Insoluble Dietary Fiber Contents Research Articles

Superfine grinding affects physicochemical, thermal and structural properties of Moringa Oleifera leaf powders

Effects of superfine grinding on physicochemical, thermal, and structural properties of Moringa Oleifera leaf (MOL) powders were investigated. Five samples with different particle size were obtained by superfine grinding and shear pulverization methods. Superfine grinding could produce smaller MOL particles with wider particle size distribution and greater surface area. Insoluble dietary fiber and protein contents decreased after the superfine grinding processing. As the particle size decreased, bulk density, tap density, water and oil holding capacities decreased but angles of repose and slide exhibited the opposite tendency. Differential scanning calorimetry curves showed that peak temperature and enthalpy change decreased with the decrescent particle size. No new chemical functional groups were generated observed in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in all samples. All X-ray diffraction patterns revealed similar shapes and superfine grinding sample exhibited the highest crystallinity index value. Scanning electron microscopic images revealed that superfine grinding changed the particle shape and the surface roughness decreased with the decreasing particle size of Moringa Oleifera leaf powders.

Effect of Incorporation of Corn Bran, Dried Carrot Pomace and Dried Tomato Pomace on Quality Attributes of Chicken Nuggets

A study was conducted to improve dietary fibre content of chicken nuggets by incorporating corn bran (CB), dried carrot pomace (DCP) and dried tomato pomace (DTP) as dietary fibre sources. Lean meat was replaced with each dietary fibre source at 3%, 6% and 9% level. One product from each fibre source was selected on the basis of sensory evaluation. Sensory acceptability of 3% fibre treated nuggets was comparable with control and further increase in fibre level resulted in a decline in sensory acceptability. All CB and DCP treated nuggets were harder and firmer than control while 3% DTP treated nuggets were harder than control. Fibre addition resulted in less springier and less cohesive nuggets. Yellowness increased in DCP added nuggets while both redness and yellowness increased in DTP added nuggets. Fibre treated nuggets had less moisture and cholesterol content and higher protein, ash, crude fibre, emulsion stability and cooking yield. pH of DCP and DTP treated nuggets was lower than control. Drastic increase in total dietary fibre and insoluble dietary fibre content was observed in treated nuggets. Sensory scores of nuggets declined significantly while thiobarbituric acid reacting substance value (TBARS) and microbial counts increased significantly during refrigerated storage. It is concluded that incorporation of dietary fibre at 6% level resulted in healthier and fibre enriched nuggets with higher cooking yield and acceptability upto 15th day of refrigerated storage.

Side Streams of Broccoli Leaves: A Climate Smart and Healthy Food Ingredient.

Human consumption of fruits and vegetables are generally below recommended levels. Waste from the production, e.g., of un-used parts such as broccoli leaves and stem when producing broccoli florets for food, is a sustainability issue. In this study, broccoli leaves were analyzed for the content of various dietary fibre and phenolics, applying the Uppsala method and HPLC analyses, respectively. The results showed that broccoli leaves had comparable levels of dietary fibre (26%–32% of dry weight (DW)) and phenolic compounds (6.3–15.2 mg/g DW) to many other food and vegetables considered valuable in the human diet from a health perspective. A significant positive correlation was found among soluble dietary fibre and phenolic acids indicating possible bindings between these components. Seasonal variations affected mainly the content of conjugated phenolics, and the content of insoluble dietary fibre. This study verified the importance of the use of broccoli production side streams (leaves) as they may contribute with health promoting components to the human diet and also socio-economic and environmental benefits to the bioeconomic development in the society.

Extrusion cooking of immature rice grain: under-utilized by-product of rice milling process.

Immature rice grain is one of the by-products of paddy milling process. Due to being "whole grain", immature rice grains comprise the fat-rich bran layer which bring along high nutritional value as well as susceptibility to rancidity. Therefore, they are generally used as "feed" rather than "food". In this study, the potential of utilizing immature rice grain as a food ingredient was investigated. For this purpose, raw (unprocessed) and infrared (IR) stabilized immature rice grain flours (IRGF) were extruded at different exit-die temperatures (130°C and 150°C) and feed moisture contents (16%, 18%, 20%) and the effects of these parameters on chemical composition (moisture, crude fat, protein, ash, soluble and insoluble dietary fiber and phytic acid contents), physicochemical properties (solubility, water binding capacity, expansion index and bulk density), thiamine, riboflavin and tocopherol contents, textural and sensorial properties of the extrudates were investigated. Either thiamine or tocopherol contents of the extrudates made of unprocessed IRGF were higher than that of the extrudates made of IR stabilized IRGF (p < 0.05). Additionally, higher extrusion temperature and lower feed moisture content resulted in further loss in both vitamins. On the other side, riboflavins showed a relatively heat-stable behavior. Rancid flavor and bitter taste scores of the extrudates which were made of unprocessed IRGF were significantly higher than their counterparts made of IR stabilized IRGF (p < 0.05). Toothpack was the most dominant sensory attribute in all extrudates.

