Oil uptake properties of fried batters from rice flour

Batters were prepared, using rice flour as the main component, and analyzed for their oil uptake properties during frying. Rice flour resisted oil absorption better but was less effective as a thickening agent than wheat flour. Of the rice components, increased amylose in the amylopectin/amylose ratio of the starch decreased the batter oil uptake, whereas increased protein content had the opposite effect. Various additives were introduced and investigated for their ability to develop viscosity and other desirable characteristics for the batter. As additives to the rice flour batters, phosphorylated starch and gelatinized rice flour enhanced both the thickening and oil-reducing capacities of the batter. Compared with values for batters from wheat flour, the percent batter oil uptake in the fried crust for the modified rice flour batters was decreased by up to 62%, and the percent total oil uptake for the whole coated drumstick was reduced by up to 59%.     

调质大米半干法磨粉制备鲜米粉及其品质测定

为考察半干法磨粉对鲜米粉品质的影响,该研究选用旋风磨和布勒磨对调质后含水率为28%和30%的大米进行磨粉,分析大米粉的白度、凝胶特性及糊化特性,对加工鲜米粉的质构特性、蒸煮特性和感官品质进行了分析。结果显示:调质大米可以减小磨粉仪器机械力和热能对大米粉品质的破坏,其中调质大米经布勒磨粉碎后的白度显著高于湿磨粉白度(P0.05);旋风磨含水率为30%调质粉的凝胶硬度最大为3.45 N/cm2,与湿磨粉的无显著差异(P0.05);2种调质粉相比于湿磨粉其崩解值较小,其中布勒磨含水率为30%调质粉回生程度较低,与湿磨粉无显著差异(P0.05)。对于鲜米粉的品质,筛选得到的旋风磨含水率为30%鲜米粉的硬度为35.10 N/cm2,弹性为0.97,较湿磨米粉更柔软弹滑,感官评价总分和蒸煮特性与湿磨米粉无显著差异。以上结果表明,含水率为30%的大米经旋风磨粉碎后能够制得与湿法磨浆相媲美的鲜米粉,可为解决湿磨法废水量大、产品得率低等问题提供参考。     

稻壳粉添加剂提高污泥的脱水效果研究

利用农业废弃物稻壳粉能有效提高污泥的脱水性能。该文研究了稻壳粉投加量对污泥脱水性能的影响及调理机理,同时分析稻壳粉调理对污泥滤液和脱水后污泥主要性质的影响,并进行技术经济分析。试验结果表明,稻壳粉的最佳投加量为70%污泥干质量(DS);在最佳调理条件下,与单独投加三氯化铁(FeCl_3,138.09g/kg)相比,污泥比阻降低了59.73%,污泥净产率提高了45.27%,污泥泥饼的含固率从13.99%提高到23.97%;扫描电镜结果表明,稻壳粉调理后的污泥泥饼具有不可压缩性和可渗透性,有利于污泥中水分的脱出;同时,稻壳粉的投加可有效降低滤液浊度和溶解性化学需氧量。因此,利用稻壳粉来调理污泥具有较大的潜力。     

Functional Attributes of Proteins Withdrawn from Different Stages of a Commercial Ethanol Fuel/Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles Process Using a Wheat Feedstock

The functional attributes of proteins withdrawn from different stages of a commercial ethanol fuel/distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) process that used a wheat feedstock were investigated. Specifically, protein coproducts were examined postliquefaction (PL), postdistillation (PD), and postdrying (DDGS) and related to those from the native wheat feedstock (WF). Water hydration, oil holding, foaming, and emulsifying properties of all materials were assessed. The WF and the PL coproduct showed similar water hydration capacities (WHCs), ranging between 80 and 110%, whereas WHCs for the PD and DDGS coproducts were significantly higher (ranging between 264 and 356%). WHC for all products was found to be independent over the pH range of 2.00–10.00. A similar trend was found for the oil holding capacities, for which both WF and PL materials showed lower values (≈120%) than both the PD (203%) and DDGS (171%) materials. Foam capacity and stability for the WF were found to be 32.8 and 61.4%, respectively, whereas no coproducts were foam forming. Emulsion stability decreased from ≈45% for the WF to <10% in all other materials. Findings indicated that initial changes to the protein's functional attributes occurred in the PL stage of ethanol/DDGS processing.     

