FOOD PROCESSING AND FERMENTATION STUDIES ON REDUCTION OF PHYTIC ACID IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM AND SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.)

Authors

  • RASHMI VENKATASUBBAIAH Department of Biotechnology, JSS Science and Technology University, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore -570006, Karnataka India
  • Sanjay Rajesh Konasur Department of Biotechnology, JSS Science and Technology University, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore -570006, Karnataka India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15414/jmbfs.2020.10.2.166-169

Keywords:

Phytic acid, Antinutrients, Fermentation, Lactic Acid Bacteria, Wheat, Sorghum

Abstract

Wheat and sorghum are the main dieter cereals for millions of people in Africa and Asia. Their nutritive value in wheat and sorghum is limited due to presence of several anti-nutritional substances such as tannins, phytic acid, proteinase inhibitors and cyanogenic glycosides.  Phytic acid (PA) or myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) in salt form known as phytate is the principal storage form of phosphorus in plant tissues, typically accounting for 60-90% of total seed phosphorous. Phytase enzyme catalyses the hydrolysis of phytate and releases the phosphate for absorption.  This study explains the use of different methods for the reduction of PA content in wheat and sorghum such as soaking, cooking, roasting and fermentation using lactic acid bacteria (LAB).  Among all the methods, fermentation using LAB was found to be effective in reduction of PA. LAB was isolated from the curd sample and fermentation of wheat and sorghum flour was carried out to reduce the PA content. The effect of different fermentation conditions such as pH, temperature and incubation time was also carried out. The results have shown that the optimal fermentation conditions for reduction of PA in wheat and sorghum flour using LAB were; pH- 6 (wheat) and 6.5 (sorghum), temperature 32 o C (wheat) and 37 o C (sorghum) and fermentation time of 4 to 6 h for both wheat and sorghum. The percentage of reduction of PA using fermentation process was compared with the other methods such as soaking, cooking and roasting process.

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Author Biography

Sanjay Rajesh Konasur, Department of Biotechnology, JSS Science and Technology University, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore -570006, Karnataka India

Assoicate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, JSS Science and Technology University, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore -570006, Karnataka India

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Published

2020-10-16

How to Cite

VENKATASUBBAIAH, R., & Konasur, S. R. (2020). FOOD PROCESSING AND FERMENTATION STUDIES ON REDUCTION OF PHYTIC ACID IN TRITICUM AESTIVUM AND SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.). Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 10(2), 166–169. https://doi.org/10.15414/jmbfs.2020.10.2.166-169

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Food Sciences