Affiliation:
1. Agriculture Victoria Research, Grains Innovation Park Horsham Victoria Australia
2. Centre for Agricultural Innovation, School of Agriculture and Food The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia
3. FBFD PTY LTD Sydney New South Wales Australia
4. College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education Murdoch University Perth Western Australia Australia
Abstract
AbstractBackground and ObjectivesGamma irradiation treatments are an effective option for sterilizing microbes and pests that damage wheat, however irradiation can alter the physical and nutritional properties of foods. In this study seven Australian wheat varieties were subjected to 0, 25, and 50 kGy treatments to examine the influence of high‐dose irradiation on a range of wheat quality traits such as physical processing, protein composition and dough rheology.FindingsThe traits most significantly affected by high doses of irradiation included flour color, unextractable polymeric protein (UPP), dough extensibility, dough resistance to extension, pasting viscosity, and starch damage. Rheological traits in the irradiated samples were adversely affected to such a high extent that they were not deemed suitable for end‐product processing, including baking.ConclusionsHigh‐dose irradiation, applied at 25 and 50 kGy, was shown to negatively impact most wheat quality traits tested. High‐dose irradiation is not recommended for treating wheat if viscoelastic functionality is required for manufacturing of high‐quality products.Significance and NoveltyIrradiation treatments significantly reduced the functionality of wheat quality traits tested. Irradiation significantly affected protein composition and structure, with a substantial reduction to the UPP fraction in wheat varieties tested. This change in protein functionality is likely linked to the decrease in dough viscoelastic properties.
Subject
Organic Chemistry,Food Science
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