Development of Fibre Enriched Chicken Nuggets Using Combination of Wheat Bran with Dried Apple Pomace or Dried Carrot Pomace

This investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of incorporation of wheat bran (WB) with dried apple pomace (DAP) or dried carrot pomace (DCP) on quality attributes of chicken nuggets. Raw emulsion was stuffed in rectangular moulds, cooked in electric oven at 165°C for 40 minutes and nuggets were prepared by slicing cooked emulsion to 2–3 cm3 size. Colour scores increased with increase in DAP level in WB + DAP treated nuggets. A steady decrease in scores for all other sensory attributes was noticed in both WB + DAP and WB + DCP treated nuggets with increase in fibre level. Hardness and shear press value increased whereas springiness and cohesiveness decreased with increase in fibre level. Gumminess and chewiness of WB + DAP treated nuggets increased with increase in fibre level while gumminess and chewiness of WB + DAP treated nuggets showed a variable trend. Cooking yield and emulsion stability of fibre enriched nuggets were significantly higher whereas moisture, protein, cholesterol content and pH were significantly lower than control. Insoluble, soluble and total dietary fibre content increased drastically in treated nuggets. Thiobarbituric acid reacting substance (TBARS) value and microbial counts increased significantly during refrigerated storage in all the products. It is concluded that healthier and dietary fibre enriched chicken nuggets with refrigerated storage stability up to 15 days can be prepared using combination of wheat bran (2%) with dried apple pomace (6%) or dried carrot pomace (4%) each.

Addition of roselle and mango peel powder in tortilla chips: a strategy for increasing their functionality

The effect of addition of mango peel (MP) and decocted roselle calyces (DRC) powder to tortilla chips was studied to analyze the supplementation potential of these underexploited plant residues possessing attractive nutraceutical properties. Supplementation of either MP or DRC at two different levels (5.0 and 10%) increased total phenols and ABTS radical scavenging and modified the color and morphology of the tortilla chips. The addition of MP or DRC to nixtamalized maize flour increased the insoluble and soluble dietary fiber contents in the tortilla chips (1.30 and 4.90 times, MP; 1.47 and 4.15 times, DRC). Partial dehydration of the tortilla prior to frying produces a low-fat tortilla chip. In this context, tortilla chips enriched with MP and DRC exhibited a lower in vivo Glycemic Index (GI) compared to the control. Acceptable tortilla chips were obtained by incorporating 5 and 10% MP. The results suggest that the use of MP or DRC may be an interesting way to both increase dietary fiber content to control the glycemic index and to improve the functional properties of tortilla chips.

Chemical characteristics and glycemic index of processed products from corn starch modified with green tea polyphenols

This study aimed to estimate chemical composition, glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of cake and cookies from native and corn starch modified with 4% green tea extract 58-62 °Brix. Chemical composition analysis includes proximate, starch, dietary fiber and resistant starch. GI test was conducted in vivo on 12 healthy people. The results show no significant differences in chemical composition between native and modified corn starch cake and cookies (p>0.05), except starch total of cake and dietary fiber total, insoluble dietary fiber and soluble dietary fiber content of cookies. GI and GL decreased only in cakes from 85.02 to 74.96 and 15.35 to 12.41 respectively. The decrease was not significant (p>0.05). Cake of modified corn starch still had high GI, but intermediate GL. Cookies of native and modified corn starch had low GI (52.23) and intermediate GI (58.25) respectively. The GI of of both products were not significantly different (p>0.05). GL of modified corn starch cookies significantly higher than native. Cookies of modified corn starch and native had high GL, 23.38 and 20.66 respectively The study concluded that corn starch modified with green tea extract had not been effective yet in reduction GI and GL of the processed products.

Integral Valorization of Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) By-Products through a Green Chemistry Approach towards Added Value Ingredients.

