Wheat Flour Quality Research Articles

Effect of Fenugreek fiber on Rheological and chapati making quality of whole wheat flour.

Increase in awareness of consumers and demand has led to the development of various fibre rich food products from different fiber source. In the present work novel roller milled fenugreek fiber rich fraction (FFRF) rich in galactomannans was used for the development of high fiber chapati. Farinograph water absorption and dough stability increased with increase in the addition of FFRF in blends. The creep measurement results showed reduction in the maximum creep compliance and viscoelastic compliance while the zero shear viscosity showed the increasing trend with the increase in the addition of FFRF. The pliability of chapatis significantly decreased on addition of FFRF. The sensory evaluation concluded that the chapati with 10% FFRF is acceptable. The shear force value of chapatis prepared from the control and WWF-FFRF blends were decreased as the storage time increased showing brittleness in the chapatis. The micrographs of an outer layer of chapati (crust) showed partially gelatinized starch. The crumb micrographs of the WWF-FFRF blends chapatis showed large and small starch granules coated with galactomannans gums, and this coating increased with increased addition of FFRF. The composition of 10% fenugreek fiber chapati contained higher amount of minerals, insoluble and soluble dietary fiber compared to that of control sample. The in vitro starch digestibility of formulated chapati showed significant decrease in the values.

The influence of the roll gap of the aggregate mill “Melnik 100 Lux” on the yield and quality of wheat, rye and triticale flour

Research has been carried out to determine the effect of the roll gap of the aggregate mini mill “Melnik 100 Lux” on the yield of wheat, rye and triticale flour. The technological scheme of a mini-mill consists of only 3 systems - two torn and one grinding, which are clearly not enough to separate the grain of various crops into anatomical parts during grinding to obtain high-quality bakery flour. Based on the results of the studies, the optimal roll-to-roll clearances of the aggregate mill installation "Melnik 100 Lux" were established. For wheat milling, they were 0.25 mm on the I torn system and 0.15 mm on the II torn system, for rye milling they were 0.25 mm on the I torn system and 0.15 mm on the II torn system and triticale grinding was 0.20 mm on the I torn system and 0.10 mm on the II torn system. The highest total yield of wheat bakery flour with optimal parameters of the roll gap was 71.7 %, incl. 44.4 % premium flour and 27.3 % first grade flour; the highest total yield of rye bakery flour with optimal parameters of the roll gap was 70.0 %, incl. 52.2 % seeded premium rye flour and 17.8 % special rye flour; the highest total yield of triticale bakery flour with optimal parameters of the roll gap was 72.2 %, incl. 48.1 % triticale flour of the highest grade T-60 and 17.8 % triticale flour T-80.

Determination of Aflatoxin B1 Contamination in Wheat and Rice Flour Collected from Iranian Market Using Simple and Reliable HPLC Method

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), as the most toxic mycotoxin, has a large variety of toxic effects to human and animals. To evaluate incidence of AFB1 in wheat flour and rice flour sold in Iranian markets, 40 samples including 16 wheat flour samples and 24 rice flour samples were collected from commercial brands commonly marketed in Iran and analyzed for their AFB1 content using post-column photochemical derivatization and HPLC. The mobile phase consisting of water, methanol and acetonitrile mixture (53:28:19, v/v/v). The sample preparation was done with simple extraction with acetonitrile and water (80/20, v/v) accompany with immunoaffinity column cleanup. Our results indicated a good recovery (minimal 90% in wheat flour and 97 % in rice flour) in spike range 0.2-8 µg.kg-1 with RSDs lower than 5%. The results showed both high incidence and high levels of AFB1 in rice flour samples compared to wheat flour. AFB1 was detected in 18.5% with maximum level of 0.26 µg.kg-1. AFB1 was found in 100% of rice samples with a mean and maximum level of 4.09±2.565 µg.kg-1 and 10.16 µg.kg-1, respectively. The results indicate that although the level of AFB1 in wheat flour is not comparatively critical point regarding quality of wheat flour, high incidence and high contamination level of AFB1 in rice flour samples could make serious health problems for Iranian consumers.

Effect of long-term storage conditions on wheat flour and bread baking properties

This paper presents a study on the effect of storage conditions on wheat flour quality for 30 months. Such study may be of interest for research projects conducted over long periods. Wheat flours were stored in two types of packaging (permeable paper bags and watertight containers) and at two temperatures (ambient temperature and a cold storage room). Selected qualities parameters were evaluated regularly such as chemical stability, consistency, extensibility, resistance, water absorption, Solvent Retention Capacity and Gluten Index Performance. In addition, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy was used to monitor the flour’s evolution and models were employed to predict certain parameters. The results showed that storage at ambient temperature led to significant modifications of flour parameters and baking performances, whereas storage at low temperature preserved the initial quality of the flour. A practical recommendation is to favour storage at low temperature in a sealed container to prevent interaction with oxygen and moisture uptake.

