Comparison of Nutritional Compounds in Premature Green and Mature Yellow Whole Wheat in Korea

Until now few comparisons of nutritional compounds in premature green and mature yellow wheat have been reported. In this study, the contents of amino acids, vitamins, mineral compounds, phytosterols, and fatty acids as well as the proximate composition of premature green and mature yellow wheat were investigated. Premature green wheat had lower protein content (12.0 g/100 g db) and higher dietary fiber content (19.3 g/100 g db) than mature yellow wheat (13.6 and 14.3 g/100 g db for protein and dietary fiber, respectively). Despite a small difference in total amino acids, protein in premature wheat had a significantly greater proportion of essential amino acids: 16.1, 39.9, and 32.7 mg/g of protein for methionine, lysine, and threonine, respectively. Furthermore, the protein digestibility‐corrected amino acid scores of whole grain premature green and mature yellow wheat were 62.8 and 46.4, respectively, showing significant difference (P < 0.05). Total fatty acids content was 2.66 g/100 g db for premature green wheat and 2.21 g/100 g db for mature yellow wheat. Vitamin C, β‐carotene (provitamin A), α‐ and γ‐tocopherol, and niacin were the major vitamins in premature green wheat, whereas vitamin C and β‐carotene were not detected in mature yellow wheat. The results obtained indicated that premature green wheat has potential for the human diet because of its desirable nutritional value.     

浙薯系列鲜食及食品加工型甘薯品种系谱和品质性状分析

为全面评价不同类型甘薯品种品质育种指标以及提高育种效率,以2005-2016年育成的13个浙薯系列鲜食及食品加工型甘薯品种为材料,分析亲本系谱,统计品种特征特性,并依据品种用途、干率等对其主要品质性状进行分组比较。结果表明,浙薯系列甘薯品种系谱来源主要是胜利百号和南瑞苕衍生品种栗子香血缘。浙薯81及其衍生品种浙薯13在作为骨干亲本时表现出理想的育种效果。从品种的特征特性来看,鲜食型品种(包括迷你型鲜食品种)具有相对较高的干率(>30%)和淀粉率(>20%);不同类型品种生薯、熟薯的糖分(可溶性糖、还原糖)含量因品种而异;不同加工用途品种类型对胡萝卜素含量指标要求不同。不同类型品种的品质育种指标应进行综合评价,鲜食型甘薯主要以食用品质指标为主,干率是重要的品质指标之一;食品加工型甘薯主要以加工适应性目标为主,需注重中高干率、中高胡萝卜素含量、糖化快等材料的筛选与利用。本研究结果为优质鲜食及加工型甘薯新品种选育的种质创新和应用提供了理论参考。     

Amino acid content and composition of winter wheat affected by Nitrogen Fertilization

The protein quality of wheat is closely correlated with its amino composition. Consequently, when conducting a N fertilization experiment, it is important to know how the ratio of essential amino acids determining the nutritional quality, especially that of the most important limiting amino acids of wheat within the increased protein content, works out. The effect of nitrogen fertilizer applied at different times and/or doses (0–200 kg/ha) was investigated on grain protein and amino acid contents and yields of a Hungarian bread wheat variety on a soil type of medium ? status (eutric cambisol) in Western Hungary for three years. 160 kg N/ha was necessary to reach the highest possible crude protein content and the split application of this dose proved to be the most beneficial to the crude protein yield on the three years’ average. Though most of the treatments seemed to be disadvantageous from the point of view of amino acid composition considering the nutritional quality, the amount of essential amino acids, especially that of lysine harvested per hectare showed a considerable increase (up to 28.4%).     

Effect of Lipid Oxidation on Dough Bleaching

The effect of lipid composition and oxidation on dough bleaching has been determined. At >2.25% (flour basis), pure linoleic acid was very efficient in degrading β‐carotene in dough, unlike colza, corn, peanut, soy, or sunflower oil, which were mainly characterized by different polyunsaturated fatty acids content. In a very oxidized state, as determined by a peroxide index of >15 meq/kg of oil, sunflower oil (rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids) had a major bleaching activity on β‐carotene when compared with colza oil (less polyunsaturated), especially in combination with long mixing times. A combination of lipase (815 U), slightly oxidized oil (peroxide index of 2–5 meq/kg of oil), and linoleic acid (90 mg/100 g of flour) significantly degraded flour pigments (P < 0.05).     

