Deciphering the Effect of Millet Type on the Structure of the Bacterial Community in an Indian Fermented Beverage
Rishibha Gupta,
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Smriti Gaur
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Food Safety and Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Millets
have
garnered
widespread
popularity
due
to
their
nutritional
value
and
gluten‐free
nature.
Many
studies
shown
the
promising
effect
of
fermentation
on
millets.
Despite
this,
potential
in
fermented
food
products
remains
largely
underexplored.
Traditionally,
millets
were
widely
used
prepare
naturally
beverages.
However,
not
much
is
known
about
microbial
profiles
these
Therefore,
for
very
first
time,
we
aimed
conduct
a
comparative
investigation
composition
millet‐based
beverage.
The
beverage
was
prepared
using
five
different
millet
varieties,
namely,
pearl
(PM),
kodo
(KM),
barnyard
(BM),
little
(LM),
finger
(FM).
processing
beverages
inspired
by
traditional
Indian
koozh.
16S
amplicon
sequencing
determine
bacterial
community
results
indicated
dominance
Firmicutes
Proteobacteria
at
phylum
level
all
beverages;
however,
ratios
varied
depending
substrates.
genus
Weissella
appears
be
most
dominant
samples,
with
exception
LM‐based
differences,
PICRUSt
functional
analysis
stable
core
characteristics
This
study
laid
foundational
work
further
explore
as
substrate,
particularly
growth
lactic
acid
bacteria.
Language: Английский
Influence of dry and wet processing methods on millet proteins: A comprehensive review
Food Bioscience,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 106561 - 106561
Published: April 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Characterization of Resistant Starch From Eleusine coracana and Evaluation of Its Prebiotic Potential
Starch - Stärke,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 24, 2025
ABSTRACT
Prebiotics
are
nondigestible
polysaccharides
that
feed
gut
microbiota,
maintaining
host‐gut
microbiota
symbiosis
and
mitigating
chronic
illnesses.
This
study
extracted
purified
resistant
starch
(RS)
from
finger
millet
(FMS)
by
physical
treatments,
ultrasonication
(P‐US‐FMS),
annealing
(P‐A‐FMS)
to
characterize
their
prebiotic
potential.
When
RS
samples
were
subjected
in
vitro
digestion,
treated
samples,
especially
P‐US‐FMS,
showed
higher
resistance
enzymatic
hydrolysis.
supported
the
growth
of
probiotic
strain
Lactobacillus
rhamnosus
MTCC
1423
range
7.59–8.41
log
10
CFU/mL.
Applying
has
improved
content
7.2%
6.5%,
respectively.
Physical
treatments
have
modified
crystallinity
A‐type
B‐type.
FT‐IR
data
revealed
presence
high‐intensity
peaks
at
990
cm
−1
(C–O–C
linkage)
2925–2930
(C–H
linkage).
Thermal
properties
enhanced
due
remodeling
granules
during
retrogradation.
The
most
desirable
qualities,
such
as
water
solubility
index,
swelling
power,
absorption
capacity,
high
ultrasonicated
sample.
These
findings
underscore
potentiality
millet‐resistant
a
prebiotic,
offering
insights
for
developing
functional
foods
prevent
gastrointestinal
diseases.
Language: Английский