap quality are apparently slower. Examining some factors affecting its quality during the wine fermentation process, we determined the best parameters for the fermentation process as follows: inoculum size of 3% with cell density of about 1x108 cells/ml, the addition of the extract from the bark of Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea L.) 4%. Keywords: Arenga pinnata, sap, Ceylon ironwood bark, Mesua ferrea L., wine fermentation.

scholarly journals Measuring antioxidant activity in yellow corn (Zea mays L.) inbreds from three different geographic regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hwan-Hee Bae ◽  
Gibum Yi ◽  
Young Sam Go ◽  
Jun Young Ha ◽  
Yuchan Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Zea Mays ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Easy Method ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Kernel Color ◽  
Nutritional Components ◽  
Yellow Corn ◽  
Corn Inbred ◽  
Corn Kernels

AbstractCorn (Zea mays L.) provides a major source of calories for human consumption and therefore, the nutritional components of corn have a large impact on human health. For example, corn kernels contain antioxidants, such as polyphenols (including anthocyanins and other flavonoids) and carotenoids. Such compounds represent useful targets for biofortification breeding. In this study, we used 34 corn inbred lines from three different regions (East Asia, Southern Asia, and subtropical regions) and 11 F1 hybrids derived from the inbreds to investigate antioxidant activity in yellow corn. We compared different methods for measuring antioxidant activity to test their consistency and to determine whether color could be used as an indicator of antioxidant activity. We also measured carotenoid levels in yellow corn. No difference in antioxidant activity was detected between inbred corn lines from temperate vs. tropical regions. We determined that carotenoid is a major contributor to antioxidant activity in yellow corn and that kernel color, especially yellowness, could be used as an indicator of antioxidant activity in yellow corn. These findings lay the foundation for the biofortification of yellow corn by providing information about the correlations among kernel color, carotenoid contents, and antioxidant activity and by identifying an easy method to assess antioxidant activity in yellow corn.

scholarly journals Quality of Watermelon Juice Concentrated by Forward Osmosis and Conventional Processes

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1568
Author(s):  
Rebecca R. Milczarek ◽  
Carl W. Olsen ◽  
Ivana Sedej
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Citrullus Lanatus ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Soluble Phenolics ◽  
Nutritional Components ◽  
Watermelon Juice ◽  
Juice Concentrate ◽  
And Storage

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) juice is known for its refreshing flavor, but its high perishability limits its availability throughout the year. Watermelon juice concentrate has extended shelf-life and lower transportation and storage costs, but the conventional thermal evaporation process for concentrating juice degrades the nutritional components and sensory quality of the product. Thus, in this work, a large-scale, non-thermal forward osmosis (FO) process was used to concentrate fresh watermelon juice up to 65°Brix. The FO concentrate was compared to thermal concentrate and fresh juices, and to commercially available refrigerated watermelon juices, in terms of lycopene and citrulline content, total soluble phenolics, antioxidant activity, and sensory properties. The FO concentrate had statistically similar (p < 0.05) levels of all the nutrients of interest except antioxidant activity, when compared to the thermal concentrate. The reconstituted FO concentrate maintained the same antioxidant activity as the raw source juice, which was 45% higher than that of the reconstituted thermal concentrate. Sensory results showed that reconstituted FO concentrate resulted in highly liked juice, and it outperformed the reconstituted thermal concentrate in the sensory hedonic rating. This work demonstrates the possibility to produce a high-quality watermelon juice concentrate by forward osmosis.

scholarly journals Processing Impact on Nutritional, Antinutritional, and Phytochemical of Fenugreek Seeds (Trigonella Foenum-Graecum L.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
Babita Adhikari ◽  
Shonu Rai
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Bioactive Components ◽  
Fenugreek Seeds ◽  
Nutritional Compounds ◽  
Trigonella Foenum Graecum L ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reduction Percentage ◽  
Iron And Calcium

Phytate and tannin are more pronounced antinutrients limiting the nutritional quality of fenugreek. The impact of roasting (130±5°C for 7 minutes), soaking (12 hrs. at room temperature) and germination (72 hrs. at 25°C) on bioactive compounds (polyphenol and antioxidant activity), nutritional and anti-nutritional compounds (phytate and tannin) in Fenugreek were studied. Experimental data were analyzed using the software GenStat 12th Edition. Protein increased significantly (p<0.05) during roasting, soaking, and germination whereas fat decreased significantly. Iron and calcium increased during roasting whereas decreased during soaking and germination. Maximum reduction of phytate (54.55%) and tannin (66.73%) were found when fenugreek seeds were germinated (72 hours). The reduction percentage of antinutrients by soaking (12 hours) and roasting (130±5⁰C for 7 mins) was found to be a lesser effective method compared to germination. All the treatments had a significant (p<0.05) impact on their bioactive components. Phenolic content increased significantly (p<0.05) during roasting, soaking, and germination. Antioxidant activity (IC50=1.28mg dm/ml) was found to be high in the germinated samples as compared to raw, roasted, and soaked samples. Hence, Germination of fenugreek seeds for 72 hours is concluded as the most effective and promising method for the reduction of antinutrients and increasing the nutritional components, phytochemicals, and antioxidant properties.

