The primary objective was to determine the beneficial effects of oat β-glucan (OG) and barley (BG) on gut health. A total 200 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups 40 each, control group (CON), low-dose OG-administered (OGL), high-dose (OGH), BG-administered (BGL), (BGH). OGL OGH administered by intragastric gavage at a dose 0.35 g/kg body weight (BW) 0.70 BW daily for 6 weeks, BGL BGH β-glucan. CON received normal saline. Intestinal-health-related indexes analyzed baseline,...

This study was aimed to compare the beneficial effects of oat β-glucan (OG), resistant starch (ORS), and whole foods (WO), explore correlations between key phylotypes gut microbiota type 2 diabetes (T2D) indexes inflammation in high-fat diet induced T2D rats. WO exhibited better on ameliorating insulin resistance glucose tolerance than OG ORS (p < 0.05). The three products had equal inhibition cytokine release > OG, ORS, altered composition with increased genus Clostridium, Butyricoccus, but...

Abstract BACKGROUND Foxtail millet ( Setaria italica ) bran is a by‐product of processing, rich in dietary fiber (DF) and has great application value. A comparative study was conducted to explore the differences structural functional properties among DF, soluble (SDF) insoluble (IDF). RESULTS There significant difference content monosaccharides between SDF IDF, which xylose, arabinose glucose were main compositions. The results scanning electron microscopy showed that DF IDF had different...

In this research, acid hydrolyzed starch, B-type microcrystalline and amorphous starch were prepared from natural corn starch. X-ray diffraction (XRD) Raman spectroscopy used to analyze the structure of these four types starches. The spectrum scattering peaks have decreased vibration wave numbers because changes crystal type, intensity each peak is related size crystalline region. By identifying area in as region total under curve minus fluorescent sum regions, we established a useful method...

The aim of this study was to explore the effect atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) on physicochemical, functional, and antioxidant properties flaxseed protein following APPJ treatment (0 240 s). results showed that pH value continuously dropped with minimum 3.45 ± 0.15 after s (-61.7%, P < 0.05). relative solubility significantly declined 15 (-43.1%, 0.05), which accompanied by evident increase in mean particle size aqueous solution (+157%, Moreover, surface hydrophobicity contents...

Resistant starch, as a source of energy for the beneficial bacteria in intestine, may have health effects, limiting your risk obesity and colon problems. This study evaluated effects sorghum resistant starch (SRS) on changes body weight, blood lipid population intestinal flora high-fat diet-induced (HFD) overweight obese rats which contained 60 rats. Sixty male were divided into five groups normal control group (NC), model (MC A), B), A (SRS A) B B) administrated standard diet, diets B. The...

Abstract BACKGROUND Emerging evidence suggested that the prebiotic ability of β ‐glucan was intimately related to its molecular weight ( M w ). However, effect oat with differing on gut homeostasis inconsistent. Importantly, knowledge fermentation properties fractions still limited. The present study aimed evaluate potential raw and hydrolyzed during in vitro by fecal microbiota selected probiotic strains. RESULTS results obtained showed both (OG) hydrolysates (OGH) comparably promoted...

Summary The effects of microwave heating (MW), steaming (SM), boiling (BL) and baking (BK) on the structure functional properties quinoa protein isolates (QPI) were investigated. SDS‐PAGE showed 20–30 kDa band strength QPI‐BL was enhanced, which indicated disulphide bond broken molecules dissociated. Due to recombination subunits, some large molecular weight or insoluble polymer components QPI‐SM QPI‐BK did not pass through gel. Microwave negative for α‐helix positive β‐sheet, implied...

Oat products are abundant in β-glucan, which could lower the glycemic index of or foods. A low is beneficial control postprandial glycemia. The study examined hypoglycemic effects oat that had same percentage β-glucan and were added into diet fed to streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice for 6 weeks, potential mechanisms discussed here. significantly decreased fasting blood glucose glycosylated serum protein (p < 0.05), but effect was not more than metformin > 0.05). increased glycogen,...

