Abstract
Brewer's spent grain (BSG), the major side stream of brewing, consists of the husks and the residual parts of malts after the mashing process. BSG was enzymatically fractionated by a two-step treatment with carbohydrate- and protein-degrading enzymes, which solubilized 66% of BSG. BSG contained 11% lipids, which were mostly triglycerides, but also a notable amount of free fatty acids was present. Lipids were mostly solubilized due to the alkaline pH applied in the protease treatment. The main fatty acids were linoleic, palmitic, and oleic acids. Several lignans were identified in BSG, syringaresinol and secoisolariciresinol being the most abundant, many associated with the cell wall matrix and released by the alkaline-protease treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9910-9917 |
Journal | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 39 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2012 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Cereals
- Cereals: chemistry
- Enzymes
- Enzymes: chemistry
- Fatty Acids
- Fatty Acids: chemistry
- Fermentation
- Industrial Waste
- Industrial Waste: analysis
- Lignans
- Lignans: chemistry
- Lipids
- Lipids: chemistry