Multi-nutrient mixes with different combinations of cereals, millets, pulses, soy protein isolate and dairy whitener were formulated as per the nutritional requirements of school-going children. Effect of malted finger-millet or sprouted green gram present in the mixes on the nutritional and functional properties were studied and compared with their un-sprouted counterparts. On sprouting the Wa...

A simple and reliable method for the simultaneous determination of nine phenolic compounds in barley and malted barley was established, using liquid chromatography-diode array detection-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS). The phenolic compounds can be easily detected with both systems, despite significant differences in sensitivity. Concentrations approximatel...

China has a large barley germplasm collection which has not been well characterized and is therefore underutilized. The Bmy1 locus encoding the β-amylase enzyme on chromosome 4H has been well characterized in the worldwide barley germplasm collections due to its importance in the malting and brewing industry. The Bmy1 locus was chosen as an indicator to understand genetic potential for improvem...

BACKGROUND Butyric acid is produced by degradation of dietary fibre by microbiota and is crucial for maintaining a healthy colon. The physicochemical properties are important for butyric acid formation, and this study aimed to evaluate the use of malting to tailor the functional characteristics of barley dietary fibre. The effect of different steeping conditions was evaluated in laboratory-scal...

Microbiological analysis of samples taken at various stages of malting pearl millet cultivars was investigated. The results indicated that total bacterial count, mould count, staphylococcal count, coliform count and yeast count ranged from 4.08 to 5.28 log10 CFU/g, 2.50 to 3.71, 1.78 to 4.20, 2.65 to 3.65, and 2.54 to 3.70, respectively. The predominant microorganism in unmalted grain was Bacil...