Expression of seed storage proteins responsible for maintaining kernel traits and wheat flour quality in common wheat under heat stress conditions.

Heat stress during grain filling has been documented to decrease wheat grain yield and quality in arid regions worldwide. We studied the effect of heat stress on wheat flour quality in heat tolerant cultivars to define the effects of heat stress on flour quality and to identify germplasm combining traits for heat tolerance and good flour quality. We studied the kernel phenotypic traits, the expression of seed storage proteins (SSPs), and the resulting flour quality under heat and normal conditions. Under heat stress, all cultivars yielded narrow-shaped seeds, and increased protein contents as compared to the control plants grown under normal conditions. The specific sedimentation values used to estimate the gluten quality varied between cultivars. We identified cultivars that could maintain good flour quality under heat stress conditions: ‘Imam’, which possessed the Glu-D1d allele responsible for the suitable bread-making; ‘Bohaine’, which displayed high expression level of SSPs; and ‘Condor’, which possessed slight variations in the ratio of each SSP under heat stress conditions. Combining the desirable traits from these cultivars could yield a wheat cultivar with heat tolerance and good flour quality.

Modification blanching process of potato flour using hydrogen rich water

The chemical composition of potatoes includes carbohydrates, protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. The composition of vitamins and minerals in potatoes is higher than wheat flour. Brownish color in potato flour has reduced consumer's interest, so it needs to be modified to improve the color and physicochemical properties of flour. Researchers are trying to modify the blanching process using hydrogen-rich water. Because hydrogen-rich water has antioxidants that can prevent the browning process (oxidation) potato flour, cheaper, safer, and healthier than chemical compounds. The purpose of this study was to optimize the blanching process for potato flour modification. Variation of the process used is soaking time at 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 minutes. The optimal results of water content, ash content, reducing sugar content, protein, color, and swelling power were obtained at 75 minutes are 6.7%, 2.68%, 0.26%, 7.1%, 81.17, and 7 g/g. The quality of the modified potato flour met the physicochemical parameters of the flour according to the SNI standard for flour, except ash content. The quality of potato flour produced almost equals as the quality of wheat flour, so it needs to be considered as a substitute for wheat flour and is friendly for diabetics.Keywords: potatoes, modified flour, physicochemical properties, wheat

Fungal Load, Coliform and Aflatoxins in Wheat Flour of Lahore Metropolitan City

In Pakistan, wheat flour is mostly utilized for making flat breads locally called chapattis. Other uses of wheat flour are in bakery products manufacturing. It is an important constituent of daily diet of people. Shelf life of wheat flour is one of the most important factors for its quality determination. Wheat flour is often tainted with pathogenic fungal species and their toxic secondary metabolites called Mycotoxins. The present study was designed to make a comparative analysis of Microbiological quality (fungal load and total coliform count) and detection of aflatoxins in raw and branded whole wheat flour samples of Lahore Metropolitan city. Total 100 samples were collected for determination of fungal load, coliform and aflatoxins. The Standardized methods were applied to count the colony forming units of fungal species and total coliform bacteria respectively. The results indicated both branded and raw whole wheat flour groups were of good quality for human consumption. However, the microbiological quality of branded whole flour was better than raw whole wheat flour. There was a significant difference (P<0.05) in fungal load of raw and branded whole wheat flour. Similarly, coliform bacteria were only cultured form the samples of raw flour. In the last stage of study, aflatoxins level was analysed by using a commercially available kit. All the samples of both raw and branded whole wheat flours were negative for aflatoxins detection. The overall quality of raw and branded whole wheat flours in Lahore city is satisfactory for consumers.

