Carotenoids in Cereal Food Crops: Composition and Retention throughout Grain Storage and Food Processing

Carotenoids and Food Preparation: The Retention of Provitamin A Carotenoids in Prepared, Processed, and Stored Foods

Vitamins B in grain and cereal–grain food, soy-products and seeds

The present study provides information about the concentrations of vitamins B (thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine and niacin) in cereal and soy-products, grain and seeds. The concentrations of vitamins were determined by microbiological analytical methods. The results demonstrated that there are great differences in vitamin B composition within varieties of the analysed products. Whole grain prod...

Reducing Postharvest Losses during Storage of Grain Crops to Strengthen Food Security in Developing Countries

While fulfilling the food demand of an increasing population remains a major global concern, more than one-third of food is lost or wasted in postharvest operations. Reducing the postharvest losses, especially in developing countries, could be a sustainable solution to increase food availability, reduce pressure on natural resources, eliminate hunger and improve farmers' livelihoods. Cereal gra...

Spectrophotometric estimation of total carotenoids in cereal grain products.

Total carotenoids (TC) were determined as a measure of total xanthophylls in grain flours and grits, by new validated spectrophotometric method based on A1cm1%-approach. The general analytical procedure is easily adjustable to different samples, the number of extraction steps depending on TC concentration in the sample. Basically, two methods have been suggested: the rapid one for low-TC sample...

Genetically modified crops and food