Repellent constituents of essential oil of Cymbopogon distans aerial parts against two stored-product insects

The screening for bioactive principles from several Chinese medicinal herbs showed that the essential oil of Cymbopogon distans aerial parts possessed strong repellency against the booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila , and the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum . A total of 36 components of the essential oil were identified by GC and GC-MS. trans-Geraniol (16.54%), (R)-citronellal (15.44%), (+)-citronellol (11.51%), and α-elemol (9.06%) were the main components of the essential oil followed by β-eudesmol (5.71%) and (+)-limonene (5.05%). From the essential oil, four monoterpenes were isolated by bioassay-guided fractionation. The compounds were identified as limonene, citronellol, citronellal, and trans-geraniol. Geraniol and citronellol were strongly repellent against the booklouse, L. bostrychophila, whereas citronellal and limonene exhibited weak repellency against the booklouse. Geraniol and citronellol exhibited comparable repellency against the booklouse relative to the positive control, DEET. Moreover, geraniol and citronellol exhibited stronger repellency against the red flour beetle than DEET, whereas the two other compounds showed the same level of repellency against the red flour beetle compared with DEET.     

稻壳及硅烷添加量对木塑复合材料力学性能的影响

采用一步法连续挤出技术将稻壳粉和聚乙烯进行熔融复合制备复合材料,用硅烷作为偶联剂,研究了稻壳粉与硅烷添加量对复合材料力学性能的影响。实验结果表明：稻壳和硅烷添加量对复合材料界面有很大影响,复合材料的冲击强度、弯曲强度以及抗拉强度随稻壳添加量的增加而明显下降。添加适量的偶联剂可以改善复合材料界面相容性和稻壳在复合体系中分散均匀性,从而改善力学性能。     

Organochlorine pesticide residues in different Indian cereals, pulses, spices, vegetables, fruits, milk, butter, Deshi ghee, and edible oils.

A total of 244 samples of cereals (wheat flour, rice, and maize), pulses (arhar, moong, gram, lentil, and black gram), spices (turmeric, chili, coriander, and black pepper), vegetables (potato, onion, spinach, cabbage, brinjal, and tomato), fruits (mango, guava, apple, and grape), milk, butter, Deshi ghee, and edible oils (vegetable, mustard, groundnut, and sesame) collected from different cities of Northern Province (Utter Pradesh) were analyzed by gas liquid chromatography for the presence of organochlorine pesticide residues. Residues of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and 2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane (DDT) were detected in about 85% of the total samples of cereals, spices, milk, butter, Deshi ghee, and edible oils analyzed in the present study. However, the residue levels were either very small (less than 0.06 ppm) or not detected at all in pulses, vegetables, and fruits as compared with very high concentrations in wheat flour (4.42 and 0.12 ppm), butter (1.19 and 4.85 ppm), mustard oil (1.26 and 2.42 ppm), Deshi ghee (1.10 and 3.84 ppm), vegetable oil (1.02 and 0.59 ppm), groundnut oil (0.51 and 1.49 ppm), and chili (0.48 and 1.92 ppm). The levels of HCH and DDT residues detected in rice, maize, turmeric, corlander, black pepper, and all the vegetables and fruits were also lower than those found in wheat flour, oil, and fat samples analyzed in the present study. These findings suggest that a restricted and controlled use of such persistent pesticides may be useful for decreasing their contamination levels in different food items.     

