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Germination: a means to improve the functionality of oat

Kaukovirta-Norja, Anu; Wilhelmson, Annika and Poutanen, Kaisa (2004) Germination: a means to improve the functionality of oat. Agricultural and Food Science, 13 (1-2), pp. 100-112.

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Summary

The biochemical and physiological reactions of germination have long been utilised to produce barley malt for brewing and other purposes. Also some oat malt has been produced as raw-material of ale and stout production. The main goals of malting have been the degradation of grain storage components to soften the kernel structure, synthesis of amylolytic enzymes and production of nutrients for brewing yeast. Also flavour and colour attributes have been important. During the recent years interest has arisen also in the secondary metabolites produced during germination, which can have valuable health promoting properties and act as bioactive or functional compounds in foods. By using a tailored germination/malting process a desired combination of valuable properties may be obtained in germinating grains or seeds. All this requires knowledge and know-how of the germination process and the biochemistry behind it. This paper reviews the scientific knowledge about germination/malting of oat with special emphasis on changes in grain characteristics.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:oat, germination, processing, bioactivity
Subjects: Food systems > Processing, packaging and transportation
Research affiliation: Finland > Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT
ISSN:1795-1895
Deposited By: Koistinen, Riitta
ID Code:16836
Deposited On:11 Mar 2010 10:14
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:43
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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