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The development of rancidity in husked and naked oats after storage under various conditions
Author(s) -
Welch Robert W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740280309
Subject(s) - chemistry , food science , moisture , hydrolysis , zoology , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Abstract The levels of hydrolytic and oxidative rancidity have been estimated in husked and naked (huskless) oat varieties stored under different conditions, viz. (i) varying moisture content, (ii) varying oxygen availability, (iii) after bruising, and (iv) after drying at different temperatures. Hydrolytic rancidity increased at higher moisture contents and with storage period but generally the level in naked oats only exceeded that of husked oats if the grain was severely bruised. No oxidative rancidity was detected in husked or naked oats under any of the treatments used.