Effect of Flour Extraction Rate on White and Red Winter Wheat Flour Compositions and Tortilla Texture

Wheat flours commercially produced at 74, 80, and 100% extraction rates made from hard white winter wheat (WWF) and hard red winter wheat (WRF) were used to produce tortillas at a commercial-scale level. Flour characteristics for moisture, dry gluten, protein, ash, sedimentation volume, falling number, starch damage, and particle-size distribution were obtained. Farinograms and alveograms were also obtained for flour-water dough. A typical northern Mexican formula was used in the laboratory to test the tortilla-making properties of the flours. Then commercial-scale tortilla-baking trials were run on each flour. The baked tortillas were stored at room and refrigeration temperatures for 0, 1, 2, and 3 days. Maximum stress and rollability were measured every day. Tortilla moisture, color, diameter, weight, and thickness were measured for each treatment. Finally, tortilla acceptability was tested by an untrained sensory panel. Analyses of variance (ANOVA) were performed on the data. WWF had higher protein content, dry gluten, sedimentation volume, and water absorption than the WRF. The WWF was the strongest flour based on farinograph development time and alveograph deformation work. It also produced the most extensible dough measured with the alveograph (P/L). Flour protein and ash contents, water absorption, and tenacity increased directly with the flour extraction rate. Both WWF and WRF performed well in commercial-scale baking trials of tortillas. Tortillas made with both types of flours at 74 and 80% extraction rates had the best firmness and rollability. However, tortillas made with WWF 80% had the best color (highest L value). Tortillas prepared with 100% extraction rate flour were also well accepted by the sensory panel, had good textural characteristics, and became only slightly firm and slightly less rollable after three days of storage at room temperature.     

Freeze‐Thaw Stability of Bualoy Thai Dessert Using Waxy Rice Flour

Frozen food products are gaining acceptance in Thai food industry and frozen bualoy dessert is a good opportunity for marketing in domestic and for exports. One important factor affecting quality of frozen starchy foods is retrogradation of starch gels. Thus freeze‐thaw stability of a frozen bualoy made from total waxy rice flour was studied and compared among the samples modified by 20 and 30% cross‐linked tapioca starch (CTS) derivatized with phosphorylation and 0.25% propylene glycol alginate (PGA). The waxy rice flour was pregelatinized by adding boiled water before shaping as a ball, then boiled and mixed with coconut syrup. All samples were subjected to five freeze‐thaw cycles over 60 days in a conventional freezer (–18°C). Texture analysis firmness and stickiness of the nonfrozen gels substituted with 20% CTS (382 ± 43, 20.5 ± 7.1 g·f) and 30% CTS (493 ± 37, 31.1 ± 7.0 g·f) were significantly different as compared with the control (329 ± 22, 14.8 ± 3.1 g·f). Similar results were observed for the samples continuously frozen for 60 days. The effects of freeze‐thaw stability to the frozen gels of the control, CTS, and PGA substituted samples appeared after two cycles and exhibited a large increase in firmness and stickiness at the fourth cycle. The firmness values obtained from the control and the samples substituted with 20% and 30% CTS were 2,397 ± 197, 2,182 ± 203, and 2,104 ± 200 g·f, respectively. This evidence was also observed with the samples containing PGA, but the effect was slightly less. This might account for the recrystallization of amylopectin molecules induced by freeze‐thawings. With DSC, the waxy rice gels showed a significant increase in the melting enthalpy (2.39 ± 0.23 J/g) at the fifth cycle from the nonfrozen gels (0.11 ± 0.02 J/g). The sensory tests of the bualoys were correlated with textural qualities that were acceptable to the panelists when the freeze‐thawing went no further than the second cycle.     