Industrial by-products are produced every day through fruit processing industries. Pineapple is not an exception; when processed, around 60% (w/w) of its weight are peels, stem, trimmings, and crown, the only used fruit part for human consumption. Due to high concerns of sustainability in the food system and negative high impact of human practice in the environment, a strategy has to be developed. Therefore, a green chemistry approach was applied to pineapple by-products to make an integrated valorization by the extraction of bioactive molecules. Two pineapple by-products (peels and stems) were studied, applying a green chemistry approach, which means the non-use of organic solvents or extreme methodologies. A subdivision of each by-product was done by the application of a juice machine. The peels and stems in the fresh state were ground separately, creating two fractions for each by-product—a juice and a wet pulp (press cake). The press cake was characterized, dried, and ground to create a fine powder flour. To the juice, a precipitation methodology with polysaccharides was applied, which allowed the bromelain separation (developing of an enzymatic fraction) from the fruit juice. The enzymatic extract was freeze-dried, and the juice was spray-dried, developing two more fine powders. Thus, three new ingredients were produced from each by-product, creating a total of six new ingredients. Overall, the enzymatic fractions represented around 0.26% (w/w) of pineapple weight. Pineapple stem juice represented 4.8% (w/w), and peel juice represented 17.3% (w/w). Pineapple stem flour represented 3.1% (w/w), and peel flour represented 11.4% (w/w) of the total pineapple weight. To valorize the by-products juices, a full characterization was performed of bioactive molecules and biological activities. When comparing the two juices, the peel juice showed lower content of total phenolic compounds, lower antioxidant capacity, and lower content of vitamin C. The different phenolic compounds were identified by HPLC analysis in the two pineapple by-products juices. However, the same compounds in both juices were quantified (chlorogenic, caffeic, and ferulic acids). On the other hand, the by-products flours had a high content of insoluble dietary fiber (IDF), mainly cellulose and hemicellulose. Therefore, the approach applied in this work opens the door to the production of green products, as a result of by-products valorization. This could be applied not only in the food industry but also in the nutraceutical and cosmetic industries.

Cooking and sensorial quality, nutritional composition and functional properties of cold-extruded rice/white bean gluten-free fettuccine fortified with whole carob fruit flour.

A different rice/white bean-based gluten-free fettuccine (rice 0-100%, bean 0-100%) fortified with 10% carob fruit has been developed. The proximate composition, total and resistant starch, and total, soluble and insoluble dietary fibre content as well as the cooking and sensorial quality of uncooked and cooked pasta were determined. All the novel gluten-free fettuccine forms showed good cooking quality (cooking loss < 10%) highlighting that those containing the carob fruit had better nutritional and healthy profiles than the commercial gluten-free rice pasta; they were low in fat (10-fold) and high in protein (on average 3.6-fold) with resistant starch (16%) and dietary fibres (2.4-fold). The cooking process increased (p < 0.05) the protein and total dietary fibre content but reduced the total and resistant starch. The addition of carob fruit increased the total dietary fibre content, thus improving the functional value of fettuccine. Considering the sensorial analysis, fettuccine produced with 40% bean and 10% carob could be well accepted by consumers and can be advised as a functional food.

Effect of Water Treatment and Size Reduction on Dietary Fiber Content of Blackgram Husk

The black gram husk a by-product of black gram milling was collected and proceed to washing. The washed and unwashed samples were separated based on the required particle size (900µm, 450µm). The samples obtained were analyzed for their proximate composition and dietary fiber content. The washed husk samples had shown least amount of fat and ash content ranging from 0.53 to 0.77% and 1.04 to 2.47% respectively. The protein content of the samples ranged from 14.43 to 18.65%. The crude fiber content was found to be highest in WBH ranging from 39.9 to 42.13% due to the removal of tailing starches and other coteledonous material. It was observed that the 450WBH sample had the highest amount of Total dietary Fiber (TDF), Insoluble Dietary Fiber (IDF) and Soluble Dietary Fiber (SDF) content. The TDF content of 450WBH was 90.19%. The obtained data was analyzed by paired comparison (t-Test).