scholarly journals Fermentation Process of Cocoa Based on Optimum Condition of Pulp PectinDepolymerization by Endogenous Pectolityc Enzymes

1970 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G.P. Ganda-Putra ◽  
L.P. Wrasiati ◽  
N.M. Wartini
Keyword(s):  
Optimum Condition ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Process Condition ◽  
Cocoa Beans ◽  
Fermentation Time ◽  
Natural Fermentation ◽  
Pectolytic Enzymes ◽  
Split Plot ◽  
Fermentation Period ◽  
Cocoa Fermentation

Pulp degradation during cocoa fermentation can be carried out by depolymerization process of pulp pectin using endogenous pectolytic enzymes at optimum condition. The objectives of this research were to study the effect of fermentation process based on optimum condition in terms of temperature and pH of pulp pectin depolymerization using endogenous pectolytic enzymes polygalakturonase (PG) and pectin metyl esterase (PME) and fermentation period in cocoa processing on quality characteristics of cocoa beans produced and to study the role of those fermentation process in reducing fermentation time to produce cocoa beans with standard quality. This research used split plot design, with treatments of process condition of cocoa fermentation as main plot and fermentation period as split plot. Treatment of process condition of cocoa fermentation consisted of optimum condition for pulp pectin depolymerization by PGs (temperature 47.5OC; initial pulp pH 4.6); optimum condition of depolymerization on sequence depolymerization by PGs (temperature 48.5OC; initial pulp pH 8.0 during 1 day; last temperature 47.5OC; initial pulp pH 4.6 during 6 days), and natural fermentation process a control. While treatment of fermentation period consisted of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 days. Evaluation of fermentation period was carried out based on pursuant to criteria of unfermented beans content and fermentation index. The results showed that process condition and fermentation time of cocoa affected quality characteristic of cocoa beans produced. Period of cocoa fermentation process based on optimum condition for pulp pectin depolymerization using endogenous pectolytic enzymes was 2 days shorter compared to natural fermentation. Cocoa beans quality of grade I and II were obtained from fermentation time of 4 and 2 days, respectively, using fermentation process based on optimum condition of pulp pectin depolymerization using endogenous pectolytic enzymes, whereas 6 and 4 days, respectively, when using natural fermentation.Key words: cocoa quality, fermentation, depolymerization, pectolytic.

scholarly journals Antioxidant Activity, Total Polyphenol, Flavonoid and Tannin Contents of Fermented Green Coffee Beans with Selected Yeasts

Fermentation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesfin Haile ◽  
Won Kang
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Green Coffee ◽  
Flavonoid Content ◽  
Tannin Content ◽  
Polyphenol Content ◽  
Total Polyphenol ◽  
Fermentation Time ◽  
Green Coffee Beans ◽  
Coffee Beans ◽  
The Mean

We examined the antioxidant activity, total polyphenol content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), total tannin content (TTC) and physical characteristics of green coffee beans fermented with selected yeasts. There was no significant (p > 0.05) interaction effect between yeast-fermented coffee extracts and duration of fermentation on antioxidant activity (oxygen radical absorbance capacity [ORAC] and superoxide dismutase-like [SOD-like] activity). However, the mean of the antioxidant activity (ORAC and SOD-like activity) significantly (p < 0.05) increased in the fermented coffee extracts compared to unfermented coffee. There were significant (p < 0.05) interaction effects between yeast-fermented coffee extracts and duration of fermentation (24 h and 48 h) on the TPC, TFC, TTC and pH of the fermented solution and on the colors of the ground-roasted coffee. The TPC showed a pattern of increase in samples Ferm-1 and Ferm-3 as fermentation time increased from 24 h to 48 h. However, a decreasing TPC trend was observed in Ferm-2 as the number of fermentation hours increased from 24 to 48. The fermented coffee beans had a significantly higher flavonoid content than the unfermented coffee beans, while fermentation significantly decreased the tannin content compared to that in unfermented coffee.

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