Comparative study of rheology and steamed bread quality of wheat dough and gluten: Starch doughs

To explore the interaction between wheat starch and gluten, the thermomechanical, rheological properties, steamed bread quality of wheat flour, and gluten–starch doughs from different varieties were compared. Thermomechanical analysis showed that the stable time and gelatinization viscosity of model dough were higher than that of wheat dough. The results showed that R model dough (the ratio of starch/gluten is consistent with the original flour) had a higher stable time, strength, viscosity, stability, and extension properties than that of C model dough (the protein content is consistent with the original flour). Steamed bread prepared by model doughs exhibited higher hardness, gumminess, and chewiness. The internal structure of R dough steamed bread exhibited more tightly than that of C model dough steamed bread. Optimization of the starch/gluten ratios in wheat flour will be important for wheat breeding and controlling wheat processing aiming to better control the quality of steamed bread. Practical applications Wheat starch and protein are the two main components of wheat flour. Dough is a complex material with a high degree of elasticity and rheological properties of dough play an important role in end-product quality. The processing of dough is the result of the interaction between starch and gluten, and the interaction affects the rheological properties of dough and ultimately the quality of products. In this study, two models of starch–gluten dough were established. First, starch–gluten ratio of dough was consistent with original wheat flour dough; second, the gluten content was consistent with the original dough. The rheological properties and the quality of steamed bread were compared between the original wheat flour dough and the model dough. The information obtained is expected to be important for wheat breeding and wheat dough processing aiming to broaden the application of wheat and wheat flour.

Proposed Improvement of Flour Quality by using New Seven Tools Method (Case Study : XYZ Company)

The quality of flour is a matter that must be considered as the main output in the production process, in this case each type of flour has a different standard specification, the quality of the flour is determined by 3 main factors contained in the flour, namely moisture, protein and Ash content. The specifications of the three main factors must be achieved in order to produce quality flour and suitable for use according to the type of flour. Disruption in the production process can cause the quality of a flour not reached / not in accordance with the specifications, things that can cause disruption in the production process can be caused by several factors, namely the quality of raw materials, human factors, machine factors in the production process, work methods and work environment in the production process. So, this research was conducted using the new seven tools method to find out the main causes of quality problems in wheat flour and to find proposals to improve the quality of wheat flour. The application of this method suggests making a monitoring schedule because the main problem found in the field is not monitoring closely.

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Effects of wheat flour particle size on physicochemical properties and quality of noodles.

The effect of particle size on the physicochemical and noodle quality of wheat flours was investigated. Granular wheat flour was ground by adjusting the distance between the rolls (0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, and 0.1mm) of the flour mill to obtain wheat flour in five different particle sizes. The results showed that milling intensity significantly reduced the particle size and increased the damaged starch content and sedimentation value, but there were no significant differences in protein or ash contents. The reduction of wheat flour particle size significantly decreased the peak viscosity, trough viscosity, final viscosity, breakdown, and setback of the blends, while there were no significant differences in pasting temperature. Stress relaxation characteristics indicated that as the particle size of wheat flour decreased, dough hardness increased. The noodles made from wheat flour with a smaller particle size had a higher water absorption rate and cooking loss rate. Textural profile analysis parameters showed that as the particle size of wheat flour decreased, the hardness, chewiness, recovery, and adhesiveness of noodles showed increasing trends, and there was no significant difference in elasticity. In summary, it is found that the quality of the noodles made by sample C (D50 : 78.47µm) is better.

Influence of Wheat Flour Milling Yield on Physicochemical, Microbial, and Antioxidant Properties of Korea Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. var. Jokyoung)

The physicochemical, microbial, and antioxidant properties of a Korean wheat variety (Jokyoung) were measured according to milling yield (60–90%) by adding fractions from millstreams. As the milling yield increased, the wheat flour showed low quality on physicochemical properties in general. Significant differences in proximate analysis, color, solvent retention capacity, pasting property, and antioxidant activity were observed as the yield increased to maximize the production of wheat flour from wheat kernels. Adding clear flour and shorts did not significantly affect the quality of the wheat flour in comparison with straight flour samples. However, as brans were added to the flour portion, the wheat flour quality parameters decreased significantly in color, solvent retention capacity, and pasting properties. On the other hand, antioxidant properties increased as brans were added. Maximizing wheat flour yield is a key to minimizing the production cost of Korean wheat flour, which is approximately three times more expensive than imported wheat flour. Adding clear flour and a certain portion of shorts did not seem to significantly influence the overall quality of wheat flour from Korean domestic wheat variety.

