Abstract
To improve the rough texture and hypoglycemic ability of sea buckthorn insoluble dietary fiber (IDF), a novel combined modification method was developed in this study. The IDF was treated with ball milling and cellulase treatment to obtain co-modified insoluble dietary fiber (CIDF). The physicochemical and functional properties of IDF, milled insoluble dietary fiber (MIDF), and CIDF were studied. After treatments, MIDF had smaller particle sizes and a looser structure, and CIDF exhibited a wrinkled surface and sparse porous structure according to scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction. Compared to IDF, MIDF and CIDF showed improved water-holding, oil-binding, and swelling capacities, improved by 16.13, 14.29, and 15.38%, and 38.5, 22.2, and 25.0%, for MIDF and CIDF, respectively. The cation exchange ability of modified samples showed improvement as well. Treatments also changed the fluidity of MIDF and CIDF. Due to the smaller particles and increased stacking, the bulk density (BD) and angle of repose of MIDF improved by 33.3% and 4.1° compared to IDF, whereas CIDF had a looser structure and thus decreased by 7.1% and 13.3° with increased fluidity. Moreover, the modification also enhanced the effects of CIDF on glucose adsorption, glucose diffusion inhibition, starch digestion inhibition, starch pasting interference, and α-amylase activity inhibition. In summary, IDF modified by ball milling combined with cellulose treatment could be developed as a functional ingredient for regulating glucose content.
Highlights
Diabetes is a major public health problem and a substantial global economic burden [1]
Modification with ball milling combined with cellulase treatment could improve the physicochemical properties of insoluble dietary fiber (IDF), which might be due to the change in structure and expose more hydrophilic groups according to the structural analysis
Results indicated that ball milling treatment and ball milling combined with cellulase treatment significantly increased the α-amylase activity inhibition of IDF
Summary
Diabetes is a major public health problem and a substantial global economic burden [1]. Relevant studies have shown that dietary fiber is an important regulator of the metabolic mechanism of blood glucose and lipid in the body. The addition of appropriate dietary fiber to the diet could effectively improve the symptoms of hyperglycemia and prevent type 2 diabetes [2]. Insoluble dietary fibers (IDFs) could inhibit starch digestion through increasing molecule interactions and physical hindrance formation, thereby reducing the formation and utilization of glucose [3, 5]. IDFs could reduce the adsorption of glucose by inhibiting the diffusion of glucose in the intestine through the barrier effects of the particles, and by directly adsorbing glucose [6, 7]
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.