Background: The addition of wheat bran (WB) could improve the nutritional quality of whole wheat bread (WWB); however, it also caused many negative effects on the quality of bread. To improve the physico-chemical properties of WB and the quality of WWB, WB was solid-state fermented with different ratios of commercially available S. cerevisiae and L. plantarum, and utilized to prepare WWB.
Results: The physico-chemical properties of WB including dietary fiber content and its components, amino acid composition, and antioxidant activities were determined. After solid-state fermentation, the physico-chemical properties of WB were improved. WBSac:Lac = 2:1 showed higher antioxidant activity (only the total antioxidant activity was slightly lower than WBSac:Lac = 1:1 ), and greater concentration of soluble dietary fiber (9.22%) and essential amino acids / total amino acids (42.04) than the other WB samples. Whole wheat bread quality was investigated by measuring specific volume, porosity, texture, aroma, and volatile compounds. The WWB made with WBSac:Lac = 2:1 showed a higher specific volume, more uniform porosity structure, better texture, and more volatile compounds than the other samples.
Conclusion: Using a ratio of yeast and lactobacilli of 2:1, the solid-state fermentation maximally improves the processing properties of WB, and prepares WWB with the best quality. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
Keywords: L. Plantarum; S. cerevisiae; solid-state fermentation; wheat bran; whole wheat bread.
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