Efectos de la fertilización nitrogenada en la composición de las proteínas de la harina y la calidad de la masa en trigo cultivado en la provincia de La Pampa

Breadmaking quality of wheat flour (Triticum aestivum L.) depends not only on the genotype but also on the availability of nitrogen, and wheat protein composition is important for understanding the biochemical basis of wheat quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of nitrogen availability on flour protein fractions, to analyze their distribution and relationship with bakery quality. We worked with ACA 315 cultivar, where different application rates and timing of nitrogen nutrition were tested. Flour protein fraction composition was quantified following two protocols. Nitrogen application affected glutenin concentration and protein fraction composition favoring polymeric proteins and increasing polymeric/monomeric proteins ratio, however, increase of flour polymeric proteins did not resulted in improved rheological properties. The nitrogen added in this experiment in the differen experiments was not enough to obtain good quality bakery flours. Low protein values were obtained in grain, low gluten concentration and the dough had low W value and high P/L, being very tenacious and no very extensible. Due to low grain protein concentration farinograph parameters could not be interpreted since, under these conditions they are overestimated. These results show that not only genotypic genetic information, should be considered, also gene expression regulation in response to environmental factors, such as nitrogen availability. Therefore, genotype should continue to be studied, both at the level of variation allelic individual and in combination of different alleles of grain reserve proteins. It is also necessary to incorporate in future studies amount and timing of nitrogen application and other nutrients, such us S, in order to obtain better quality bakery flours in La Pampa province.

Molecular detection of QTLs for flour quality traits in two doubled haploid populations in spring wheat under heat stress

Wheat flour quality is a complex group of traits of tremendous importance to wheat producers, end-users and breeders. Eight flour quality traits; flour protein content, wet gluten content, gluten index, dry gluten content, falling number, ash content, test weight and flour moisture were measured in two doubled haploid populations (Yecora Rojo X Ksu106 and Klassic × Ksu105) at Riyadh and Al-Qassim locations under heat treatments. Single-nucleotide polymorphism markers have been used to determine the number of QTLs controlling the flour quality traits in both populations. Analysis of variance revealed high significant differences (P < 0.01) for all traits among wheat genotypes and between locations in both populations. The wheat genotypes × location interaction was high significant in both populations. A total of 58 additive QTLs were detected for the eight flour quality traits in the Yecora Rojo × Ksu106 population at Riyadh and Al-Qassim locations under heat treatments. They were mainly distributed over the 21 wheat chromosomes except 4B and 4D chromosomes. Moreover, in Klassic × Ksu105 population, there were 69 additive QTLs identified over the full set of chromosomes except 3D chromosome under two locations. This study will facilitate the generation of improved wheat varieties with good quality via molecular marker-assisted breeding.

The mesoscopic structure in wheat flour dough development

The Farinograph time-to-peak is an important wheat flour quality parameter. It is well-established that insoluble glutenins correlate with the strength of the gluten network and dough mixing time. To learn more about the physical changes at the mesoscopic level, dough samples were prepared in the Farinograph for study with diffusion wave spectroscopy. It was confirmed that a space-filling network was formed by wheat gluten proteins (mainly glutenin). At peak development (9.0 min) it was shown that the starch granules were confined in the gluten network. After the time-to-peak, dough resistance weakened, showing an increase of the starch granule movement. Kneading disrupts insoluble glutenin particles, the disrupted glutenin becomes part of the Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS)-extractable proteins. Both soluble and insoluble wheat protein extracts have been characterized by light scattering techniques. The results derived from light scattering of the wheat protein fractions: particle radii, apparent molar mass and geometrical shapes, suggests that the disrupted glutenin aggregate shape and glutenin size heterogeneity could be more important for gluten network bulk consistency, connectivity and resistance at dough peak, than the apparent molar mass of the solubilized glutenins, reaching a maximum after dough peak.

Effects of anabaena lipoxygenase on whole wheat dough properties and bread quality.

The effects of the purified recombinant anabaena lipoxygenase (ana‐rLOX) on the rheological characteristics of whole wheat dough and the quality of bread were investigated. The lightness of whole wheat dough supplemented with ana‐rLOX was improved, which is superior to that of dough treated with benzoyl peroxide. The effect of ana‐rLOX on the strength of dough was analyzed by farinograph, extensograph, and dynamic rheological tests. Compared with the control, the stability time of dough treated with 40 IU/g ana‐rLOX increased by 35.4% and the farinograph quality number increased by 27.4%. In addition, the resistance to extension, as well as the elastic and viscous modulus, was improved by ana‐rLOX in a dose‐dependent manner. The height and specific volume of bread treated with ana‐rLOX increased by 17.3 and 15.2%, respectively, compared with the control, and the lightless, whiteness, and other textural parameters, such as hardness, springiness, chewiness, resilience, and gumminess, were significantly improved. Overall, the results of this study suggest the promising application of ana‐rLOX in enhancing quality of whole wheat flour.

