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ArticleJournal of food science and technology2017

Physicochemical properties of sorghum flour are selectively modified by combined germination-fermentation.

Abd Elmoneim O Elkhalifa, Rita Bernhardt, Gaetano Cardone, Alessandra Marti, Stefania Iametti, Mauro Marengo

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Article in Journal of food science and technology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Abd Elmoneim O ElkhalifaSchool of Pharmacy, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan.
Rita BernhardtLehrstuhl für Biochemie, Universität des Saarlandes, Campus B2 2, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Gaetano CardoneDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Alessandra MartiDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Stefania IamettiDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4159-3768
Mauro MarengoDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITAhfad University for Women · SDSaarland University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The combined effects of grain germination and of subsequent fermentation on the physicochemical properties of sorghum flour were investigated by studying the structural changes occurring in the starch and protein fractions and by assessing their effects on physical properties of the resulting materials most relevant to end use. The sequential treatments were more effective than either individual treatment in the modification of starch-related properties, whereas modification of the protein components only occurs in the fermentation step, almost regardless of a previous germination step. The resulting profile of physicochemical traits offers several hints as for the suitability of flour from treated sorghum as an ingredient for various types of gluten-free food products, and provides a basis for expanding the use of processed sorghum in applications other than traditional African foods.

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Biotechnological treatmentsFermentationGerminationPhysicochemical propertiesSorghum

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PMID28974816
PMCPMC5602995
OpenAlexW2746266362

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