Epidemiological studies suggest an inverse relationship between the intake of dietary fiber, particularly fiber from cereal grains, and colon cancer risk. Animal model assays have demonstrated that the protective effects of dietary fiber on colon cancer development depend on the nature and source of the fiber. Wheat bran (WB) appears to inhibit colon tumorigenesis more consistently than do oat ...

Cereal bran is one of the most common ingredients used for increasing the dietary fibre content of foods due to its low cost, availability, familiarity, functionality and acceptable sensory characteristics. Oat and rice bran were treated with different levels (0, 70 and 700 ppm) of an endoxylanase enzyme and added to cakes on 30% flour weight basis. Endoxylanase treatment significantly (P<0.05)...

BACKGROUND The effects of dietary soluble fibers on blood cholesterol are uncertain. OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis of 67 controlled trials was performed to quantify the cholesterol-lowering effect of major dietary fibers. DESIGN Least-squares regression analyses were used to test the effect on blood lipids of pectin, oat bran, guar gum, and psyllium. Independent variables were type and amoun...

The aim of the present investigation was to characterize a xylanaseproducing Fusarium solani isolate and to optimize cultural conditions for xylanase enzyme production from free and immobilized cells. Screening of Fusarium solani isolate was based on the diameter of the clear zone formation in oat spelt xylan agar plates. Fusarium solani isolate F7 was selected and optimized for xylanase enzyme...

The viability of probiotics in non-dairy food products during storage is required to meet content criteria for probiotic products. This study investigated whether non-dairy foods could be matrices for probiotics. Selected probiotic bacteria were coated on non-dairy foods under two storage conditions, and viabilities were assessed. The non-dairy foods were coated with 5-7 log cfu g-1 of Lactobac...

1. Homogenized and diluted faeces (66.6 g/l) collected from one human source on three different months was incubated with four standard substrates (oat bran, wheat bran, red kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and guar gum) for 4, 8, 12 and 24 h. 2. Neutral-detergent fibre and organic matter (OM) digestibility measurements and gas production (ml gas/g OM) were influenced by substrate and incubati...

Recently, xylanases have expanded their use in many processing industries, such as pulp and paper, food and textile. The production of xylanase by the fungus Penicillium sclerotiorum under submerse cultivation was investigated. Oat spelts xylan and wheat bran were the best inducers of xylanase activity. Optimal xylanase production was obtained in liquid Vogel medium, pH 6.5, at 30oC, under stat...

The results from the EPR studies on wheat and oat bran, rolled oats, buckwheat and different kind of rice – white, brown and parboiled rice before and after gamma-irradiation are reported. Before irradiation all samples exhibit one weak singlet EPR line characterized with common g-factor of 2.00480.0005 and six lines due to Mn naturally available in the plants. Only parboiled rice did not show...