title: Fermentation of pearl millet flour with yeasts and lactobacilli: in vitro digestibility and utilisation of fermented flour for weaning mixtures.
abstract: Single as well as mixed culture fermentation by yeasts (S. diastaticus; S. cerevistiae) and lactobacilli (L. brevis; L. fermentum) at 30 degrees C for 72 h improved the starch and protein digestibility (in vitro) of pearl millet flour significantly. The flour fermented by Saccharomyces diastaticus, a starch hydrolysing yeast, had the highest starch digestibility whereas fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae enhanced the in vitro protein digestibility of the flour significantly. Weaning mixtures prepared from the fermented flour were also found to be organoleptically acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foods & Nutrition, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khetarpaul
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Chauhan
mesh_terms: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004063:Digestion; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism; D014886:Weaning
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D013213:Starch