scholarly journals Effect of Fermentation on Physicochemical Properties and Oxalate Content of Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) Flour

ISRN Agronomy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. O. Oke ◽  
I. F. Bolarinwa
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Amylose Content ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Colocasia Esculenta ◽  
Water Absorption Capacity ◽  
Gelatinization Temperature ◽  
Fermentation Period

The effect of fermentation on physicochemical properties and oxalate content of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) flour was evaluated. The cocoyam, white flesh was cleaned, washed, peeled, sliced into chips of 2–2.5 cm thickness, soaked in tap water and left to ferment for 24 h and 48 h. The fermented cocoyam was then drained, dried in cabinet dryer at 60∘C for 24 h and milled. The flour samples were passed through a 45 μm mesh size sieve. Unfermented cocoyam flour was also produced and served as a control. Calcium oxalate and some physicochemical properties of flours from the fermented cocoyam were compared with the unfermented flour. Results showed that fermentation effected a significant reduction in oxalate level (58 to 65%) depending on the fermentation period. The amylose content was higher in 48 h fermented flour (55.52%) than in 24 h (54.55%). Pasting (gelatinization) temperature decreased, and water absorption capacity increased markedly due to fermentation.

scholarly journals Effect of Brachystegia Eurycoma Flour Addition on the Physicochemical Properties of Whole Millet Flour and the Sensory Attributes of its Gluten-Free Bread

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Anyachukwu Irondi ◽  
Yunus Temitayo Imam ◽  
Emmanuel Oladipo Ajani
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Sensory Attributes ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Natural Source ◽  
Water Absorption Capacity ◽  
Gluten Free ◽  
Sensory Qualities

Abstract This study evaluated the effect of addition of Brachystegia eurycoma flour (BEF), a natural source of hydrocolloids, on the physicochemical properties of whole millet flour (WMF) and the sensory attributes of its gluten-free bread. BEF and sodium carboxylmethyl cellulose (a reference hydrocolloid) were added to WMF at 1.5 and 3% proportions, and breads were baked from the blends. Wheat flour (100%CWF) bread served as the control. Amylose level decreased significantly (p < 0.05), while water absorption capacity, peak and final viscosities of the blends increased with increasing proportion of BEF. The 100%CWF bread had better sensory qualities than WMF-BEF breads. Hence, BEF improved the physicochemical properties of WMF-BEF blend, but did not alter the sensory qualities of its gluten-free bread.

scholarly journals Comparison of Physicochemical Properties of Starches from Flesh and Peel of Green Banana Fruit

Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 2312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Li ◽  
Ke Guo ◽  
Lingshang Lin ◽  
Wei He ◽  
Long Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Amylose Content ◽  
Starch Content ◽  
Banana Fruit ◽  
Gelatinization Temperature ◽  
Relative Crystallinity ◽  
Apparent Amylose Content ◽  
Gelatinized Starch ◽  
Green Banana

Green banana fruit is an important starch resource that consists of flesh and peel. The physicochemical properties of flesh starch have been widely studied; however, those of peel starch have hardly been studied, leading to the waste of peel. In this study, the physicochemical properties of the starches from the flesh and peel of green banana fruit were investigated and compared. The dry flesh and peel had 69.5% and 22.6% starch content, respectively. The starch had oval and irregular granules with eccentric hila. Their starches had similar bimodal size distribution; the volume-weighted mean diameter was approximate 17 μm, and the peel starch had a slightly smaller granule size than the flesh starch. The maximum absorption wavelength was higher in peel starch than in flesh starch. The apparent amylose content of flesh and peel starch was 21.3% and 25.7%, respectively. The flesh and peel starches both exhibited B-type crystalline structures and had similar relative crystallinity, short-range ordered degrees, and lamellar structures. The swelling power was similar between flesh and peel starches, but the water solubility was higher in peel starch than in flesh starch at 95 °C. The peel starch had a higher gelatinization temperature than flesh starch, but their gelatinization temperature range and enthalpy were similar. Both flesh and peel starches showed a diphasic hydrolysis dynamic, but peel starch had higher resistance to porcine pancreatic α-amylase hydrolysis than flesh starch. The contents of rapidly digestible starch, slowly digestible starch, and the resistant starch of flesh and peel were 1.7%, 4.3%, 94.1% and 1.4%, 3.4%, 95.2%, respectively, for native starch, and 73.0%, 5.1%, 21.9%, and 72.3%, 4.5%, 23.2%, respectively, for gelatinized starch.

scholarly journals The potential source for composite flours as food ingredient from local grown crops

Food Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (S2) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
N. Zainol ◽  
S. Subramanian ◽  
A.S. Adnan ◽  
N.H. Zulkifli ◽  
A.A.M. Zain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Foam Stability ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Composite Flour ◽  
Oil Absorption ◽  
Water Absorption Capacity ◽  
Composite Flours ◽  
Tapioca Flour

