Effect of ultrasonic and infrared treatments on microbial population, physicochemical properties, and total phenols of sprouted wheat powder

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1 Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

2 2- Department of Food Science and Technology, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

Abstract

Sprouting is a simple technique for improving the nutritional and quality characteristics of cereal grains. The purpose of this work was to examine ultrasonic pretreatment and drying methods (hot-air and infrared) on microbial population (total bacterial counts, molds, and yeasts), physicochemical properties (ash content, moisture, acidity, pH, lightness, redness, and yellowness), and total phenolic content of sprouted wheat powder (SWP). The results confirmed that the sonication decreased the total bacterial count of SWP. In this work, drying sprouted wheat with the hot-air and infrared radiation killed all molds and yeasts in the powders, and no molds or yeasts grew on the microbial plates. Moisture content, redness, yellowness, and phenolic content of SWP dried by the infrared dryer were higher than those by the hot-air dryer. The acidity and lightness of SWP dried by the hot-air dryer were higher than those by the infrared dryer. Applying ultrasonic pretreatment to sprouted wheat increased the amount of phenolic compounds in the powders, but this increase was not significant (p>0.05). In general, ultrasonic pretreatment and the use of infrared dryers are promising techniques for production of SWP with high phenolic content and low microbial population.

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Effect of ultrasonic and infrared treatments on microbial population, physicochemical properties, and total phenols of sprouted wheat powder

Highlights

  • Sonication decreased the microbial population of sprouted wheat powder (SWP).
  • Sonication increased the total phenolic content of SWP.
  • Acidity and lightness of SWP dried by hot-air were higher than those by infrared.
  • Moisture and phenols of SWP dried by infrared were higher than those by hot-air.
  • Redness and yellowness of SWP dried by infrared were higher than those by hot-air.

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Innovative Food Technologies
Volume 11, Issue 3
May 2024
Pages 197-210

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  • Receive Date: 20 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 04 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 15 June 2024

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