Effects of soaking,cooking and fermentation on composition,in-vitro starch digestibility and nutritive value of common beans

A common bean variety, grown in Burundi, was either fermented, soaked and/or cooked, and then assessed for nutrient composition, in-vitro starch digestibility and protein nutritive value. A decrease in ash, most minerals, vitamins, and some essential amino acids was noted for soaked, cooked and soaked-cooked beans. Compared to untreated beans, soaking decreased soluble sugar (9.8 percent) but increased starch (7.3 percent) and soluble fiber (16.9 percent). In cooked beans, an increase in soluble sugar (1.5 percent), and a decrease in thiamine (81.7 percent), starch (24.6 percent) and soluble fiber (16.6 percent) and nitrogen (2.9 percent) contents were observed. Crude fiber (6.9 percent) and starch (10.0 percent) increased while fat (17.6 percent), fatty acids (linoleic: 10.7 percent; linolenic: 14.3 percent) and soluble sugars (25.4 percent) and nitrogen (14.4 percent) decreased in soaked-cooked beans. Fermentation increased potassium (11.6 percent), soluble fiber (18.9 percent), and some amino acids but decreased fatty acids (linoleic: 13.5 percent; linolenic: 19.9 percent), soluble sugar (75.2 percent) and vitamin (riboflavin: 41.0 percent; niacin: 24.5 percent) contents in common beans. However, the in-vitro starch digestibility was greatly improved (12.3 percent) by cooking while it decreased in soaked beans (29.2 percent). Soaking-cooking and fermentation did not have any significant effect on the digestibility of common bean starch. Finally, among the five treatments applied to common beans, only fermentation showed a significant improvement (8.3 percent) on the protein nutritive value of this legume.     

Influence of hardening procedure and soaking solution on cooking quality of common beans

Two common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) varieties were seeded in the same location, harvested and cleaned. Three hardening procedures were used (soaking in acetate buffer, pH 4.1 at 37°C for 5 h; storage at 37°C, 100% RH for 28 days; and storage at 31–33°C, 76% RH for 120 days) to have seeds in a hard-to-cook (HTC) state. The adverse effects of HTC condition, in terms of cooking time as assessed by a Mattson bean cooker, were practically eliminated by soaking seeds in salt solutions (1% NaCl+0.75% NaHCO₃; and 0.75% NaHCO₃) instead of only water. Ultrastructural changes of cotyledon cells from fresh, HTC and softened seeds were observed. Results of this study may be used for the development of a technological procedure to utilize properly HTC beans generated by unefficient storage systems.     

Nutritive value evaluated on rats of new cultivars of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) released in Chile

Five new cultivars of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) recently released were analyzed for their proximate chemical composition and protein biological quality. The crude protein content in these cultivars ranged from 21.9 percent in cultivar Arroz 3 to 26.9 percent in cultivar Tórtola Diana (dry matter basis). Rats fed cultivar Tórtola INIA gained more weight, had a higher protein intake and registered higher PER and NPR than Tórtola corriente. On the other hand, rats consuming cultivars Arroz 3 and Fleetwood had lower weight gain, lower protein intake and lower PER and NPR than cultivar Coscorrón corriente. However, all these cultivars have a relatively good protein value as compared to other plant protein sources.     

Effect of Egyptian cooking methods of faba beans on its nutritive value,dietary protein utilization and iron deficiency anemia 1. The role of main technological pretreatments

In order to study the effects of main technological pretreatments practised for preparing Egyptian faba bean products, i.e. decortication as well as soaking and germination followed by dehulling on the nutritional value, series of experiments were carried out. Such pretreatments had a significant effect on the changes in the chemical composition of faba beans. The proportion of the removed hulls reached generally about 14%. Data revealed also pronounced improvements on the nutritive value as a result of all studied pretreatments, especially germination being the most effective. Chemical scoring of all determined essential amino acids was >60, except methionine and cystine showed the lowest score (<20). Germinated seeds had the highest chemical score for the restricting amino acids beside the lowest GDR value [Grams consumed of product to cover the daily requirements for adult man in protein (63 g) and in energy (2900 kcal)]. All pretreatments caused a significant decrease in the antinutritional factors, especially soaking followed by dehulling, whereas decortication led to a significant increase in phytic acid content.     