Determination of Macronutrient Compositions in Selected, Frequently Consumed Leafy Vegetables, Prepared According to Common Culinary Methods in Sri Lanka

Information regarding realistic macronutrient gains by consuming cooked Sri Lankan leafy vegetables are rare. Some available information often overestimates available carbohydrate contents and under-estimates dietary fibre contents, as a result of not using in-vitro digestion models prior to proximate analysis. In aim to address this issue, nine most frequently consumed leafy vegetables types in Sri Lanka were cooked and analysed for their moisture, digestible carbohydrate, protein, fat, soluble fibre and insoluble fibre contents. All vegetables were prepared in most frequently practiced culinary methods by the local community such as salads, tempered with oils, or as curries/gravies. Dry weights of all macronutrients were determined using six replicates to maximize the accuracy of results. Majority of the leafy vegetable types selected elicited substantial amounts of dietary fibre. The highest content of insoluble dietary fibre was present in Centella asiatica (centella) leaves salad (51.0±3.4%), whereas highest percentage of soluble dietary fibre was in Heracleum sphondylium (hogweed) leaves prepared as a curry (16.4±1.7%). H. sphondylium curry (20.7±1.3%) and Sesbania grandiflora (Hummingbird) leaves salad (20.7±0.9%) resulted in greatest amounts of digestible carbohydrates.The highest fat content (12.6±0.5%) was in Ipomoea aquatic (water spinach) since it was tempered with coconut oil as it is the mostly practiced local culinary method for Ipomoea. Spinacia oleracea (spinach) curry elicited the highest protein content (4.8±0.9%) among all leafy vegetables. Keywords: Dietary fibre, leafy vegetables, digestible carbohydrates, Centella asiatica, Heracleum sphondylium, Sesbania grandiflora

Untargeted metabolomics reveals changes in phenolic profile following in vitro large intestine fermentation of non-edible parts of Punica granatum L.

In this study, the untargeted phytochemical profile of non-edible parts of pomegranate (i.e., flowers, leaves and peels) was depicted by using untargeted metabolomics. Each sample was in vitro digested and then fermented simulating a large intestinal process, then monitoring the changes of phenolic bioaccessibility. The most abundant compounds in pomegranate extracts were polyphenols, terpenoids, sterols, alkaloids and amino acids. The untargeted metabolomic approach revealed a transformation of flavonoids over 24h of in vitro fermentation. In particular, an increase in the % bioaccessibility for phenolic acids and tyrosols in flowers (probably due to the insoluble dietary fibre content, i.e., 27.1g 100g-1) was observed. Accordingly, the highest % bioaccessibility was detected after 24h of in vitro large intestine fermentation for flower (i.e., 53.8%). Results showed that non-edible parts of pomegranate could be used as ingredients for the development of potential value-added food and industrial products.

Karakteristik Kimia Biskuit dari Tepung dan Serat Ubi Jalar Ungu

Purple sweet potato is one type of tuber that is rich in carbohydrates in the form of starch and fiber. It also contains purple anthocyanin pigments. In this research, purple sweet potato was processed into flour and starch. Starch processing solid waste can be utilized by processing it into fiber flour. Purple sweet potato flour and fiber were then used as the basis for making biscuits at a ratio of 75: 25 and compared to biscuits made from 100% purple sweet potato flour and wheat flour. The resulting biscuits were then analyzed for their chemical characteristics. The results showed that the ratio of flour gave a very significantly different effect on the value of water content, total dietary fiber content, insoluble dietary fiber content and % nutritional adequacy rate of food fiber, and had no significant effect on the value of ash content, protein content, fat content, content carbohydrates, total flavonoids, insoluble dietary fiber content, calorie intake and fulfillment of daily energy adequacy.

Chemical characteristics of composite flour based on white corn and okara

Composite flour is a flour based from two or more types of flours. In this research white corn and okara were used as composite flour raw materials. This study aimed to determine the ratio of white corn and okara flour effect on chemical characteristics of the composite flour. The research design used in this study was Completely Randomized Design with 1 factor which was the difference ratio of white corn flour and okara flour (100%:0%, 95%:5%, 90%:10%, 85%:15% and 80%:20%). The data obtained was analysed statistically using one-way ANOVA and Duncan’s Multiple Range Test at a significance level of α = 0, 05. The results showed the ratio of white corn and okara flour significantly affect the chemical characteristics of the composite flour except moisture content. Higher ratio of okara flour could increase ash, lipid, protein, resistant starch, total dietary fiber, insoluble dietary fiber and soluble dietary fiber content of the composite flour, but decrease carbohydrates, starch, amylose and amylopectin content of the flour.Moisture content of the composite flour were 9.53-9.68%, ash 0.31-0.76%, lipid 1.03-2.62%, protein 7.19-8.73%, carbohydrates 87.89-91.48%, starch 51.00-61.95%, amylose 12.69-13.84%, amylopectin 36.76-48.15%, resistant starch 0.76-1.41%, dietary fiber 10.40-20.15%, insoluble dietary fiber 8.98-17.72%, and soluble dietary fiber 0.83-1.37%.

