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Asian Food Science Journal
20(10): 114-124, 2021; Article no.AFSJ.73321
ISSN: 2581-7752
Evaluation of Physico-Chemical, Nutritional, Mineral,
Functional and Phytochemical Analysis in
Functional and Nutraceutical Marked Cereals
Shilpa
1
, Sangita Sood
1
and Farhan Mohiuddin Bhat
1*
1
CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural Univeristy, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Authors’ contributions
This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final
manuscript.
Article Information
DOI: 10.9734/AFSJ/2021/v20i1030367
Editor(s):
(1) Dr. Ho Lee Hoon, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia.
(2) Dr. Nelson Pérez Guerra, University of Vigo, Spain.
Reviewers:
(1) Oumar ibn Khatab, University of Thies, Senegal.
(2) Ramamohana Reddy, USA.
(3) Samantha Maurotti, University Magna Graecia, Italy.
Complete Peer review History: https://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/73321
Received 18 July 2021
Accepted 27 September 2021
Published 04 October 2021
ABSTRACT
The present research was done to analyse the physico-chemical, Nutritional, Mineral, functional
and phytochemical analysis in Functional cereals; oats, pearl millet, sorghum and finger millet. The
protein content of the analyzed cereals varied from 7.45% to 14.69% with oats having higher
concentration of protein content. The higher fibre content in oats accounted for its highest WAC
while as the lowest fibre content in sorghum (2.35%) masked its WAC despite containing the
highest carbohydrate content. Neutral detergent fiber that gives the measurement insoluble fibre
was found highest in sorghum (11.29%) and lowest in pearl millet (5.56%). Total sugars comprising
of reducing and non reducing sugars were found highest in pearl millet (2.88%) followed by
sorghum (2.14%) and the least content was found in finger millet (1.69%). Oats were found to
possess highest content of phosphorus (381.02mg/100g) and finger millet the lowest
(8.21mg/100g). Resistant starch that is inaccessible to enzymes was found highest in oats
(2.69g/100g) and lowest in sorghum (1.74g/100g).
Keywords: Phytochemical analysis; cereal grains; pearl millet; harvesting.
Original Research Article