Soaking and cooking parameters of tepary beans: effects of cooking time and cooking temperature on hardness and activity of nutritional antagonists

Tepary samples were examined for patterns of hydration, dry matter losses during the processes of soaking and cooking, residual hardness in partially cooked samples and heat lability of endogenous proteinaceous antinutritional factors. At 24 °C, teparies imbibed water equivalent to their weight (100% hydration) in 4 h and continued to absorb water rapidly for an additional 4 h before reaching an equilibrium hydration. During the processes of soaking and cooking, materials leached from raw beans represented 7.3 and 13.5% of their dry weight, 4.3 and 12.4% of their protein content, 7.1 and 12.2% of their stored carbohydrate and 22.4 and 33.4% of their mineral levels, respectively. In samples prepared at different cooking times (60, 90, 120, 150, 180 min) and cooking temperatures (80, 85, 90, 95°C), longer times and higher temperatures resulted in greater reductions in residual bean hardness; interactive effects of time and temperature treatments were significant. Residual activity of trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors in partially-cooked samples appeared to be negligible. In addition, at least 80% of the original hemaglutinating activity of lectins in raw beans was lost during partial-cooking of samples under all cooking regimes.     

The nutritional value of diets based on starchy foods and common beans

Feeding trials were carried out to determine the minimum amount of common beans, with and without methionine supplementation, needed to obtain positive weight gains of rats fed cassava, sweet potato, plantain and potato flours. The protein content of these materials was 1.4, 3.8, 3.1 and 9.5% on a dry weight basis as compared to 22.8% in common beans. The amount of beans added varied from 0 to 40.0% without and with 0.3% methionine. Without methionine addition, the amount of beans required to maintain body weight was 24.8% for plantain, 19.3% for cornstarch, 20.0% for cassava and 40.1% for sweet potatoes. With just potato flour in the diet, the animals gained weight. With methionine addition, the amount of beans required for body weight maintenance was: 20.1% for plantain, 10.1% for cornstarch, 14.5% for cassava, 14.6% for potato and 29.3% for sweet potatoes. Mixtures of potatoes with as little as 10% beans with methionine gave excellent protein quality values. The results confirm previous findings on sulfur amino acid contents of beans. It is of interest to point out that factors other than a low level of protein in the starchy food tested are influencing the level of beans needed in the presence or absence of methionine supplementation.INCAP Publication I-1355.     

Effects of wheat cultivar,cooking method,and bulgur type on nutritional quality characteristics of bulgur

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different wheat cultivars, cooking methods, and bulgur types on nutritional quality of bulgur. Cultivars, cooking methods, and bulgur types had significant effects on phytic acid, total phosphorus, soluble, insoluble, and total dietary fibre contents of bulgur. Besides, cultivars and cooking methods were found to have significant effects on yellow pigment, thiamine, and riboflavin contents of bulgur. The results indicated that the variation among genotypes was wide on all parameters investigated. Bulgur cooked using the steam cooker cooking method had better nutritional properties. Regardless of the cooking method, fine bulgur type had higher nutritional values. However, it was observed that there were losses in nutritional values (ranging from 17.5% to 55.7%) during bulgur production from wheat. The losses resulted particularly from cooking and debranning steps during bulgur production. It can be concluded that the steam cooker cooking method showed promising results in terms of the nutritional quality of the bulgur.     

Effect of alkali treatments on the nutritive value of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

The effect of alkali treatments of common bean seeds with red seed coat on the stability of antinutritional factors such as tannins, phytates and trypsim inhibitors, vitamins such as niacin and riboflavin and on protein quality has been studied. The samples were processed by soaking and soaking and pressure cooking in alkalies such as sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. At low temperature sodium carbonate and at high temperature sodium bicarbonate were found to be most effective in the extraction of tannins. At both low and high temperatures sodium carbonate was found to be more efficient in destruction of phytates. In the case of trypsin inhibitors, extraction at both low and high temperatures with sodium bicarbonate was most effective. Sodium hydroxide treatment was found to be better as far as the retention of niacin and riboflavin was considered.     