不同品种樱桃番茄氨基酸组成及风味分析

为评价不同品种樱桃番茄的风味及营养价值,比较分析了8个品种樱桃番茄的可溶性固形物含量、总糖含量、有机酸含量、糖酸比、Vc含量、氨基酸含量和氨基酸组成。结果表明,红果樱桃番茄品种的部分风味指标(可溶性固形物、总糖、有机酸、Vc)、氨基酸组成及营养价值(总氨基酸、必需氨基酸含量及氨基酸模式谱)优于黄果品种,尤其是红果品种浙樱粉1号和浙樱红1号,其中,浙樱粉1号樱桃番茄可溶性固形物含量、总糖含量、有机酸含量、Vc含量、呈味类氨基酸(鲜味、甜味、芳香类)含量及氨基酸营养价值均处于较高水平。红果樱桃番茄品种之间的总糖含量、Vc含量,以及黄果樱桃番茄品种之间的有机酸含量、总氨基酸含量、必需氨基酸含量和甜味类氨基酸含量等指标均呈现出较低的变异系数。氨基酸营养价值分析表明,缬氨酸和亮氨酸是樱桃番茄的2个主要限制氨基酸。本研究结果为高品质樱桃番茄的品种选育提供了理论指导。     

Nitrogen Fertilization Influences Protein Nutritional Quality in Red Head Chicory

ABSTRACT

Excess nitrogen fertilization of leafy vegetables may cause undesirable accumulation of nitrates and a decrease in essential amino acids, resulting in a decrease in protein nutritional quality. We investigated the effect of nitrogen (N) fertilization (0, 100 or 200 kg N ha^?1) on the nutritional quality of red head chicory proteins. Lysine limited biological value of proteins in the control (0 N) as well as fertilized samples. The lysine content and protein biological value according to Mitchell and Block method decreased significantly (p ≤ 0.05) with 100 and 200 kg ha^?1 nitrogen applied relative to control. The Oser's essential amino acid index and protein biological value were relatively high and did not decrease with increased N fertilization. The correlation between the protein biological value of red head chicory and crude protein levels was negative (p < 0.001). Protein nutritional quality was optimal for adults and lower than optimal for children aged 2–5 and 10–12 years.     

高密度短生育期基质栽培对甘薯产量和品质的影响

为给高密度短生育期基质栽培的甘薯实生系筛选提供依据,本研究采用122份甘薯品系,进行密度25株·m^-2、生育期60 d的基质栽培(T1)与密度5株·m^-2、生育期90 d的大田常规栽培(T2)的对比试验,测定单株重、单株结薯数和典型薯块的单薯重、直径、长度等产量性状以及干物质、胡萝卜素、花青素、熟薯可溶性糖、熟薯还原糖含量和熟薯食味等品质性状,研究高密度短生育期基质栽培对甘薯产量和品质的影响,并与大田常规栽培90 d的产量、品质性状进行关联分析。结果表明,与T2相比,T1除了花青素含量差异较小外,块根的产量和品质性状均明显下降。在产量性状上,2种栽培方法间的单株重、单薯重、单株结薯数均呈显著正相关,薯块形状呈弱正相关。在品质性状上,与T2相比,T1微型薯的花青素、胡萝卜素、干物质、熟薯可溶性糖、熟薯还原糖含量和食味均存在劣变型、稳定型和优变型3种品质变化类型,但2种栽培方法间的薯块品质性状均呈极显著正相关。因此,利用高密度短生育期基质栽培,可以进行微型薯的薯肉色、干物质含量和食味品质筛选以及单株重、结薯数、典型薯块重量和形状的早熟性筛选,为早熟优质食用甘薯选育的实生系筛选提供新方法。     

Nutritional composition of Sanchi (Panax notoginseng) seed and its potential for industrial use

Sanchi (Panax notoginseng) root has been widely used as traditional herb to stanch blood, disperse gore and reduce pain in China for centuries. However, the nutritional information about its seed was unknown. Sanchi seeds obtained from Yunnan Province were analyzed for their nutritional composition, fatty acid, amino acid profile and sugar contents. Sanchi seeds were abundant in fats (46.35 %) and proteins (23.90 %). Notably, seven fatty acid compositions were determined and abundant in unsaturated fatty acid (99.56 %), containing 95.71 % oleic acid. Sanchi seed proteins were rich in glutenin, globulin and albumin (28.63, 27.83 and 26.81 %, respectively). Sanchi seed contain 17 kinds of amino acids, of which nine were essential amino acids, accounting for 41.30 %. These nutritional compositions indicate that Sanchi seed has the potentiality to be exploited as human edible oil, industrial use, new medicine or healthcare products for diabetes patients due to low sugar content.     

