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Amylase activity of some roots and sprouted cereals an beans


Khin Maung Manna. Khin Maung Naing, and Hla Pe

Abstract

Locally available cereals, beans, and roots that can be used as amylase-rich food (ARF) were studied Three types of beans-green mung beans, black mung beans, and soya beans-and three types of common cereals-paddy, glutinous rice, and corn (maize)- were germinated, dried, and powdered, and their amylase activity was studied at 30°C, 60°C, 70°C, 80°C, and 90°C. Three types of roots-sweet potato, dasheen tare, and potato-were cut into small pieces, dried, and powdered, and their amylase activity studied at the same temperatures. Five grams of powder prepared from germinated paddy, glutinous rice, corn, or green mung beans were mixed with 95 g of rice powder to get 100 g of mixed powder. Gruels containing 25% solid were prepared from the mixtures, and their viscosity was measured Gruels containing ARF prepared from germinated corn had the lowest viscosity, and, as the amylase activity of germinated corn is not destroyed at high temperatures, it may be the most suitable ARF in rice-eating countries.

Introduction

In many developing countries, early weaning foods consist of starchy tubers such as cassava and sweet potato, or cereals such as corn, rice, wheat, sorghum, and millet [1-3]. In Myaumar (Burma) boiled rice powder or boiled rice and oil are used. Infants are given these foods in the form of gruels, that is, boiled with water. When tubers and cereals are prepared this way, the starchy structure binds a large amount of water, which results in gruel of high viscosity. When they are made with a high enough solid concentration to provide adequate calorie density, they tend to be thick and viscous, making them difficult for a young child to eat. Adding water to lower the concentration of solid matter makes the gruel thinner and easier to eat, but it reduces the calories per unit volume so that it becomes difficult for the child to consume enough to get the energy it needs.

Industrial manufacture of cereal-based weaning foods reduces dietary balk through various technologies, including the use of amylase enzyme. However, such commercial foods are rather expensive and not available to children in rural areas. The traditional procedure of germinating or malting reduces the dietary bulk of cereal-based weaning food considerably. This is because the amylase enzyme that is developed and activated in the germination process rapidly breaks down the starch in the cereal and reduces its water-holding capacity. As a result, the water trapped in the gel structure is released and produces a more liquid gruel.

There have been many reports on weaning food formulation using amylase-rich foods (ARFs) such as malted wheat [2] and sorghum [1]. However, such ARFs are not easily available in our country. Therefore, we tried to determine the amylase activity of roots and of sprouted cereals and beans that are readily available and can be prepared by mothers in rural as well as urban areas for use as ARF.

Materials and methods

Preparation of ARF

Paddy (Oryza sativa) and glutinous rice (Oryza glutinosa) were soaked in water for 36-48 hours, spread between two layers of wet straw, and left to germinate. After three to five days small roots were seen and were left to grow for another two days.

Corn (maize, Zea mays), black mung beans (Phaseolus aureus), and soya beans (Glucine max) were soaked in water for eight hours and spread between two layers of wet cloth. After about 24-48 hours small roots were seen and wore left to grow for another two days. The sprouts of green mung beans were used, as they are sold in the market. All these germinated cereals and beans were dehulled, and roots were separated and dried in the oven at 40°C for about 48 hours. We did not find any fungal growth during the preparation.

Three common roots and tubers-sweet potato (Ipomea batatas), dasheen tare (Colocassa antiquaram), and potato (Solarum tuberosum)-were washed and cut into small pieces and dried in the oven at 40°C for 48 hours. When dried, they were ground to obtain a fine powder.

Measurement of amylase activity

The amylase enzyme activity of the ARFs was measured at 30°C, 60°C, 70°C, 80°C, and 90°C by using the method of Bernfield [4].

