Abstract

The objective of this study was to use DRIFT spectroscopy with uni- and multivariate molecular spectral analyses as a novel approach to detect molecular features of spectra mainly associated with carbohydrate in the co-products (wheat DDGS, corn DDGS, blend DDGS) from bioethanol processing in comparison with original feedstock (wheat (Triticum), corn (Zea mays)). The carbohydrates related molecular spectral bands included: A_Cell (structural carbohydrates, peaks area region and baseline: ca. 1485–1188 cm−1), A_1240 (structural carbohydrates, peak area centered at ca. 1240 cm−1 with region and baseline: ca. 1292–1198 cm−1), A_CHO (total carbohydrates, peaks region and baseline: ca. 1187–950 cm−1), A_928 (non-structural carbohydrates, peak area centered at ca. 928 cm−1 with region and baseline: ca. 952–910 cm−1), A_860 (non-structural carbohydrates, peak area centered at ca. 860 cm−1 with region and baseline: ca. 880–827 cm−1), H_1415 (structural carbohydrate, peak height centered at ca. 1415 cm−1 with baseline: ca. 1485–1188 cm−1), H_1370 (structural carbohydrate, peak height at ca. 1370 cm−1 with a baseline: ca. 1485–1188 cm−1). The study shows that the grains had lower spectral intensity (KM Unit) of the cellulosic compounds of A_1240 (8.5 vs. 36.6, P < 0.05), higher (P < 0.05) intensities of the non-structural carbohydrate of A_928 (17.3 vs. 2.0) and A_860 (20.7 vs. 7.6) than their co-products from bioethanol processing. There were no differences (P > 0.05) in the peak area intensities of A_Cell (structural CHO) at 1292–1198 cm−1 and A_CHO (total CHO) at 1187–950 cm−1 with average molecular infrared intensity KM unit of 226.8 and 508.1, respectively. There were no differences (P > 0.05) in the peak height intensities of H_1415 and H_1370 (structural CHOs) with average intensities 1.35 and 1.15, respectively. The multivariate molecular spectral analyses were able to discriminate and classify between the corn and corn DDGS molecular spectra, but not wheat and wheat DDGS. This study indicated that the bioethanol processing changes carbohydrate molecular structural profiles, compared with the original grains. However, the sensitivities of different types of carbohydrates and different grains (corn and wheat) to the processing differ. In general, the bioethanol processing increases the molecular spectral intensities for the structural carbohydrates and decreases the intensities for the non-structural carbohydrates. Further study is needed to quantify carbohydrate related molecular spectral features of the bioethanol co-products in relation to nutrient supply and availability of carbohydrates.

Highlights

  • Different types of co-products were produced from bioethanol processing, such as wheat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), corn (Zea mays) DDGS and blend DDGS

  • The results demonstrate that molecular spectral analytical technique may reveal differences in carbohydrate molecular structure

  • These results indicate that molecular structure between the corn and bioethanol co-product were different

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Introduction

Different types of co-products were produced from bioethanol processing, such as wheat (triticum) dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), corn (Zea mays) DDGS and blend DDGS (e.g., wheat:corn = 70:30). The detailed nutrient profiles of these co-products from bioethanol processing were systematically studied by Nuez-Ortín and Yu [1,2,3,4]. In a recent study [5], the effects of bioethanol processing on protein molecular structural changes have been revealed. These changes were significantly associated with metabolizable protein in dairy cattle [6]. None of published studies in literature reported what type of changes occurred in the carbohydrate structures of the co-products after bioethanol processing, compared with original grains. Carbohydrates include structural carbohydrates such as cellulosic and hemicellulosic compounds or neutral and acid detergent fibers in ruminant nutrition and non-structural carbohydrate such as starch

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