Characterisation of Fermented Grain-based Raw Materials and Foods

The importance of plant-based food fermentation and the need for analytical methods.

Food fermentation is a complex yet highly relevant topic in food science today and is very likely to remain so for years to come. It is a technology that can enhance the sensory attributes, health-related properties, and shelf life of a wide variety of foods. Typical of food fermentation processes is that they induce numerous changes in the raw material or food matrix, including various (bio)chemical conversions of food constituents. To fully unlock the potential of grain-based food fermentation processes, a robust analytical toolbox, specifically developed for fermented raw materials and foods, is essential. This edited volume, written by leading experts in the field of food science and fermentation technology and one of the outcomes of the Horizon Europe project HealthFerm, offers a comprehensive collection of chemical analytical methods, each in its distinct way suited for the characterisation of fermented grain-based raw materials and food products.

Preface

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 HealthFerm raw materials
Wouters, A. G. B., De Bondt, Y., Polo, A., Tuccillo, F., Katina, K., Courtin, C. M.

Chapter 2 Plant-based food fermentations
De Bondt, Y., Wouters, A. G. B., Courtin, C. M.

SECTION 2 PROTEINS

Chapter 3 Determination of free amino acids and total amino acid composition in plant-based raw materials
Nygren, H., Maiorova, N., Juvonen, R., Sözer, N.

Chapter 4 Determination of the extractable protein content of (fermented) plant-based raw materials and foods
Lille, M., Janssen, F., Juvonen, R., Wouters, A. G. B.

Chapter 5 Analysis of protein degree of hydrolysis and apparent molecular weight distribution
Blontrock, E., Janssen, F., Courtin, C. M., Wouters, A. G. B.

SECTION 3 CARBOHYDRATES

Chapter 6 Analysis of total, resistant and damaged starch content and its fine structure
Herneke, A., Nilsson, K., Lambrechts, E., De Schepper, C. F., Courtin, C. M., Zamaratskaia, G., Langton, M.

Chapter 7 Analysis of mono- and disaccharides, fructans, and raffinose-family oligosaccharides
Arora, K., Tlais, A. Z. A., Viretto, C., Polo, A., Gobbetti, M., Di Cagno, R.

Chapter 8 Analysis of the content, extractability and fine structure of arabinoxylan
Lambrechts, E., De Bondt, Y., Janssen, F., Wouters, A. G. B., Courtin, C. M.

Chapter 9 Cereal β-D-Glucan : quantification, extractability, fine structure and molecular weight distribution
Boulos, S., Pandeirada, C. O., Zehnder-Wyss, O., Janssen, F., Mäkelä-Salmi, N., Nyström, L.

Chapter 10 Analysis of exopolysaccharides in fermented cereal- and pulse-based materials
Tlais, A. Z. A., Cera, S., Arora, K., Koirala, P. , Viretto, C., Polo, A., Katina, K., Maina, H. N., Gobbetti, M., Di Cagno, R.

SECTION 4 MINOR GRAIN CONSTITUENTS

Chapter 11 Analysis of the content of phytic acid, inositol phosphates and minerals
Verdonck, C., Lemmens, E., Huyskens, M., Wouters, A. G. B., Courtin, C. M., De Bondt, Y.

Chapter 12 Analysis of saponins and tannins in fermented faba bean–based raw materials
Tuccillo, F., Edelmann, M., Pöysä, M., Cera, S., Maina, N. H., Lampi, A.-M., Katina, K.

Chapter 13 Quantitative analysis of vicine and convicine in faba bean–based materials
Pöysä, M., Lampi, A.-M., Cera, S., Tuccillo, F., Katina, K.

Chapter 14 Vitamin B12 analysis in fermented cereal- and pulse-based matrices
Chamlagain, B., Edelmann, M., Cera, S., Tuccillo, F., Varmanen, P., Katina, K.

Chapter 15 Free fatty acid analysis in fermented cereal- and pulse-based matrices
Tuccillo, F., Cera, S., Maina, N.H., Lampi, A.-M., Katina, K.

SECTION 5 FERMENTATION METABOLITES AND INTERMEDIATES

Chapter 16 Quantitative analysis of organic acids in fermented food matrices
Gettemans, T., Weckx, S., De Vuyst, L.

Chapter 17 Quantitative analysis of biogenic amines in fermented food matrices
Gettemans, T., Weckx, S., De Vuyst, L.

Chapter 18 Quantitative analysis of ethanol in fermented food matrices
Gettemans, T., Weckx, S., De Vuyst, L.

Chapter 19 Quantitative analysis of sugar alcohols in fermented food matrices
Gettemans, T., Weckx, S., De Vuyst, L.

Chapter 20 Analysis of volatile compounds in (fermented) cereal- and pulse-based materials
Tuccillo, F., Cera, S., Maina, N. H., Lampi, A.-M., Katina, K.

Arno G. B. Wouters

Arno G.B. Wouters is associate professor in Food Chemistry at the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry of KU Leuven and deputy work package leader in the Horizon Europe project HealthFerm.

Yamina De Bondt

Yamina De Bondt is postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry of KU Leuven and part of the management team for the Horizon Europe project HealthFerm.

Kati Katina

Kati Katina is full professor at the Department of Food and Nutrition at the University of Helsinki and is work package leader in the Horizon Europe project HealthFerm.

Christophe M. Courtin

Christophe M. Courtin is full professor in Food Biochemistry at the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry of KU Leuven and coordinator of the Horizon Europe project HealthFerm.