Effect of micronised oat bran by ultrafine grinding on dietary fibre, texture and rheological characteristic of soft cheese

SummaryThe purpose of this research was to study the effect of micronised oat bran on dietary fibre, textural and rheological of soft cheese. The soft cheese was processed by using the different particle size oat bran as fibre supplement, and its dietary fibre content, rheological and textural properties were determined. The results show that the micronised oat bran with 5–30 μm particle size was prepared by ultrafine grinding and passed through 60–400 mesh sieves. The soluble dietary fibre content in micronised oat bran soft cheeses was higher than that of the control (untreated oat bran soft cheeses; P &lt; 0.05), with a maximum of 2.65 g per 100 g cheeses when oat bran was ultrafine crushed and passed through 300 mesh sieves, while the content of insoluble dietary fibre was lower than that of the control (P &lt; 0.05). The micronised oat bran soft cheese in fermentation is a typical non‐newtonian fluid. G′, G″ and apparent viscosity of soft cheeses were increased with the reduction of oat bran particle size. The chewiness and springiness of micronised soft cheeses were increased with the reduction of oat bran particle size, and were higher than that of the control (P &lt; 0.05). The hardness and cohesiveness of micronised soft cheese were decreased with the reduction of oat bran particle size, the hardness was lower, but the cohesiveness of micronised soft cheese was higher than that of the control (P &lt; 0.05). The 1% micronised oat bran can obtain better processing characteristics and overall acceptability for cheese products.

Comparison of Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Fruit, Flower and Bark of Viburnum opulus

In this work, the profiles of phenolics, fiber, pectins, sugars, organic acids and carotenoids, vitamin C, ash, protein and fat contents, as well as antioxidant capacity were compared in fruits, flowers, and bark of Viburnum opulus (VO). Antioxidant capacity was evaluated against ABTS, hydroxyl, peroxyl and superoxide free radicals, and as a reducing power by using in vitro test. The results showed great quantitative differences in the composition of the VO morphological parts tested. Fruits contained the highest concentrations of fat, organic acids, sugars, soluble dietary fiber (10.57 ± 0.54; 7.34 ± 0.06; 32.27 ± 1.25; 6.82 ± 0.38 g/100 g DW, respectively) and carotenoids (2.70 ± 0.07 mg/100 g DW). Whereas, the bark exceeded the remaining parts of the VO in terms of antioxidant capacity, ash (9.32 ± 0.17 g/100 g DW), total (59.34 ± 0.75 g/100 g DW) and insoluble dietary fiber (58.20 ± 0.73 g/100 g DW) contents as well as phenolic compounds (3.98 ± 0.04 g/100 g DW). Among the phenolic compounds quantified in this study, chlorogenic acid and (+)-catechin had the highest concentrations (> 1 g/100 g DW) in the flowers and bark, respectively.

Dietary fibers, starch fractions and nutritional composition of finger millet varieties cultivated in Sri Lanka

Soluble, insoluble and total dietary fiber contents, rapidly and slowly digestible starch contents, arabinoxylans, β-glucans, fructans, resistant starch, amylose and total sugar contents, minerals and trace elements compositions and proximate compositions of three finger millet varieties, namely Ravi, Rawana and Oshadha, were evaluated using standard protocols. There were no significant differences (P ≥ 0.05) among the rapidly digestible starch, arabinoxylans, β-glucans, fructans, amylose, total sugar, protein, crude fat and crude fiber contents of Ravi, Rawana and Oshadha varieties. Total dietary fiber contents varied between 13.01% (Ravi) and 13.79% (Oshadha). Slowly digestible starch contents ranged from 43.38% (Ravi) to 49.15% (Oshadha) and resistant starch contents ranged from 3.75% (Ravi) to 4.58% (Oshadha). Ash content of Ravi (3.22%) was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than ash contents of other two varieties. Average sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, zinc and phosphorous contents of three finger millet varieties were 12.04, 141.78, 407.15, 345.62, 3.49, 1.89 and 331.07 mg/100 g, respectively. Findings of the present study indicated that studied finger millet varieties were good sources of dietary fibers (including resistant starch) as well as minerals and trace elements (especially potassium, calcium, phosphorous and iron) when compared to commonly consumed cereals such as rice and wheat.

