Oats nutrition and technology / edited by Yi-Fang Chu.

A considerable amount of research has emerged in recent years on the science, technology and health effects of oats but, until now, no book has gathered this work together. Oats Nutrition and Technology presents a comprehensive and integrated overview of the coordinated activities of nutritionists,...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Wiley)
Other Authors: Chu, Yi-Fang (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Oats Nutrition and Technology; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction: Oat Nutrition, Health, and the Potential Threat of a Declining Production on Consumption; 1.1 A landmark health claim; 1.2 The growing interest in oats and health; 1.3 Declining production poses threats to the growth of oat intake; References; Part II Oat Breeding, Processing, and Product Production; 2 Breeding for Ideal Milling Oat: Challenges and Strategies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 What is an ideal milling oat?
  • 3.3.4 Protein3.3.5 Fat; 3.4 Agronomic factors affecting physical and nutritional quality; 3.5 Oat end-product quality; 3.5.1 Oat flakes; 3.5.2 Steel cut groats; 3.5.3 Oat flour; 3.5.4 Oat pasta and noodles; 3.5.5 Oat bread; 3.5.6 Extruded oat products; 3.5.7 Oat bran; 3.5.8 Oat product aroma and flavor; 3.5.9 Shelf stability of oat products; 3.6 Mycotoxins; 3.7 Summary; Acknowledgements; References; Part III Oat Nutrition and Chemistry; 4 Nutritional Comparison of Oats and Other Commonly Consumed Whole Grains; 4.1 Introduction to oats as a cereal grain; 4.1.1 Global grain production.
  • 4.1.2 Oat grain structure4.2 Overview of the nutritional composition of oats; 4.2.1 Fiber; 4.2.2 Protein; 4.2.3 Lipids; 4.2.4 Vitamins; 4.2.5 Minerals; 4.3 Conclusion; References; 5 Oat Starch; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Native oat starch organization: From the molecular to the granular level; 5.2.1 Oat starch molecular analysis and characterization; 5.2.2 Native starch crystallinity and supramolecular organization; 5.3 Starch minor components, isolation, and extraction; 5.3.1 Oat starch minor components; 5.3.2 Oat starch extraction and isolation.