FIG. 1. Effect of temperature on the amylase activity of selected germinated cereals, germinated beans, and roots and a tuber

Measurement of viscosity

We prepared ARF-rice powder blends by mixing 5 g of the ARF with 95 g of rice powder. We then mixed 25 g of the blended powder with 100 ml of distilled water and prepared slurries as described by Golpadas et al. [2]. The slurries made from the blends using paddy ARF, glutinous rice ARF, corn ARF, and green mung bean ARF were semi-liquid and pourable. Those prepared from the other ARF blends were semi-solid. The viscosity of the slurries with semi-liquid consistency was measured by a rotary-type viscometer.

Results

Among the beans, soya beans- had the highest amylase activity and black mung beans the lowest. Their activity was highest at 60°C and decreased at higher temperatures. Corn had the highest activity of all the ARFs studied, and roots and tubers the lowest (fig. 1).

The effect of concentrations on the viscosity of rice powder slurry is shown in figure 2. The viscosity preferred for feeding small children can be at 10-15 g% concentration. The amylase activity was highest for the ARFs prepared from paddy, glutinous rice, corn, and green mung beans, and was not destroyed by high temperature.

Figure 3 shows the viscosity of the slurries prepared from rice powder and four different types of ARF mixtures. We can get the viscosity preferred by small children (1,000-3,000 cps) [5] if we use corn ARF, paddy ARF, or glutinous rice ARF and green mung bean ARF.

Discussion

The preferred viscosity for gruels for feeding small children is between 1,000 and 3,000 cps, which is semi-liquid [5]. A 25 % rice-powder slurry has a semi-solid consistency, and, to get 100 kcal, a child has to eat 100 ml of it, which is a large amount to consume. If it is diluted to a 10% concentration, it will be semi-liquid, with a viscosity of 1,000 cps, and the child can eat it easily; but now it will take 250 ml to provide the same 100 kcal as the 100 ml of 25% gruel. So, in order to get enough energy from such a gruel, the child must either consume a very great volume or eat a very viscous food.

Amylase-rich foods can reduce viscosity without increasing volume. The foods we studied are widely available in rural as well as urban areas. They have their advantages and disadvantages. Paddy and glutinous rice are cheaper than other ARFs, but they are not easily available in urban areas. Green mung bean sprouts are easily available in urban areas but are not cheap and are not so available in rural areas. Corn is available both in urban and in rural areas, and it has the best reducing power. In rice-eating countries, therefore, a mixture of 5% of corn ARF with rice powder prepared in a 25 g% gruel will yield a high-calorie food with a viscosity suitable for small children.

Acknowledgements

We thank U Saw Win and the staff of the University Research Center, University of Yangon, for their help in measuring the viscosity of the slurries.

FIG. 3. Viscosity of slurries prepared from blends of rice powder with 5% of various ARFs

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Title of interest


Strengthening the Family: Implications for International Development
By Marian F. Zeitlin et al.

This book explores the characteristics of families that strengthen the family unit and promote the development of its individual members. Following upon an earlier research project on the development of children in poverty (published as a United Nations University Press book in 1990 under the title Positive Deviance in Child Nutrition), the present study examines how family social health improves the well-being of children and how family functioning interacts with national and international development. The authors argue that the smallest unit of analysis for sustainable development is neither the household nor the individual, but rather the family; and they stress that the success of development policies and programmes closely depends on a recognition of this. To test their hypotheses concerning associations between family health, child development, and general social development, the authors study two very different family types - the Javanese of Indonesia and the Yoruba of Nigeria. The book also considers the effects of modernization on the family; the usefulness of mathematical models in quantifying the effects of family change on economic development and human welfare; psychological studies of the family; and development assistance programmes. In the concluding section the authors present a unified cross-disciplinary paradigm of the socially well family, and also suggest policy and programme priorities.

Commenting on this study, one reviewer has written: "The great strength of this work is its sweep, bringing in new ideas from such an array of theoretical and applied fields. (The work) will contribute to a sea change in how people in a variety of fields of endeavor are looking at families."

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