Influence of protein in low paste viscosities of Bambara groundnut flours from heat-treated Bambara groundnut seeds

Autor: Peter Mukwevho, Naushad M. Emmambux
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 21, Pp e40093- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40093
Popis: Heat treatment of Bambara groundnut seeds has been reported to cause low paste viscosities in resulting flours. Structural changes in Bambara groundnut protein, due to heat treatment, causes the protein to encapsulate starch, making it unavailable to paste causing low paste viscosities. In this study, trypsin was used to hydrolyze proteins in the flour and the microstructure analysis confirmed the disappearance of aggregates. Flour microstructure analysis confirmed hydrolysis of protein from previously aggregated status and showed liberated individual starch granules. Following the treatment of flours by trypsin, Confocal laser scanning microscopy did not show a protein signal. Hydrolysing Bambara groundnut proteins significantly increased the flour paste viscosities (P
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