不同生态环境对甘薯主要品质性状的影响

为研究甘薯鲜薯总胡萝卜素、淀粉、蛋白质、还原性糖和可溶性糖等主要块根品质特性在不同地区的生态变异,选用"徐薯25"与"徐22-5"杂交所获得的不同甘薯基因型,在4个生态点进行栽插试验,系统分析不同生态环境下甘薯块根主要品质性状的变异规律。结果表明:生态点、年份、基因型、地点×基因型互作、年份×基因型互作对甘薯鲜薯总胡萝卜素、淀粉、蛋白质、还原性糖和可溶性糖的影响均达到显著水平。胡萝卜素表现为基因型×环境互作效应大于基因型效应和环境效应,而其他品质性状均表现为环境效应远大于基因型效应和基因型×环境互作效应;可溶性糖和蛋白质含量的年际效应明显大于基因型主效应或基因型×年份互作效应,而其余3个品质性状的基因型×年份互作效应大于基因型主效应或年份主效应。在4个生态点中,徐州点的胡萝卜素、还原性糖和可溶性糖含量最高,但淀粉含量最低;烟台点的蛋白质含量最高,胡萝卜素含量最低;南昌点的蛋白质含量最低,胡萝卜素含量最高;万州点的还原性糖和可溶性糖含量最低,上述品质性状随纬度变化的规律不明显。值得关注的是,不同环境下,蛋白质含量为烟台点>徐州点>万州点>南昌点,表现出随纬度升高而增大的趋势。不同年份处理间,2008年的胡萝卜素、还原性糖及可溶性糖含量高于2009年,而2008年的淀粉和蛋白质含量低于2009年。淀粉、可溶性糖含量变幅范围在2年间差别不大,而其他3个性状变幅范围在2年间差别较大。各甘薯基因型在不同地点、不同年份间品质性状的变异中,以胡萝卜素变异系数为最大,淀粉变异为最小。     

酵母发酵法改善沙丁鱼蛋白酶解液风味与品质的研究

为研究长孢洛德酵母对鱼蛋白酶解液风味与品质的改善作用,本试验以远东拟沙丁鱼酶解液为原料进行发酵,采用电子鼻主成分分析(PCA)法判断不同发酵条件下产物风味物质的差异,以感官评价及氨基酸态氮含量为指标,通过正交试验优化其发酵条件,对发酵产物进行游离氨基酸组成分析和必需氨基酸营养评价,并利用气相色谱-离子迁移谱(GC-IM...     

银鲑不同部位肌肉的营养评价与特征风味分析

为科学评价银鲑不同部位肌肉的营养品质及风味差异,本试验以银鲑背部和腹部肌肉为原料,通过测定银鲑不同部位肌肉的基本营养成分、氨基酸和脂肪酸组成,分析其营养学特征;采用气相离子迁移谱仪(GC-IMS)分析不同部位肌肉的特征风味.结果表明,除灰分外,银鲑背部和腹部肌肉的营养组成存在显著差异,腹部肌肉粗脂肪含量高达10.93 ...     

Influence of mitochondria origin on fruit quality in a citrus cybrid

Sugar, organic acid, and carotenoid are the most important indicators of fruit taste and nutritional and organoleptic quality. These components were studied on fruit pulp of the cybrid between Willow leaf mandarin ( Citrus deliciosa Ten.) and Eureka lemon [ Citrus limon (L.) Burm.] and the two parents. The cybrid possessed nuclear and chloroplast genomes of Eureka lemon plus mitochondria from Willow leaf mandarin. The impact of new mitochondria on fruit quality was studied during the mature period. Levels of organic acids were slightly higher in the cybrid fruit pulp than in Eureka lemon. No significant difference in sugar and carotenoid content was observed between the cybrid and the lemon. Results confirm that the main genetic information for the biosynthesis of sugars, organic acids, and carotenoids is contained in the nucleus. In Citrus, cybridization can be used as a strategy to breed specific traits associated with mitochondrial genomes, such as male sterility, without affecting the main organoleptic and nutritional qualities.     