醇化时间对茯茶品质的影响

为探究醇化时间对茯茶品质的影响,本试验以湖南益阳某茶厂2005年、2007年和2009年生产的一级茯茶为原料,对其水浸出物、茶多酚、氨基酸、黄酮、可溶性糖等呈味物质进行分析。研究结果发现:随着醇化时间的延长,水浸出物、茶多酚、游离氨基酸含量均减少,黄酮含量增加,可溶性糖含量表现出先减少后增加的趋势,而氨基酸含量则变化不明显。感官审评结果表明:醇化时间的延长,有利于茶叶内含物质的转化,在一定程度上改善茶叶品质。     

Effect of thermal treatments on the chemical and biological value of irradiated and non-irradiated cowpea bean (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) flour

Chemical and nutritional characteristics of irradiated and nonirradiated cowpea bean at 0.2 kGy submitted to several thermal treatments were studied. The cowpea bean flours irradiated at 0.2 kGy were superior to those non-irradiated concerning digestibility and the flours submitted to microwave oven were superior to those cooked under low pressure, autoclaved or even raw from the nutritional point of view. As to the presence of anti-nutritional factors, the results showed that the variety of cowpea bean under research presented neither trypsin inhibitor nor haemagglutinin activity, however, regarding tannin, a 0.006% content was found and considered negligible.     

杀青方式对夏季绿茶化学成分及滋味品质的影响

杀青是绿茶加工的关键工序,对绿茶品质的形成具有重要作用。为探究杀青方式对夏季绿茶化学成分及滋味品质的影响,采用超高效液相色谱-四级杆-飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF/MS)对微波杀青、滚筒杀青、蒸汽杀青3种杀青方式加工后的夏季绿茶进行化学成分分析,同时,分别采用咖啡碱、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯和谷氨酸钠为标准苦味、涩味和鲜味物质对3种杀青方式加工的夏季绿茶进行滋味强度分析。液质联用分析结果表明,蒸汽杀青、滚筒杀青、微波杀青对夏季绿茶中的儿茶素、黄酮糖苷、原花青素、聚酯型儿茶素、氨基酸、酚酸和有机酸等化学成分含量具有明显的影响。滋味等效量化结果表明,杀青方式可以较明显地改变夏季绿茶的滋味,不同杀青方式加工绿茶的苦味强度为:滚筒杀青蒸汽杀青微波杀青;涩味强度为:蒸汽杀青滚筒杀青微波杀青;鲜味强度3种杀青方式间无统计学显著差异。     

Effect of harvest date on the chemical composition and nutritive value of Cerastium holosteoides

Abstract Cerastium holosteoides is a short‐lived plant often found in small proportions on dry and mesotropic semi‐natural, species‐rich grassland communities. To obtain more information about its nutritive value, two experiments on Arrhenatheretum elatioris grassland were carried out to examine the effect of harvest date on in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), neutral‐detergent fibre (NDF), acid‐detergent fibre (ADF), acid‐detergent lignin (ADL), estimated net energy for lactation (NEL) and crude protein (CP) concentrations of C. holosteoides, and selection of this plant by dairy cows grazing on semi‐natural grassland. C. holosteoides starts flowering in spring and continuously develops new flowers on new branches throughout the summer. Harvests were made in relation to particular growth stages of Dactylis glomerata present in the sward: (A) tillering; (B) stem elongation; (C) ear emergence; (D) flowering; and (E) ripening. Chemical composition and nutritive value were evaluated in 1998 and 1999. With advancing maturity, IVOMD of C. holosteoides decreased from 0·771 at growth stage A to 0·485 at growth stage E. At the same time, CP concentration decreased from 153 to 69 g kg^?1 dry matter (DM) and estimated NEL concentration from 6·00 to 4·07 MJ kg^?1 DM. With advancing maturity, there was a significant increase in NDF, ADF and ADL concentrations. In the summer harvest season, C. holosteoides contained significantly higher NDF, ADF and ADL concentrations, lower NEL concentration and had a lower IVOMD value than in the spring. Differences between years were also found for IVOMD and for NDF, ADF, ADL and NEL concentrations. In a grazing experiment in the year 1999, at growth stage B, Simmental cows grazed an A. elatioris sward in which the main species was D. glomerata (0·092), and the proportion of C. holosteoides was 0·034. C. holosteoides was, on average, grazed by cows to the same relative extent as other species in the sward.     

