Effect of Incorporation of Oats and Malted Barley Flours on the Quality of Cookies

The study aimed to determine the potential of oats and malted barley flours incorporation on cookie making. D-optimal mixture design was employed for formulating the recipe of cookies. Seven different formulations of recipe containing oats flour: malted barley flour: wheat flour in the ratio of 20:25:55, 15:30:55, 13:32:55, 10:35:55, 7:38:55, 5:40:55 and 100:0:0 was prepared. The prepared cookies were subjected to sensory evaluation for consumer acceptability and the data obtained were statistically analyzed using two-way ANOVA (no blocking) at a 5% level of significance. From the mean sensory scores, the formulation 10:35:55 was selected as the optimized formulation and subjected to proximate analysis. The optimized cookies were significantly (p<0.05) superior in the case of protein (7.50%), fat (22.93%), fiber (2.90%), and ash content (0.97%) to wheat cookies (6.43%, 18.83% 0.83% and 0.41% respectively) as seen higher in oats and malted barley flours than wheat flour. The calcium content was found to be significantly (p<0.05) higher in optimized cookies (35.3 mg/100g) than wheat cookies (18.40 mg/).

Preparation of Low-Cost Value-Added Indian Desserts

The inter-relationships between poverty and nutrition are well known; poverty restricts access to food required to meet daily requirements or ensure dietary diversity and thus leads to malnutrition, while malnutrition can adversely affect educational and economic attainments, thus perpetuating poverty. Locally available foods which contains various nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, essential amino acids (lysine, metheonine, valine etc.), “Preparation of Low Cost Value Added Indian Desserts (Pancake)”. with the objectives to determine the nutrient composition of malted wheat flour, malted barley flour, puffed amaranth seed flour, sweet potato flour, carrot flour and acceptability of value added prepared products by the incorporation of malted wheat flour, malted barley flour, puffed amaranth seed flour, sweet potato flour, carrot flour at different levels, to assess the organoleptic evaluation which were serve as treatment T1 (30g malted wheat flour,20g malted barley flour,20g sweet potato flour,20g carrot flour,10g puffed amaranth seed flour), T2 (25g malted wheat flour,20g malted barley flour,30g sweet potato flour,15g carrot flour,10g puffed amaranth seed flour) and T3 (20g malted wheat flour,20g malted barley flour,40g sweet potato flour,10g carrot flour,10g puffed amaranth seed flour) respectively, and “Pancake” was served as treatment T1 (30g malted wheat flour,20g malted barley flour,20g sweet potato flour,20g carrot flour,10g puffed amaranth seed flour), T2 (25g malted wheat flour,20g malted barley flour,30 g sweet potato flour,15g carrot flour,10g puffed amaranth seed flour) and T3 (20g malted wheat flour,20g malted barley flour,40g sweet potato flour,10g carrot flour,10g puffed amaranth seed flour) without incorporation of “malted wheat flour, malted barley flour, puffed amaranth seed flour, sweet potato flour, carrot flour” (T0) served as control. They were replicated three times for all three products and orangoleptic evaluation was carried out using the nine point hedonic scale. Nutritional composition was calculated using the different chemical analysis procedure; data obtained during investigation were statiscally analyzed by using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and critical difference (CD) techniques. On the basis of findings, was concluded that in case of “Pancake” incorporation level of treatment T2 (25g malted wheat flour, 20g malted barley flour, 30g sweet potato flour,15g carrot flour, 10g puffed amaranth seed flour) scored the best with regard to colour and appearance, body and texture, taste and flavour, overall acceptability. The cost of products based on raw materials (Rs/ 100g). The cost of the (Pancake) ranged between Rs 8.9 to Rs 11.45. Nutrient analysis of the products showed an increase in energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium and iron content when compared with control. On the basis of findings we concluded that the products for prepared by incorporating malted wheat flour, malted barley flour, puffed amaranth seed flour, sweet potato flour, carrot flour at different levels were at par with control/ conventional food products as well as improve the iron, fiber and calcium content. These food products are beneficial for malnourished children. Keywords: Malted Wheat, Malted Barley, Puffed Amaranth seed, Sweet Potato, Carrot, Pancake, amino acid.

Kefir Culture-Mediated Fermentation to Improve Phenolic-Linked Antioxidant, Anti-Hyperglycemic and Human Gut Health Benefits in Sprouted Food Barley

The bioprocessing strategy is an effective approach to improve bioavailability and stability of bioactive compounds for designing functional foods and ingredients. In this study, food barley was bio-transformed to improve functional bioactives by sprouting, coupled with beneficial lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-based fermentation. Dairy Kefir culture with mixed beneficial LAB strains was targeted to ferment aqueous slurries of sprouted hulless food barley flour (unpigmented, purple, and black barley) for 72 h, and modulation of phenolic-linked antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic functionalities were evaluated using in vitro assay models. The biochemical parameters analyzed were total soluble phenolic (TSP) content, profile of phenolic compounds, total antioxidant activity, and anti-hyperglycemic property-relevant α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzyme inhibitory activities. Furthermore, human gut health benefits of relevant properties of fermented slurries of barley flour were also evaluated based on growth of Kefir culture and subsequent determination of anti-bacterial potential against pathogenic human ulcer causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori. Kefir culture-mediated fermentation of 48-h sprouted barley flours improved the TSP content and associated antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic functionalities. Additionally, anti-bacterial potential against H. pylori and sustaining active growth of viable LAB cells above the minimum level required for probiotic activity were also observed in fermented food barley flour slurries.