Suppression of C-hordein synthesis in barley by antisense constructs results in a more balanced amino acid composition

Barley has for feeding purposes a shortage of essential amino acids, especially lysine, threonine, and methionine, and an excess of proline and glutamine. In the present study, we have introduced into barley an antisense construct against C-hordeins, the storage protein with the lowest nutritional quality. SDS-PAGE and reverse phase HPLC revealed a relative reduction in the amounts of C-hordeins and relative increases in the content of the other storage proteins. The five different lines analyzed had lower amounts of proline, glutamic acid/glutamine, and phenylalanine (up to 12%, 6%, and 9% reductions), while the lysine, threonine, and methionine content was increased with up to 16%, 13% and 11%. It is concluded that antisense mediated suppression of C-hordein synthesis may be a promising approach for improving the nutritional value of barley as a feed crop while at the same time reducing the environmental nitrogen load.     

高留胚糯稻突变体原胚糯的选育与营养成分分析

为创新高营养糯稻品种,采用250 Gy60Co-γ射线诱变处理宁粳3号种子,结合组织培养技术,选育出留胚率高达80%以上的优质高产抗病糯稻突变体原胚糯;同时,对原胚糯留胚米、宁粳3号糙米和精米进行蛋白质、矿物质、氨基酸等营养成分的测定,并对三者进行比较分析。结果表明,原胚糯留胚米蛋白质含量达8.25%,主要矿物质K、Ca、Mg、Na、Gu、Zn、Fe含量分别为898.41、107.55、95.13、21.39、1.11、12.12、10.51 mg·kg~(-1),17种氨基酸总含量达117.2 g·kg~(-1),人体必需氨基酸含量达39.6g·kg~(-1),均显著高于宁粳3号精米,具有与宁粳3号糙米相当的营养价值。本研究结果为进一步开发和利用原胚糯奠定了基础。     

红蓝光质对香椿芽苗菜营养品质的影响

以发光二极管（LED）精量调制光质（红光、蓝光和红蓝混合光）,以白光（普通日光灯）为对照,研究红蓝光质对香椿芽苗菜营养品质（氨基酸、维生素C、硝酸盐、粗纤维、总黄酮、单宁）的影响。结果表明：与白光相比,蓝光和红蓝光处理显著提高了香椿芽苗菜氨基酸含量,而红光处理降低了香椿芽苗菜氨基酸含量;3种光质均有利于香椿芽苗菜维生素C 的形成和累积,其促进作用大小依次为蓝光＞红光＞红蓝混合光;各处理均抑制香椿芽苗菜硝酸盐的累积,其中红光的抑制作用最强;红光处理可提高香椿芽苗菜的粗纤维含量,而蓝光处理则降低香椿芽苗菜粗纤维含量;与对照相比,蓝光和红蓝混合光处理提高了香椿芽苗菜总黄酮的含量,同时降低了香椿芽苗菜单宁的含量。总之,蓝光和红蓝混合光处理可提高氨基酸、维生素C、总黄酮含量,同时可降低硝酸盐、粗纤维和单宁含量。因此,蓝光和红蓝混合光处理更有利于提高香椿芽苗菜品质。     

Buckwheat

Buckwheat has major potential as food ingredient, especially for the functional food industry. Buckwheat, a pseudo‐cereal, contains protein of high nutritional value, dietary fiber, resistant starch, rutin, D‐chiro‐inositol, vitamins, and minerals. D‐Chiro‐inositol, fagopyritols (galactosyl derivatives of D‐chiro‐inositol), resistant starch, and buckwheat protein product exhibited positive health effects on rats, but more studies should be undertaken to establish effects on humans. Rutin and quercetin are the main antioxidants in buckwheat and have been mentioned in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency. The main nutritional value of buckwheat groats (dehulled seeds) is similar to that of cereals. Starch and fiber are present in similar amounts, and buckwheat also contains a high level of polyunsaturated essential fatty acids such as linoleic acid. Several vitamins (B1, C, and E) are present, whereas minerals are present in abundance. In comparison to cereals, buckwheat protein is of high nutritional quality due to its relatively high level of lysine. On the other hand, a low digestibility has been recorded, possibly due to tannins, phytic acid, and protease inhibitors. Some protease inhibitors can also cause allergic reactions in humans. Malting may enhance the nutritional and functional properties of buckwheat by increasing protein digestibility and the level of nutritional and functional components.     