尿素与复合氮肥增效剂配施对水稻氮素利用的影响

采用^15N-尿素进行盆栽和田间试验，研究了复合氮肥增效剂用量、尿素与复合氮肥增效剂配施对水稻生长、籽粒产量和氮素吸收利用的影响。结果表明，适宜用量（施氮量的20％）的复合氮肥增效剂能显著促进水稻幼苗生长发育；尿素全量配施复合氮肥增效剂不影响水稻生长，能显著提高水稻植株Ndff％、氮吸收总量，氮素利用率和^15N的吸收量,尿素减量5％～15％（即减少施氮7．8～23．7kg／hm^2）配施复合氮肥增效剂基本上不影响水稻生长、籽粒产量和吸氮总量，能显著提高氮素的农学效率、生理效率和氮素利用率；植株吸氮总量、净吸收氮量和^15N总吸收量与不施增效剂的处理相当或有所提高。尿素减量达30％以上配施复合氮肥增效剂，对水稻植株生长和氮素吸收利用产生明显不利影响。尿素与施氮量20％的复合氮肥增效剂配施，不影响大田水稻植株生长和单季产量，能提高氮素利用率，节省氮肥投入达15％。     

Antifreeze Activity of γ‐Polyglutamic Acid and Its Impact on Freezing Resistance of Yeast and Frozen Sweet Dough

This study investigated the antifreeze activity (AF) of γ‐polyglutamic acid (γ‐PGA), freezing resistance of yeast cells and sweet dough, and the mechanism influenced by γ‐PGA. Properties studied included AF of γ‐PGA, water‐holding capacity of flour, survival ratio and oxidation resistance capability of yeast cells, ice melting enthalpy (ΔH), and fermentation and breadmaking properties of sweet dough. The AF of γ‐PGA was 8.03 g of unfrozen water/g of sample, indicating good AF. γ‐PGA was tested on yeast cells and sweet dough stored frozen for 0, 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks at four levels (0, 0.5, 1, and 3%). Survival ratio of yeast cells with γ‐PGA was significantly higher than the corresponding control. A possible mechanism might be related to the modulation of oxidation resistance capability of yeast cells by γ‐PGA. A decrease in glutathione release from frozen yeast cells and an increase in water‐holding capacity of wheat dough were observed with the addition of γ‐PGA. In the presence of γ‐PGA, ΔH, ice melting temperature, and proofing time of frozen sweet dough decreased significantly, and fermentation parameters improved, compared with the corresponding control sample. Specific volume of bread made from frozen sweet dough with 0.5, 1, and 3% γ‐PGA increased by 6.3, 8.9, and 3.3%, respectively, after 8 weeks of frozen storage. γ‐PGA enhanced the freezing resistance of yeast cells and sweet dough effectively, and the effect on specific volume of bread was not linear, with 1% showing better results.     

Lower 30 Minute Serum Insulin in Healthy Sprague‐Dawley Rats Consuming Chips from Specific Barley Flour Blends

Consumption of whole grains such as barley is known to inversely correlate with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. However, data from randomized controlled trials in humans have not produced consistent results. Compositional differences between foods produced from different whole grains are likely to be a main reason for these discrepancies. The purpose of this study was to determine if varying barley flour composition achieved through milling influenced the postprandial glucose and insulin response. Specifically, this study aimed to test barley foods in the form of chips with very low hydration, thereby mimicking human snack foods. Fasted rats (N = 39) were randomized to one of four barley treatments, all produced from a single variety, Hordeum vulgare L. ‘CDC Fibar.’ The treatments used were straight‐grade flour (SGF), whole grain flour (WGF), bran flour with high β‐glucan (BF‐BG), bran flour with high insoluble dietary fiber, and wheat flour (WF) as the control. Blood was sampled over 120 min following treatment consumption to measure postprandial glucose and insulin concentrations. Our data showed that although there were no substantial glycemic or insulin effects following one‐time consumption of barley tortilla chips with specific compositions, those rats consuming WGF, SGF, or BF‐BG tended to have lower 30 min serum insulin concentrations compared with those rats consuming WF.     