煮饭水质结合加水量和浸泡时间对粳稻食味的影响

以津川1号和津原E28为材料,采用自来水和纯净水煮饭,通过米饭感官评价和质地测定,明确水质对其食味的影响,同时研究这种影响是否与煮饭时的加水量和浸泡时间有关。结果表明,随加水量的增加,米饭外观、饭香、味道和综合评价感官得分先增大后减小,米水质量比为1:1.50时上述指标得分最高,食味最好;米水质量比在1:1.25~1.50范围内,用纯净水蒸煮的米饭的味道和粘度感官得分要高于用自来水蒸煮的米饭。随煮饭加水量的增加,米饭的硬度下降、粘度增加,与感官评价结果一致。随大米浸泡时间延长,米饭外观、味道、粘度和综合评价感官得分先增加后减小,浸泡1.0 h,上述指标得分最高,食味最好。浸泡时间延长会降低米饭的饭香。在浸泡时间15.0 h内,与用自来水浸泡后蒸煮相比,用纯净水浸泡后蒸煮的米饭食味感官综合评价更高。综上,对津川1号和津原E28而言,米水质量比为1:1.50,浸泡1.0 h,使用纯净水煮饭可以获得更好的食味。     

寒冷地区延迟播种期与插秧期对水稻产量及品质的影响

在吉林省气候条件下,研究了延迟播种、延期插秧对水稻产量与质量的影响。结果表明,吉林省适宜的播种期为4月12日,适宜的插秧期为5月25日,4月17～27日播种,5月30日至6月10日插秧,产量虽然下降9.57%～15.43%,但是产量能达到8 000 kg/hm2以上,与常规栽培的产量相近。5月2～17日播种,6月15～30日插秧,产量下降34.57%～88.83%,而且单穴穗数、每穗粒数、饱满千粒重、混合千粒重、饱满粒率、经济系数、生物产量、糙米率、精米率、整精米率、胶稠度等随播种期与插秧期的延后而明显下降;垩白率、垩白度明显上升。延迟播种不宜超过4月27日,延期插秧不宜超过6月10日。     

Open pasture,silvopasture and sward herbage maturity effects on nutritive value and fermentation characteristics of cool‐season pasture

In Appalachian USA, silvopasture offers promise of increased farm productivity. A synchronized, temporal understanding of open pasture (OP) and silvopasture (SP) nutritive characteristics is essential for grazing system development. We examined pasture‐type nutritive‐value relationships when herbage was harvested based on morphological maturity rather than calendar date. Neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre (ADF and NDF) content were greater in silvopasture, while organic matter (OM) was lower (P < 0·05). Digestibility of SP herbage dry matter (DM) and OM tended (P = 0·10) to be lower (418 vs. 471 and 437 vs. 491 g kg^?1 respectively). Neutral detergent fibre digestibility was greater (P < 0·05) for OP than SP forage (538 vs. 480 g kg^?1), and ADF tended to be greater (P = 0·10; 551 vs. 501). Open‐pasture forage fermentation effluent exhibited slightly higher microbial richness and Shannon diversity than SP. However, overall community composition of both bacteria and archaea did not differ between pasture types or sampling times. Pasture types show proximate analyses differences generally favourable to OP, although both have similar overall nutritive value. In addition, the SP sward exhibited a 4‐ to 6‐days delay in reaching equivalent maturity. Conversion of farm woodlots to SP would increase overall herbage production and improve pasture management flexibility.     