Effect of enzymatic treatment of extracted sunflower proteins on solubility, amino acid composition, and surface activity

Industrial proteins from agriculture of either animal or vegetable origin, including their peptide derivatives, are of great importance, from the qualitative and quantitative point of view, in food formulations (emulsions and foams). A fundamental understanding of the physical, chemical, and functional properties of these proteins is essential if the performance of proteins in foods is to be improved and if underutilized proteins, such as plant proteins (and their hydrolysates and peptides derivatives), are to be increasingly used in traditional and new processed food products (safe, high-quality, health foods with good nutritional value). In this contribution we have determined the main physicochemical characteristics (solubility, composition, and analysis of amino acids) of a sunflower protein isolate (SPI) and its hydrolysates with low (5.62%), medium (23.5%), and high (46.3%) degrees of hydrolysis. The hydrolysates were obtained by enzymatic treatment with Alcalase 2.4 L for DH 5.62 and 23.5% and with Alcalase 2.4 L and Flavorzyme 1000 MG sequentially for DH 46.3%. The protein concentration dependence on surface pressure (surface pressure isotherm), a measure of the surface activity of the products (SPI and its hydrolysates), was obtained by tensiometry. We have observed that the degree of hydrolysis has an effect on solubility, composition, and content of the amino acids of the SPI and its hydrolysates. The superficial activity and the adsorption efficiency were also affected by the degree of hydrolysis.     

玉米低植酸突变体的营养品质分析

对比研究了8个玉米低植酸(Low phytic acid,lpa)突变体及其相应野生型(Wild Type,WT)的主要营养品质及其营养组分,结果显示:与野生型相比,各突变体总磷含量基本不变,无机磷含量均成倍增加,总淀粉含量显著下降,直链淀粉和粗脂肪含量变化不显著,粗蛋白含量在部分突变体中显著上升;多数氨基酸含量在突变体中有所提高,赖氨酸含量除Q319-lpa和X178-lpa下降外均不同程度上升;铁、锰、铜、锌、硒等微量元素含量变化不显著。研究表明lpa突变对玉米营养品质的改良和生物学效价的提高具有有益的作用。     

Changes in the chemical composition of reduced cooked musts during the heating process

Cooked must is the starting raw material in Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena (ABTM) production, and the cooking process is a crucial step to ensure quality and safety standards. In particular, the furfural content has to be strictly monitored. In this study, we followed, directly at the production plant, nine cooking processes, differing for grape type and process conditions in order to monitor the actual variability in cooked must reduction. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) and furfural contents were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique and glucose, fructose, and tartaric and malic acids by gas chromatography (GC) technique. Furthermore, some bulk properties, such as the water content, refractive index, density, and total acidity, were also measured. The obtained results show that the product undergoes, in the worse operating conditions, remarkable degradation, leading to extremely high levels of furfurals (5-HMF and furfural), corresponding to a water content lower than 40%. On the basis of these results, a first draft of an optimal heating protocol may be suggested in order to guarantee the safety and quality of the final product.     

Chemistry, nutrition, and microbiology of D-amino acids.

Exposure of food proteins to certain processing conditions induces two major chemical changes: racemization of all L-amino acids to D-isomers and concurrent formation of cross-linked amino acids such as lysinoalanine. Racemization of L-amino acids residues to their D-isomers in food and other proteins is pH-, time-, and temperature-dependent. Although racemization rates of the 18 different L-amino acid residues in a protein vary, the relative rates in different proteins are similar. The diet contains both processing-induced and naturally formed D-amino acids. The latter include those found in microorganisms, plants, and marine invertebrates. Racemization impairs digestibility and nutritional quality. The nutritional utilization of different D-amino acids varies widely in animals and humans. In addition, some D-amino acids may be both beneficial and deleterious. Thus, although D-phenylalanine in an all-amino-acid diet is utilized as a nutritional source of L-phenylalanine, high concentrations of D-tyrosine in such diets inhibit the growth of mice. Both D-serine and lysinoalanine induce histological changes in the rat kidney. The wide variation in the utilization of D-amino acids is illustrated by the fact that whereas D-methionine is largely utilized as a nutritional source of the L-isomer, D-lysine is totally devoid of any nutritional value. Similarly, although L-cysteine has a sparing effect on L-methionine when fed to mice, D-cysteine does not. Because D-amino acids are consumed by animals and humans as part of their normal diets, a need exists to develop a better understanding of their roles in nutrition, food safety, microbiology, physiology, and medicine. To contribute to this effort, this multidiscipline-oriented overview surveys our present knowledge of the chemistry, nutrition, safety, microbiology, and pharmacology of D-amino acids. Also covered are the origin and distribution of D-amino acids in the food chain and in body fluids and tissues and recommendations for future research in each of these areas. Understanding of the integrated, beneficial effects of D-amino acids against cancer, schizophrenia, and infection, and overlapping aspects of the formation, occurrence, and biological functions of D-amino should lead to better foods and improved human health.