The effects of processing on the nutritional characteristics of oat fibre

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Xin
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeUtioh, Alphonsus (Human Nutritional Sciences) Scanlon, Martin (Food Sciences)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorAmes, Nancy (Human Nutritional Sciences) Aluko, Rotimi (Human Nutritional Sciences)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-18T16:07:50Z
dc.date.available2014-08-18T16:07:50Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-18
dc.degree.disciplineHuman Nutritional Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe viscous properties of oat beta-glucan in the gut are influenced not only by beta-glucan content, but also solubility and molecular weight. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of oat processing, genotype and growing location on the physicochemical properties of beta-glucan. Five oat genotypes (HiFi, Leggett, CDC Dancer, Marion and CDC Morrison) grown in two locations (Saskatoon and Kernen) were dehulled (untreated) and processed in a pilot facility through kilning (kilned/not flaked) and subsequent steaming and flaking (kilned/flaked). Three oat genotypes (HiFi, Leggett and Furlong) went through a commercial processing including dehulling, kilning and steaming and flaking. Both pilot and commercial scale processing, genotype and growing environment had significant effects on viscosity, molecular weight and solubility of beta-glucan. Results indicate that there is potential for processors to improve the physicochemical/nutritional properties of oat end products through processing of specific oat genotypes from selected growing locations.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23812
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectoaten_US
dc.subjectbeta-glucanen_US
dc.subjectprocessingen_US
dc.subjectkilningen_US
dc.subjectflakingen_US
dc.subjectfibreen_US
dc.titleThe effects of processing on the nutritional characteristics of oat fibreen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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