Interest in proso millet as a functional food is growing. However, studies on the chemical composition, antioxidant, and antiproliferative activities' differences of cultivars China are limited. Nine Chinese varieties (five waxy – S, D, N2, N4, N8 four non-waxy J1, J3, J7, J9) were investigated. Results showed that significantly higher than content amylase resistant starch (22.95%, 0.23%, 2.02%, 0.78%, respectively; P < .05). Lys was first limit amino acid (AAS: 16.08%). Linolenic (61.74%)...

The starch digestion processing of whole grain foods is associated with its health benefits in improving insulin resistance. This study modified the digestibility quinoa flour (WQ) via heat-moisture treatment (HMT), HMT combined pullulanase (HMT+P), microwave (HMT+M), and citric acids (HMT+A), respectively. Results showed that all treatments significantly increased (

The quinoa flour processing is mostly subject to the properties of starch. Starches from four colored varieties, including white (QS-W), yellow (QS-Y), red (QS-R), and black (QS-B), were compared with respect their physicochemical in vitro digestibility. Results indicated that QS-B exhibited highest content amylose (8.14%) (p < 0.05). All starch samples as irregular sphere a particle size less than 3 µm. FT-IR X-ray showed short-range order starches no significant difference; all typical...

The study is aimed at studying the effects of soluble and insoluble oat β-glucan on colon carcinogenesis in mice. One hundred twenty male Kunming mice were divided into normal control (NC), model (MC), high doses (100 mg/kg body weight) (H-SOG) (H-IOG), low (50 (L-SOG) (L-IOG) groups. except those NC group given subcutaneous injections DMH to induce cancer. bile acid content was significantly reduced but colonic short-chain fatty enhanced (p < .05) administered β-glucan, moreover, tumor...

Normal pressure steaming, high microwave, and frying are widely used to deactivate enzyme in the oats, but these thermal processing methods may affect structural functional properties of soluble dietary fiber, which contribute greatly health benefits oat foods. The objective this study was evaluate effects four different on fiber from whole grain oats. results showed that resulted changes nutritional components Especially components, total insoluble content heat-treated oats were...

Carnosic acid (CA), a phenolic diterpene isolated from rosemary, shows potential benefits in health promotion and disease prevention. In the present study, cytotoxic apoptotic-inducing effects of CA on human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells were investigated. The MTT assay results indicated that decreased cell viability dose-dependent manner. Treatment with caused rapid Caspase-3 activation subsequently proteolytic cleavage poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), both which markers...

Emerging evidence suggests that higher circulating long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3PUFA) levels were intimately associated with lower prevalence of obesity and insulin resistance. However, the understanding bioactivity potential mechanism α-linolenic acid-rich flaxseed oil (ALA-FO) against resistance was still limited. This study evaluated effect FO on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced in C57BL/6J mice focused adipose tissue lipolysis. Mice after HFD feeding for 16 weeks (60%...

Thin sheets of bean curd may serve as an excellent source nutrition for microorganisms and are therefore prone to contamination, which can be harmful public health. This study evaluated the influence plasma-activated water (PAW) on microbial load food quality thin curd. Treatment 30 min with PAW that was activated 90 s reduced count by 1.26 0.91 log10 CFU/g total aerobic bacteria yeasts molds curd, respectively. The effect inactivation strongly depended activation time generation soaking in...

Twenty-five percent of steamed millet flour (MF) and different contents dietary fiber (DF) were added to wheat (WF). The results showed that 25% MF DF had significant effects (p &lt; 0.05) on dough farinographical tensile properties. With the increase content, hardness bread increased, elasticity decreased significantly, sensory acceptability decreased. digestion content rapidly digested starch (RDS) slowly (SDS) in with DF, while resistant (RS) increased. Meanwhile, hydrolysis rate, index...