基肥与密度互作对水稻产量构成因素及产量的影响

采用随机区组法,以三江6号和绥粳18号为试验材料,研究基肥与密度互作对产量构成及产量的影响。结果表明:两个品种基肥与密度处理间在穗数、穗粒数、结实率、千粒重及产量上均存在互作关系,A3B3(20 kg/667 m^2基肥,30cm×12 cm)组合有利于水稻产量的提高,A1B1(12 kg/667 m^2基肥,30 cm×16 cm)组合不利于水稻产量的提高。     

茶汤浓度对绿茶水浸出物含量及其感官审评的影响

本文对采用不同的加工方法和嫩度所加工出来的且其外形有较大差异的绿茶进行不同冲泡方法试验,测定其水浸出物的浸出速度和浸出总量,以及水浸出物含量对感官品质审评的影响。结果表明：茶水浸出物的浸出速度和总量与茶叶的加工方法、嫩度、造型及冲泡时间、冲泡温度有关。感官审评时感觉茶汤最为适宜的浓度在0．45g／ml左右。     

水稻栽培因素对北方粳稻产量及米质的影响[Ⅵ]--穗肥追肥时间对产量及米质的影响

通过田间对比试验研究穗肥追施时间对水稻产量及米质的影响,结果表明,水稻的穗肥追施时间越晚,加工品质越好,而产量和食味品质明显降低.这种趋势以出穗前25 d为准,有跳跃式的质的变化.所以为了提高产量和增加食味品质,水稻的穗肥追肥时间不应晚于出穗前25 d.     

灌水量与灌溉方法对木薯新选048产量和土壤理化性状的影响

以木薯品种‘新选048’为材料,进行不同灌水量与灌溉方法对土壤理化性状、木薯生长及产量影响研究,以探讨木薯苗期最佳的灌水量与灌溉方法。结果表明:同一灌水量下,膜下滴灌的土壤含水量、土壤孔隙度、土壤气相比例、土壤肥力、叶片含水量、株高、茎径、产量均比其它处理高;不同灌水量对土壤改善、木薯生长及产量的影响不同,1 200 m3/hm2膜下滴灌效果最好。可见,木薯采用灌水量为1 200 m3/hm2的膜下滴灌处理,对改善土壤理化性状,促进木薯生长、提高产量最为有利。     

Influence of solar radiation on the productivity and nutritive value of herbage of cool-season species of an understorey sward in a mature conifer woodland

Silvopastoral systems in the Appalachian region of the USA could increase the carrying capacity of livestock and contribute to a reliable supply of high‐quality herbage. In 2000, 2001 and 2002, the influence of solar radiation [0·20, 0·50 or 0·80 of maximum solar radiation (MSR); treatments 20‐, 50‐ and 80‐MSR respectively] on the productivity and nutritive value of a mixture of sown grasses and legumes established under a mature stand of conifers was investigated. Yields of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), total non‐structural carbohydrates (TNC) and total digestible nutrients (TDN) were greater for the 80‐MSR treatment except in 2000 when DM yield did not differ. As a proportion of the sward, introduced species (Dactylis glomerata L., Trifolium repens L., and Lolium perenne L.) increased over time for the MSR‐80 treatment, corresponding with a decrease in the proportion of bare area and of non‐introduced species. CP concentration of herbage was 207 g kg^?1 DM or greater across treatments and years with higher concentrations on the 20‐ and 50‐MSR treatments. Herbage from the 80‐MSR treatment had a greater concentration of TNC than that of the 20‐ and 50‐MSR treatments. Estimated concentration of TDN was similar for all treatments in 2000 and greater for the 80‐MSR treatment than the other two treatments in 2001 and 2002. High CP concentrations in herbage, as a result of appropriate thinning of trees in an Appalachian silvopastoral systems, could be utilized as a protein supplement to herbage with low CP and higher fibre concentrations.