The barley (Hordeum vulgare) seed, termed caryopsis, is of high importance for feed and food industry. In addition, it provides an excellent model to study the development and physiology of starch-storing cereal seeds. Gene expression in caryopses, like all plant organs, is to a large extent regulated by the cellular sugar status. As part of the sugar signalling cascade, we have previously iden...

Results of the studies processes involved in obtaining concentrated molasses from grain raw material (wheat) are reported. One methods to enhance concentration for is introduction stage additional treatment grains. Grain irradiation by infrared light was used as preliminary treatment. It established that IR grains causes a decrease strength-related characteristics, violation integrity hulls, we...

Cereal Chem. 84(5):527-531 Rice starches of long grain and waxy cultivars were annealed (ANN) in viscosity peak heights, lower setbacks, and greater swelling consistency. excess water at 50°C for 4 hr. They were also modified under heat-moisThe modified starch showed increased gelatinization temperatures and tore treatment (HMT) conditions at 110°C with various moisture contents narrower gelati...

Cereal Chern. 87(6):524-531 Dent com (Zea mays L.) and sorghum (Sorghum hieolor L. Moench) sample sets representative of commonly grown hybrids and diverse physical attributes were analyzed for alkaline cooking performance. The influence of kernel characteristics including hardness, density, starch properties (thermal. pasting, and crystallinity). starch content. protein content. and prolamin c...

Hydration kinetics of tef flour breakfast cereals extruded at barrel temperatures of 110, 130, and 150°C was investigated by hydrating them in water and whole milk at 25°C (±1°C). The normalized Weibull model described the rehydration characteristics of the extrudates in water and milk adequately (R (2) = 0.98-0.99). Water absorption rate was significantly (P < 0.05) influenced by barrel temper...

Cereal Chem. 79(2):252–256 Waxy rice starches from three japonica cultivars (Taichung Waxy 1 [TCW1], Taichung Waxy 70 [TCW70], Tachimemochi) and one indica cultivar (Tainung Sen Waxy 2 [TNSW2]) were characterized for chemical and physicochemical properties. The amylopectin structures were different for the four waxy rice starches in terms of degree of polymerization (DP), average chain length (...

BACKGROUND Foams are high porosity and low density materials. In nature, they are a common architecture. Some of their relevant technological applications include heat and sound insulation, lightweight materials, and tissue engineering scaffolds. Foams derived from natural polymers are particularly attractive for tissue culture due to their biodegradability and bio-compatibility. Here, the foam...

Cereal Chem. 76(1):96-99 A corn wet-milling process in which alkali was used was studied as an alternative to the conventional corn wet-milling procedure. In the alkali wet-milling process, corn was soaked in 2% NaOH at 85°C for 5 min and then debranned mechanically to obtain pericarp as a coproduct. Debranned corn was cracked in a roller mill, and the cracked corn was steeped with agitation fo...

Cereal Chem. 72(l):53-58 The range in moduli for isolated starch and vital gluten doughs showed action of the starch with the gluten. The source of gluten also had a the existence of starch-gluten or starch-gluten-water interactions in dough. significant effect on dough rheology, as indicated by the range of elastic Starches isolated from different wheat cultivars and mixed into dough (G') and ...