Abstract
Freshly harvested grains contain loads of thousand to million bacteria and mold spore per gram and the microbial contribution of cereal grains and flours to convenience foods is an important consideration from public health aspects and as a source of possible spoilage agents. Although the microbial load of cereal grains, meals, and flours may not constitute a spoilage problem by itself, the numbers and types of microorganisms in such products is of concern since these products are used in the formation of many other foods. Radiation processing technology can be used for disinfestation of food grains and certain pre-packed cereal products like atta ( flour ), suji (semolina) and premixes. The present study was conducted to establish radiation processing protocols to improve the shelf life with optimum retention of quality of selected grains namely ragi and barley. Grain samples were taken in triplicates in a polythene bag(100 gauge) of 500gms each , heat sealed and subject to radiation doses 0.25,0.50,0.75 and 1.00kGy using Gamma chamber and stored for a period of one year. Grains were assessed for Moisture, Total Bacterial Count (TBC) and Total Mould Count (TMC),Diastase activity and for organoleptic attributes. The results showed that moisture, TBC and TMC and Diastase activity (DA) increased significantly with increase in the radiation dose used. Millets being very susceptible to infestation can be radiation processed at 0.50 kGy and was found to be better than fumigation in preserving the grain with no adverse effects on nutritional and organoleptic quality and to reduce the post harvest loss.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Grain moisture increased significantly as radiation dose increased.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
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Hordeum vulgaret0 - Treatment
- radiation dosee0
- Outcome
- moisturee0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“moisture, TBC and TMC and Diastase activity (DA) increased significantly with increase in the radiation dose used”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)”
Claim · model-written summary
Total bacterial count increased significantly with radiation dose.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)Eleusine coracanaHordeum vulgaret0
- Treatment
- radiation dosee0
- Outcome
- TBCe0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“moisture, TBC and TMC and Diastase activity (DA) increased significantly with increase in the radiation dose used”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)”
Claim · model-written summary
Total mould count increased significantly with radiation dose.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)Eleusine coracanaHordeum vulgaret0
- Treatment
- radiation dosee0
- Outcome
- TMCe0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“moisture, TBC and TMC and Diastase activity (DA) increased significantly with increase in the radiation dose used”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)”
Claim · model-written summary
Diastase activity increased significantly with radiation dose.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)Eleusine coracanaHordeum vulgaret0
- Treatment
- radiation dosee0
- Outcome
- Diastase activitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Diastase activity (DA) increased significantly with increase in the radiation dose used”
t0“Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend processing millet at 0.50 kGy.
Verbatim
e0“Millets being very susceptible to infestation can be radiation processed at 0.50 kGy”
Claim · model-written summary
Radiation processing was better than fumigation for grain preservation.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)Eleusine coracanaHordeum vulgaret0
- Treatment
- radiationt0
- Outcome
- preserving the graine0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- fumigatione0
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Verbatim
e0“was found to be better than fumigation in preserving the grain”
t0“Effect of radiation on nutritional quality, shelf life and and acceptability ofRagi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)”
Claim · model-written summary
Radiation processing had no adverse effects on nutritional and organoleptic quality.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)Eleusine coracanaHordeum vulgaret0
- Treatment
- radiationt0
- Outcome
- nutritional and organoleptic qualitye0
- Direction
- no adverse effectse0
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Verbatim
e0“no adverse effects on nutritional and organoleptic quality”
t0“Effect of radiation on nutritional quality, shelf life and and acceptability ofRagi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)”
Claim · model-written summary
Radiation processing reduced postharvest loss.
- Taxon
- Ragi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)Eleusine coracanaHordeum vulgaret0
- Treatment
- radiationt0
- Outcome
- post harvest losse0
- Direction
- reducee0
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Verbatim
e0“to reduce the post harvest loss”
t0“Effect of radiation on nutritional quality, shelf life and and acceptability ofRagi (Eleusine coracana) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare)”
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