Alaa Almoumen , Huda Mohamed , Athira Subash , Ali H. Al-Marzouqi , Mutamed Ayyash , Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri , Afaf Kamal-Eldin
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Abstract
This study explored the effects of fortifying bread rolls with desugared date fruit pomace on their nutritional value. Bread rolls containing 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 % date fruit pomace were analyzed for macro- and micronutrients, dietary fiber, phenolic content, and in vitro digestibility. In contrast, three variations (0, 10, and 20 %) were tested for their effect on the glycemic index. Fortification with date fruit pomace significantly increased the total dietary fiber content of the bread, from 5.7 g/100 g in the control to 22.4 g/100 g in the 20 % breads (P < 0.001). Antioxidant activity, indicated by FRAP, rose from 8.2 to 11.1 μmol Trolox equivalents (TE)/g. Similarly, hydrolysable phenolic activity, assessed through both FRAP and DPPH assays, showed an increase with fortification. In vitro digestibility analysis revealed that date pomace fortification progressively reduced glucose release during the oral, gastric, and intestinal digestive phases, with the most significant reduction observed in the oral and gastric phase for the 10 % bread. This effect could result from enzyme inhibition caused by components in date pomace, especially phenolics. Glycemic index testing with eight healthy participants revealed GI values of 93 and 85 for the 10 % and 20 % pomace breads. These results suggest that while desugared date fruit pomace improves the nutritional and antioxidant profile of bread rolls, it has a minimal effect on reducing the glycemic response.
NFS JournalAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
CiteScore
11.10
自引率
0.00%
发文量
18
审稿时长
29 days
期刊介绍:
The NFS Journal publishes high-quality original research articles and methods papers presenting cutting-edge scientific advances as well as review articles on current topics in all areas of nutrition and food science. The journal particularly invites submission of articles that deal with subjects on the interface of nutrition and food research and thus connect both disciplines. The journal offers a new form of submission Registered Reports (see below). NFS Journal is a forum for research in the following areas: • Understanding the role of dietary factors (macronutrients and micronutrients, phytochemicals, bioactive lipids and peptides etc.) in disease prevention and maintenance of optimum health • Prevention of diet- and age-related pathologies by nutritional approaches • Advances in food technology and food formulation (e.g. novel strategies to reduce salt, sugar, or trans-fat contents etc.) • Nutrition and food genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics • Identification and characterization of food components • Dietary sources and intake of nutrients and bioactive compounds • Food authentication and quality • Nanotechnology in nutritional and food sciences • (Bio-) Functional properties of foods • Development and validation of novel analytical and research methods • Age- and gender-differences in biological activities and the bioavailability of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals and other dietary factors • Food safety and toxicology • Food and nutrition security • Sustainability of food production