Application of Pregerminated Brown Rice for Breadmaking

Pregerminated brown rice (PGBR) prepared by immersing in water was used for breadmaking, and effects on the dough properties and bread qualities were studied to compare with the ungerminated brown rice (BR). The substitution of BR or PGBR for wheat flour produced smaller specific volume in bread than in the control bread without BR or PGBR along with the increasing amount of substitution. However, the bread samples containing BR or PGBR suppressed staling during storage. The improving effect was especially obvious for substitutions of 10 and 20% PGBR as compared with BR. PGBR made viscous dough and retarded the staleness of bread compared with BR. γ‐Aminobutyric acid and oryzanol did not contain in the final BR and PGBR substituted bread, and phytic acid was decomposed ≈54 and 45% for 30% BR and 30% PGBR substituted breads, respectively. But ferulic acid was quite stable in the final baked product. As a result, substitution of PGBR for wheat flour improved the bread quality.     

Quality Characteristics of Yellow Alkaline Noodles Enriched with Hull‐less Barley Flour

Roller milled flours from eight genotypes of hull‐less barley (HB) with normal, waxy, zero amylose waxy (ZAW), and high amylose (HA) starch were incorporated at 20 and 40% (w/w) with a 60% extraction Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW, cv. AC Vista) wheat flour to evaluate their suitability as a blend for yellow alkaline noodles (YAN). The barley flour supplemented noodles were prepared using conventional equipment. Noodles containing 40% HB flour required less work input than the corresponding 20% blend noodles due to a higher water absorption at the elevated level of HB flour addition, which probably caused them to soften. The addition of any HB flour at either level to the CPSW flour resulted in significantly decreased brightness (L*) and yellowness (b*), elevated redness (a*), concomitant with a significantly greater number of specks per unit area of noodle sheet compared with the control flour. The addition of 40% HB flour to YAN decreased cook time and cooking losses. Noodle firmness, as determined by maximum cutting stress (MCS), was significantly increased by the addition of 40% HB flour. Noodle chewiness, as determined by the texture profile analysis (TPA), was affected by the type of starch in the barley samples; the addition of waxy and ZAW HB flour decreased chewiness, whereas normal and HA HB flour increased chewiness of composite noodles.     

Effect of Whole Grain Wheat Flour on the Mixing Properties,Oil Uptake,and In Vitro Starch Digestibility of Instant Fried Noodles

The effects of whole grain wheat (WGW) flour on the quality attributes of instant fried noodles were characterized in terms of mixing and oil‐resisting properties as well as in vitro starch digestibility. Higher water absorption and shorter kneading time were required to obtain the optimally mixed dough from WGW flour, and the presence of nonstarch components in the WGW flour lowered the thermal conductivity of the noodles. The use of WGW flour produced instant fried noodles with oil uptake reduced by 30%, which could be correlated with the less porous structure confirmed by the surface and cross‐sectional scanning electron microscope images. When the instant fried noodles were subjected to in vitro starch digestion, the use of WGW flour was effective in suppressing the hydrolysis of starch in the noodles, and the predicted glycemic index of the WGW noodles (80.6) was significantly lower than that of the white wheat noodles (83.3).     

Effect of Stabilized Rice Bran Fractions on the Formation of Rice Flour Pasting Properties

Rice flour composition played a key role in determining the changes in pasting properties of rice flour. The influence of incorporating defatted rice bran (DFRB), rice bran fiber (RBF), rice bran protein (RBP), and stabilized rice bran (SRB) fractions on the mechanism of rice flour pasting viscosities was investigated. Pasting properties of long‐ and medium‐grain rice flour substituted with 5, 10, 15, 20, and 100% bran fractions resulted in a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in rice flour pasting property values. Flour substituted with RBP had the lowest pasting property measurements compared with other fractions, and the greater the percentage substituted, the lower the pasting property values. DFRB and RBF were least affected properties when used as a replacement. Results were attributed to the contribution of rice starch in the mechanism of rice paste formation, in which decreasing starch in a rice flour sample, as a result of substituting with fractions of SRB, may have resulted in faster swelling of starch granules to the maximum extent and increased their susceptibility to be disrupted by shear, resulting in low paste viscosities. Results also suggested that protein structural integrity and the nature of starch–protein bonding affected rice flour pasting mechanism formation.     

