Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry & Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Abstract
Within the wheat starchy endosperm, the protein content increases biexponentially from the inner to outer endosperm. Here, we studied how this protein gradient is reflected in mill fractions using three cultivars (Claire, Apache, and Akteur) grown without and with N-fertilization (300 kg N ha−1). The increasing protein content in successive break fractions was shown to reflect the protein gradient within the starchy endosperm. The increasing protein content in successive reduction fractions was primarily due to more aleurone contamination and protein-rich material being harder to reduce in particle size. The miller’s bran fractions had the highest protein content because of their high sub-aleurone and aleurone content. Additionally, the break fractions were used to deepen our understanding of the protein composition gradient. The gradient in relative gluten content, increasing from inner to outer endosperm, was more pronounced without N-fertilization than with and reached levels up to 87.3%. Regarding the gluten composition gradient, no consistent trends were observed over cultivars when N-fertilization was applied. This could, at least partly, explain why there is no consensus on the gluten composition gradient in the literature. This study aids millers in managing fluctuations in the functionality of specific flour streams, producing specialized flours, and coping with lower-quality wheat.
Funder
Research Foundation—Flanders
Wisse Hermans acknowledges the Research Foundation—Flanders
Subject
Plant Science,Health Professions (miscellaneous),Health (social science),Microbiology,Food Science
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