Investigation on the impact of quality characteristics and storage stability of foxtail millet induced by air cold plasma

Lang-Hong Wang; Zhongyan Li; Jiale Qin; Yanyan Huang; Xin-An Zeng; Rana Muhammad Aadil

doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.1064812

Investigation on the impact of quality characteristics and storage stability of foxtail millet induced by air cold plasma

Front Nutr. 2022 Dec 7:9:1064812. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1064812. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Lang-Hong Wang^{1

2

3}, Zhongyan Li², Jiale Qin², Yanyan Huang¹, Xin-An Zeng^{1

3}, Rana Muhammad Aadil⁴

Affiliations

¹ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Food Manufacturing, School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
² College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.
³ School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
⁴ National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Abstract

The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of dielectric barrier discharge-air cold plasma (DBD-ACP, 15-35 kV, 2-12 min) on the quality of foxtail millets. The L and b* values were evaluated by a digital colorimeter representing that the color of millets was significantly changed at 25 kV for 4-12 min or at 35 kV for 2-12 min. The results were consistent with the change of total yellow pigment in millets, indicating that DBD-ACP damaged the carotenoids if the treatment condition was too high. The activity of lipoxygenase and lipase, involving the oxidation and hydrolysis of lipids of millet, decreased significantly induced by DBD-ACP. For example, the lipoxygenase and lipase activity of Mizhi millet was decreased from 44.0 to 18.7 U g^-1min^-1, 56.0-15.1 U/(mg pro) (p<0.05) after being exposed to 25 kV for 2-12 min, respectively. Changes of color, lipoxygenase and lipase activity, and malondialdehyde content of millets were determined during accelerated storage (40 ± 2°C and 75% Relative Humidity) for 15 days after being treated by DBD-ACP under 15 and 25 kV for 4 min. Results showed that millets treated by DBD-ACP at 15 kV kept a better color with lower malondialdehyde content, and lower lipoxygenase and lipase activity compared to control. This work implied that DBD-ACP is an underlying approach for the storage of foxtail millets.

Keywords: accelerated storage; dielectric barrier discharge-air cold plasma; foxtail millet; lipase; lipoxygenase.