A Better Understanding of Factors That Affect the Hardness and Stickiness of Long‐Grain Rice

Eight U.S. long‐grain rice cultivars were studied for chemical compositions, physicochemical properties, and leaching characteristics in relation to hardness and stickiness of rice flour paste and cooked rice. There were differences in the chemical composition of rice kernels among the eight rice cultivars, including crude protein (6.6–9.3%), crude fat (0.18–0.51%), and apparent amylose content by iodine colorimetry (19.6–27.0%). Differences were also observed in gelatinization temperatures and enthalpies, pasting temperatures and viscosities, leached/insoluble amylose, soluble solids, and hardness and stickiness of rice flour pastes and cooked rice kernels. The quantity and molecular size distribution of the leached starch molecules varied greatly among the samples. Protein and crude lipid contents negatively correlated with hardness of rice flour paste and cooked rice, but positively correlated with stickiness. Apparent amylose content correlated with gel properties but not cooked rice texture, whereas the ratio of A and short B chains to long B chains of amylopectin correlated significantly with cooked rice texture.     

豌豆粉添加对米粉品质特性的影响

为了提高米粉的营养价值,本研究将不同粒径的豌豆粉添加到米粉中,分析不同粒径及添加量(0%、7.5%、15%、30%)对大米粉粉质特性及米粉蒸煮、质构和感官特性的影响。结果表明,添加豌豆粉可以增加米粉中蛋白质的含量,添加30%豌豆粉后米粉的蛋白质含量为原米粉的1.73倍。豌豆粉的添加降低了米粉的峰值黏度、最终黏度和回生值,提高了米粉冷糊稳定性,使米粉不易老化。随着豌豆粉添加量的增加,米粉的硬度与蒸煮损失逐渐增大,感官品质降低。豌豆粉的粒度对米粉品质影响较大,当豌豆粉添加量相同时,添加200目豌豆粉的米粉蒸煮损失比添加80目豌豆粉降低9.08%~20.73%;感官评价总分提高1.35%~10.43%。综上,通过降低豌豆粉的粒度可以制备出豌豆粉添加量为30%的品质较好的米粉。本研究结果为营养健康型米粉的开发提供了一定的理论基础。     

Effects of Steeping Temperatures and Periods of Waxy Rice on Expansion Properties of Gangjung (a traditional Korean oil‐puffed rice snack)

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of steeping conditions of waxy rice, temperatures (15, 25, and 35°C) and time periods (1, 11, and 21 days) on the expansion ratio of gangjung (a traditional Korean oil‐puffed rice snack). Physicochemical properties of waxy rice flour steeped under various conditions and expansion properties of gangjung made of the steeped waxy rice flour were investigated, and multiple regression analyses were applied between those properties to identify major physicochemical factors that optimally predict the expansion ratio of gangjung. As steeping temperature and time periods of waxy rice changed from the lowest to the highest, the expansion ratio of gangjung markedly increased (from 1,022 to 2,533%). Yet, the expansion ratio of the waxy rice sample steeped for 11–21 days at 35°C was not significantly different from the sample steeped for 21 days at 25°C, indicating that the lengthy steeping process for gangjung making can be shortened by increasing the steeping temperature. Physicochemical properties include moisture (γ = 0.85), protein (γ = –0.91), ash (γ = –0.84), potassium (γ = –0.89), magnesium (γ = –0.88), phosphorous (γ = –0.91), peak viscosity (γ = 0.77), and breakdown (γ = 0.94) of steeped waxy rice flour. These properties were highly correlated with expansion ratio (P < 0.01). Multiple regression analysis showed that the expansion ratio of gangjung was predicted successfully by the phosphorous content and breakdown value of steeped waxy rice flour.