Effect of egg white protein and soy protein fortification on physicochemical characteristics of banana pasta

Research was conducted to investigate the effects of egg white protein and soy protein powder addition on physicochemical properties of banana pasta. The levels of protein fortification were 5, 10, and 15% of banana flour (w/w) for each type of protein. Pasta made from 100% of durum wheat semolina and 100% of banana were used as controls. The addition of soy or egg white protein showed significant differences on physicochemical properties compared with semolina pasta and pure banana pasta. Type of protein, level of protein, and the interaction between type of protein and the level of protein altered protein content. Soy protein gave higher protein content than egg white protein, whereas higher level of protein addition gave higher protein content of pasta. The fortified banana pasta had higher protein content than semolina pasta. There were no significant effects of soy or egg white protein addition to either insoluble or soluble dietary fiber content. It was also observed that the cooking properties of pasta (optimum cooking time, swelling index, water absorption index, and cooking loss) were affected by the level of protein addition and the type of protein. Textural analysis for tension and firmness of the pasta illustrated that protein fortification improved the textural characteristic of banana flour pasta. The addition of soy or egg white protein also improved the protein content of banana pasta making it equal to or even better than semolina pasta. Practical applications Research has been carried out to improve gluten-free products, not only for people with celiac diseases, but also for those who choose a healthy lifestyle. Gluten-free ingredients are challenging to work with as they cannot create a sufficiently strong binding network between their proteins and starch in the dough, especially in some products such as pasta products. The use of an additional protein source has the ability to improve the product quality and contribute to the nutritional values which can give added value to the final gluten-free pasta product. This study reports the effects of the level of egg and soy protein fortification on the physicochemical properties of banana pasta. To the best our knowledge, there is no study which tried to develop banana pasta with protein addition alone such as soy protein isolate or egg protein powder.

Impacts of the inclusion of various fruit pomace types on the expansion of corn starch extrudates

Effects of pomace chemical composition and physical properties (hydration, density, particle size distribution, crystallinity), inclusion level (0, 50, 150, and 300 g/kg), and extrusion processing parameters including, moisture content (150 and 200 g/kg), and screw speed (150, 200, and 250 rpm) of selected fruit (cranberry, blueberry, grape, and apple) pomace-corn starch mixtures, on the expansion of extrudates were studied. All factors had significant main and interaction effects on expansion. Expansion values of pomace were observed in the following order from high to low: apple > cranberry > blueberry > grape at 200 g/kg moisture content. Total dietary fiber and insoluble dietary fiber content of pomace were negatively correlated (p < 0.01) with the expansion. However, a positive correlation between soluble fiber content and expansion ratio was found at 300 g/kg pomace level (p < 0.05). At 300 g/kg pomace level, sugar might have aided to increase the expansion ratio significantly (p < 0.01), suggesting interactions between the fiber, and other components present in the pomace with the starch during expansion. Higher crystallinity might result in a lower expansion (p < 0.01). These results show the presence of positive active interactions between the pomace components and the starch molecules.

Wpływ przechowywania pełnoziarnowej mąki owsianej na zawartość błonnika pokarmowego i właściwości reologiczne

The objective of the research study was to determine the effect of wholemeal oat flour storage on changes in a content of total (TDF), soluble (SDF), and insoluble (IDF) dietary fibre and in rheological properties of wholemeal oat flour. The analysis included the flours milled from naked oat grain in a laboratory. Those oat flours were stored for 3 months at temperatures of 20 ºC, 4 ºC and -20 ºC. The apparent viscosity (initial, maximal, final, setback) was determined in 5 % (w/w) water-based suspensions. Regardless of the storage temperature, an increase was reported in the content of IDF as was a decrease in the content of SDF during the 3-month period of storing flour. The widest range of changes in the individual dietary fibre fractions was reported during storage at 20 ºC. The changes in the rheological properties depended on the time and temperature of oat flour storage. The largest changes were reported in the case of the setback value during storage at 20 ºC and 4 ºC. The smallest range of changes in all the rheological properties was found in the flours stored at -20 ºC. During the 3-month period of storing flour the range of changes in the rheological properties was inconsiderable and it did not depend on the contents of individual dietary fibre fractions, therefore it should not have any significant effect on the changes in the technological properties of flours. No unequivocal dependences were reported between the changes in the content of dietary fibre fractions and the rheological properties. During the entire 3-month storage period, the smallest changes occurred in the dietary fibre composition and rheological properties of oat flour during storage at the -20 ºC temperature.