The market of composite flour is growing as consumer nowadays choosing a healthy diet as personal preference. The suitability of the composite flour for use as intermediate or finish food ingredients highly depends on its physicochemical properties and its nutritional value. In this study, four types of local fruit crops (particularly their seeds) namely rambutan, cempedak, durian and nangka were dried and ground into powder form. The physicochemical properties such as bulk density, pH, water absorption capacity (WAC), oil absorption capacity (OAC), foam stability (FS), foam capacity (FC) as well as gelatinization properties of these composite flour were studied. Mineral content and heavy metal analytes were also determined. Results for bulk density from the least to the higher amount was 0.54±0.00 g/mL, 0.57±0.00 g/mL, 0.58±0.01 g/mL, 0.66±0.00 g/mL , 0.70±0.00 g/mL and 0.72±0.00 g/mL for rambutan flour, cempedak flour, tapioca flour, nangka flour, wheat flour and durian flour, respectively. Both cempedak flour and nangka flour showed the lowest pH value (5.72±0.01, 5.73±0.00), followed by rambutan flour and durian flour (6.67±0.00, 6.90±0.00) which similar to that tapioca flour and wheat flour (6.65±0.1, 6.08±0.0), respectively. Rambutan flour, cempedak flour and wheat flours showed the highest value in% of foam stability meanwhile these composite flours showed the lowest value in% of foam capacity. Results for water absorption capacity (WAC) and oil absorption capacity (OAC) in a range of 6% to 42% and 8% to 12% respectively, however, durian flour obtained the highest value for WAC while the value for OAC was the lowest. All of the composite flour possesses gelling properties at 13% concentration except for cempedak flour which completely gels at 20% of concentration. Rambutan flour showed the highest mineral analyte particularly in Zinc (107.19±0.17) and Copper (14.22±0.27) followed by nangka flour [Zinc (64.20±0.32) and Copper (10.40±0.12)] and durian flour [Zinc (52.38±0.42) and Copper (7.97±0.05)]. Level of heavy metal toxicity was under risk for all types of composite flour.

scholarly journals Physicochemical properties of pregelatinized and microwave radiated white and red cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) starches

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Olanrewaju Arinola
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Microwave Radiation ◽  
Pasting Properties ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Water Absorption Capacity ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Physical Methods ◽  
Modified Starches ◽  
Gelation Concentration

The need to explore potentials of pregelatinization and microwave radiation as non laborious and inexpensive processes of starch modification and to promote utilization of cocoyam starch were the reasons behind this study. Starches extracted from white and red varieties of cocoyam were modified using two physical methods: pregelatinization and microwave radiation. Functional and pasting properties of native and modified starches were evaluated using standard methods. Swelling power of the starches (1.70 – 4.10) reduced significantly (p&lt;0.05) with pregelatinization but increased significantly (p&lt;0.05) with microwave radiation. Water absorption capacity (1.00 – 3.20 ml/g), packed bulk density (0.56 – 0.83 g/ml) and loose bulk density (0.46 – 0.64 g/ml) of the starches increased significantly (p&lt;0.05) while least gelation concentration (4.00 - 8.00%) reduced significantly (p&lt;0.05) as a result of modifications. Peak, trough, breakdown, final and setback viscosity of white and red cocoyam native starches were 3687 cP and 4144 cP; 2213 cP and 2519 cP; 1474 cP and 1625 cP; 3595 cP and 4142 cP; 1382 cP and 1623cP respectively. Pregelatinization significantly increased (p&lt;0.05) these pasting viscosity values in white cocoyam starch but reduced them significantly (p&lt;0.05) in red cocoyam starch. Microwave radiation caused a significant increase (p&lt;0.05) in the pasting viscosity values of both white and red cocoyam starches except breakdown viscosity which reduced

scholarly journals Functional properties of three native starches and their modified derivatives

10.5219/1232 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 682-691
Author(s):  
Funmilayo Deborah Adewumi ◽  
Labunmi Lajide ◽  
Abayomi Olagunjoye Adetuyi ◽  
Olajide Ayodele
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Functional Properties ◽  
Amylose Content ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Oil Absorption ◽  
Water Absorption Capacity ◽  
Gelation Temperature ◽  
Swelling Power ◽  
White Yam ◽  
Modified Starches

Starches were isolated from cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifollium), white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and bitter yam (Dioscorea dumentorum). Starch modification was carried out using acetic anhydride and phthalic anhydride. The native and modified starches were characterized using Fourier Transformed Infra-red Spectroscopy (FTIR) for identification of the functional groups. Functional properties such as water absorption capacities, oil absorption capacity, swelling power, solubility, gelation temperature, least gelation capacity, amylose content and pH were determined using standard procedures. Acetylation increased the water absorption capacity, oil absorption capacity, swelling power, amylose content, and solubility of the starches while phthalation decreased water absorption capacity, oil absorption capacity, swelling power, and solubility of the starches. Native cocoyam starch has the highest gelation temperature (85 °C) while Acetylated bitter yam has the lowest gelation temperature (74 °C). The pH of the native and modified starches was within the range of 4.14 − 6.55. Phthalation and acetylation increased the bulk density of the starches. Native cocoyam, white yam, and bitter yam starches had the lowest gelation concentration (6%). Modification of native starches will improve the usage of starch in food and non-food applications.

