Abstract:This study aimed to prepare the pre-gelatinized banana flours and compare the effects of four physical treatment methods (autoclaving, microwave, ultrasound, and heat-moisture) on the digestive and structural characteristics of unripe and inferior banana flours. After the four physical treatments, the resistant starch (RS) content values of unripe and inferior banana flours were decreased from 96.85% (RS2) to 28.99–48.37% (RS2 + RS3), while C∞ and k values were increased from 5.90% and 0.039 min−1 to 56.22–74.… Show more
BackgroundBanana flour can provide a solution to people with gluten intolerance, as it is gluten‐free. Native banana flour may have limited functionality in certain applications. In this study, banana flour was modified by ultrasonic (US) and annealing (ANN) treatments at four incubation time spans; 12, 24, 36 and 72 h, separately or combined sequentially (US‐ANN) to enhance the physicochemical and digestive properties.ResultsUS led to exposed granular surfaces and damaged non‐starch components. Both treatments, at extended incubation time, increased crystallinity, resulting in a narrower starch gelatinization temperature range (ΔT). The swelling power was significantly lower for the ANN and US‐ANN compared to US alone, providing the delay of gelatinization temperature. However, none of the treatments affected the gelatinization enthalpy (ΔH). Furthermore, US increased peak viscosity, breakdown, final viscosity and setback whereas the opposite results were obtained for ANN and US‐ANN. Additionally, US prior to ANN significantly increased the resistant starch (RS) content for annealing times over 24 h, especially for the US‐ANN treatment for 72 h, which provided the highest RS content (49.3%) compared to ANN‐72 (44.0%) and native flour (36.3%).ConclusionsUS prior to annealing treatment offers an alternative method to improve the functional and digestive properties of banana flour, extending the range of applications.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
BackgroundBanana flour can provide a solution to people with gluten intolerance, as it is gluten‐free. Native banana flour may have limited functionality in certain applications. In this study, banana flour was modified by ultrasonic (US) and annealing (ANN) treatments at four incubation time spans; 12, 24, 36 and 72 h, separately or combined sequentially (US‐ANN) to enhance the physicochemical and digestive properties.ResultsUS led to exposed granular surfaces and damaged non‐starch components. Both treatments, at extended incubation time, increased crystallinity, resulting in a narrower starch gelatinization temperature range (ΔT). The swelling power was significantly lower for the ANN and US‐ANN compared to US alone, providing the delay of gelatinization temperature. However, none of the treatments affected the gelatinization enthalpy (ΔH). Furthermore, US increased peak viscosity, breakdown, final viscosity and setback whereas the opposite results were obtained for ANN and US‐ANN. Additionally, US prior to ANN significantly increased the resistant starch (RS) content for annealing times over 24 h, especially for the US‐ANN treatment for 72 h, which provided the highest RS content (49.3%) compared to ANN‐72 (44.0%) and native flour (36.3%).ConclusionsUS prior to annealing treatment offers an alternative method to improve the functional and digestive properties of banana flour, extending the range of applications.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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