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Research Project: Adding Value to Plant-Based Waste Materials through Development of Novel, Healthy Ingredients and Functional Foods Location:
                                Healthy Processed Foods Research Title:   Author  item
                                            QI, JING - Jiangnan Universityitem
                                            Yokoyama, Wallace

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                                            MASAMBA, KINGSLEY - Jiangnan Universityitem
                                            MAJEED, HAMID - Jiangnan Universityitem
                                            ZHONG, FANG - Jiangnan Universityitem
                                            LI, YUE - Jiangnan University
  Submitted to: RSC Advances
                                    Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 9/10/2015
                                    Publication  Date: 9/10/2015
                                    Citation: Qi, J., Yokoyama, W.H., Masamba, K.G., Majeed, H., Zhong, F., Li, Y. 2015. Structural and physico-chemical properties of insoluble rice bran fiber: effect of acid–base induced modifications. RSC Advances. 5:79915-79923.Interpretive Summary: Bran is an abundant byproduct of cereal milling.  Insoluble dietary fibers are the major component of cereal brans.  This research shows that simple and inexpensive acid treatments can produce a polysaccharide fiber material.  Different levels of acid can produce different compositions and physical properties.
                                Technical Abstract: The structural modifications of insoluble rice bran fiber (IRBF) by sequential regimes of sulphuric acid (H2SO4) and their effects on the physicochemical attributes were studied. The increment of H2SO4 concentration resulted in decreased water holding capacity that ultimately enhanced the oil binding capacity due to the partial removal of starch, protein and hemicelluloses. The starch and hemicelluloses were hydrolyzed exponentially by sequential increments of H2SO4 while protein was mainly dissolved by KOH for all samples. Moreover, higher H2SO4 concentration improved the porosity and crystallinity that led to higher thermal stability of the fiber as evident from XRD and TGA analysis. Furthermore, decreased monosaccharide linkages and increases of porosity with H2SO4 regimes were confirmed by FT-IR and SEM. The change in composition and microstructure of insoluble rice bran fiber (IRBF) induced significant physicochemical changes that might be suitable for their application in the food industry as an anti-diabetic and cholesterol lowering functional ingredient.


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