scholarly journals Sorghum Grains: Nutritional Composition, Functional Properties and Its Food Applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
C. R. Abah ◽  
C. N. Ishiwu ◽  
J. E. Obiegbuna ◽  
A. A. Oladejo
Keyword(s):  
Functional Properties ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Cereal Grains ◽  
Oil Absorption ◽  
Water Absorption Capacity ◽  
Gelatinization Temperature ◽  
Sorghum Grains ◽  
Food Applications

This review work is on the composition, functional properties and food applications of sorghum grains. The review shows that this cereal grains is a rich source of carbohydrate and starch, with little of proteins, fat, vitamins and other nutrients. The functional properties of sorghum were also explored and the findings gotten from various authors shows that sorghum has good functional properties in terms of its bulk density, oil absorption capacity, water absorption capacity, least gelatinization temperature and host of others. The food applications of the grains such as sorghum ball “Fura”, tuwo, gruel, alcoholic beverages such as pito, burukutu and non-alcoholic beverages such as “kunu zaki” were extensively explored to understand and appreciate the profound benefit of sorghum as a diversely rich and nutritious source of food especially in Africa.

Production of Bambara Groundnut (Voandzeia subterranean) Flour for Use in the Preparation of Koki (a Steamed Cooked Paste): Effect of pH and Salt Concentration on the Physicochemical Properties of Flour

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giscard K. Kaptso ◽  
Nicolas Y. Njintang ◽  
Joseph D. Hounhouigan ◽  
Joel Scher ◽  
Carl M.F. Mbofung
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Bambara Groundnut ◽  
Combined Processes ◽  
Water Absorption Capacity ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
High Level

The present study is part of a project aimed at producing bambara groundnut (Voandzeia subterranean) flours for the preparation of koki (a steamed cooked paste). The flours were produced from the black (BBG) and white (WBG) varieties by the combined processes of soaking, drying, dehulling and milling. Some physicochemical characteristics of the flours were evaluated and the effects of flour particle size, salt concentration and pH on their functional properties were investigated. Significant varietal influence was indicated on the proteins and carbohydrates with the WBG variety showing high level of proteins (19.7%) and the BBP variety the highest carbohydrate content (61.7%). It was equally observed that an increase in NaCl tends to induce a reduction in the water absorption capacity (WAC), foam capacity and emulsion properties. The emulsion and foam capacities were observed to be at their minimum values within the pH range 2 and 4.

scholarly journals Physicochemical Properties of Native and Heat Moisture Treated Starches of White and Red Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) Varieties

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1195-1200
Author(s):  
Olukayode Adediran Okunade ◽  
Olanrewaju Arinola
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Pasting Properties ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Moisture Level ◽  
Oil Absorption ◽  
Water Absorption Capacity ◽  
Heat Moisture Treatment ◽  
Moisture Treatment

White and red cocoyam starches were physically modified by heat moisture treatment at 16, 24 and 32 % moisture levels. The functional and pasting properties of the modified and native starches were evaluated using standard methods. The swelling power at 60oC, water absorption capacity, oil absorption capacity, least gelation concentration, packed bulk density and loose bulk density of heat moisture treated white and red cocoyam starches ranged between 1.90 - 2.18 and 1.89 – 2.21; 1.00 – 1.80 ml/g and 0.80 – 1.60 ml/g; 1.40 – 1.80 ml/g and 1.20 – 1.40 ml/g; 8.00 – 10.00% and 8.00 – 10.00%; 0.51 – 0.62 g/ml and 0.54 – 0.64 g/ml; 0.41 – 0.51 g/ml and 0.43 – 0.53 g/ml respectively. For both white and red cocoyam starches, heat moisture treated starches at 16% moisture content level had the highest swelling power in the temperature range 60oC to 90oC; also starches treated at 32% moisture level had the highest water absorption capacity, oil absorption capacity, packed bulk density and loose bulk density. Red cocoyam native starch had higher peak, trough, breakdown, final and setback viscosity than white cocoyam starch. Heat moisture treatment generally increased the pasting properties of white cocoyam starch. The modification of red cocoyam starch at moisture levels of 16% and 24% reduced the pasting properties, however at higher moisture level, the pasting properties increased. These results suggest that moisture level of cocoyam starches influence their physicochemical properties during heat moisture modification; this will increase the array of food products in which the starches can be used.

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