Physico-Functional Properties, Nutritional Quality, and Sensory Characteristics of Pumpkin Peel Puree Fortified Biscuit

Functional properties, nutritional quality, and sensory characteristics of wheat flour/ pumpkin peel puree (PPP) based biscuits were investigated. Wheat flour and PPP were mixed in the ratio of 100:0 (control), 90:10, 80:20, 70:30 and 60:40 (weight/weight). Developed biscuits with PPP showed reduced lightness with increased yellowness and redness than control. The increase in PPP incorporation level increased water solubility index and decreased water absorption index and oil absorption index of biscuits. Spread ratio and density of biscuits increased slightly by increasing the PPP incorporation level. The crude fibre, minerals, β-carotene, and vitamin C contents of developed biscuits increased significantly (P < 0.05) by increasing the PPP incorporation level. The formula contained 80:20 wheat flour and PPP, respectively, revealed the highest sensory scores among all tested samples. The biscuit made from this formula contained 6.14% moisture, 15.05% fat, 8.91% protein, 1.74% total ash, 1.84% crude fibre, 66.32% carbohydrate, 7.13 mg/100g β-carotene, 2.26 mg/100g Vitamin C, 2.94 mg/100g iron, and energy value of 436.37 Kcal/100g dry matter.

Quality attributes and Chapatti making property of biofortified wheat as influenced by particle size.

Biofortified (PBW 1 Zn) wheat flour was fractionated into three fractions (355, 180 and 150µm) and evaluated for physicochemical, functional, rheological, biochemical and chapatti making parameters. With decreasing flour particle size the ash, fat, fibre, phytic acid, antioxidant activity, total phenolic content and pasting properties decreased, whereas carbohydrates, zinc, lightness (L*) and functional parameters increased. Chapatti making quality of flour fraction (180μm) was observed best on the basis of puffing height (7.64cm), extensibility (1.83N) and sensory quality with best overall sensory scores (8.75). The results indicate that reducing the particle size to 180μm could improve the nutritional, functional and chapatti making quality of wheat flour.

Quantitative detection of fatty acid value during storage of wheat flour based on a portable near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system

Fatty acid value is one of the important indexes to judge wheat flour quality during storage. A portable near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system was developed established for the quantitative detection of fatty acids in wheat flour during storage. First, the portable NIR spectroscopy system was used to obtain the spectra of wheat flour in different storage periods, and the spectra acquired were corrected by standard normal variate (SNV) method. Then, variable combination population analysis (VCPA) was used to optimize the characteristic wavelength variables of the SNV corrected spectra, and the characteristic wavelength variables highly related to the fatty acid value were determined. Finally, extreme learning machine (ELM) was employed to construct quantitative detection models based on different characteristic wavelength variables to achieve quantitative detection of fatty acid value. In the process, the effects of the “Sigmoidal” and “Sine” activation functions on the performance of the ELM model were compared. The experimental results showed that in this study, the two activation functions have little effect on the generalization performance of the ELM model. The ELM models based on different input characteristic wavelength variables all showed good prediction accuracy and stability when predicting independent samples in the validation set, and the mean of RP2 from the ELM model in each mode was above 0.96. The overall results demonstrate that it is feasible to use the portable NIR spectroscopy system built combined with appropriate chemometric methods to achieve quantitative determination of fatty acid values in wheat flour during storage. In addition, the VCPA algorithm has a good application prospect in the optimization of NIR spectral characteristic wavelengths.

Quality evaluation of three brands of type 1 wheat flour commercialized in Belém, Pará, Brazil

Wheat is a crop rich in nutrients. In Brazil, about 130,000 properties produce the cereal, involving 800,000 people. Due to its rheological properties, that is, the extensibility capacity of this cereal stands out in the manufacture of breads, in addition to the increasing use of flour in the food industry. Thus, the use of some physical-chemical analysis to determine the quality of wheat flour according to the normative instruction from Agriculture, Livestock and Storage Ministry (MAPA) document nº 8/2005. Wheat flour samples of type 1 (A, B and C) were acquired in a supermarket located in the city of Belém / PA, posteriorly sent to the Centro de Tecnologia Agropecuária - CTA at the Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA), to determine granulometry, grease acid, protein, humidity and ashes. Regarding to granulometry analysis, samples A and C were above the tolerance values proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock - MAPA. Grease acid and humidity were inside to MAPA tolerance standards for all samples. In ashes determining, the values showed that all three samples were out of the quality standard, in addition, about protein content, the samples were also characterized as out of type. Therefore, there is a need for better inspection by the responsible authorities, since cultivation conditions until the final quality control of the product.