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Barley for Food and Health: Science, Technology, and Products

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YEAST BREADS MADE WITH BARLEY FLOUR 155<br />

31.7% more than in the control bread. The SDF content of 0.97 g per slice was<br />

40.5% higher than the SDF of control bread.<br />

Effects of barley <strong>and</strong> barley components on rheological properties of wheat<br />

bread dough were investigated by Izydorczyk et al. (2001). In this Canadian<br />

study, four wheat flours, varying in gluten quality from extra strong to weak,<br />

<strong>and</strong> four whole-meal barleys having varying amylose content were used in combinations<br />

to evaluate rheology properties of dough using the mixograph <strong>and</strong><br />

dynamic rheological measurements. This experiment included incorporation of<br />

15% of isolated <strong>and</strong> purified starch from the four barleys (normal, high-amylose,<br />

waxy, <strong>and</strong> zero-amylose) <strong>and</strong> 4% extracted β-glucan or arabinoxylan into doughs<br />

made with the four different wheat flours. The addition of either β-glucan or<br />

arabinoxylan significantly changed mixograph parameters in all wheat flours.<br />

Addition of either nonstarch polysaccharide also increased peak dough resistance,<br />

mixing stability, <strong>and</strong> work input. Both of these compounds are partially<br />

soluble, high-molecular-weight polymers, <strong>and</strong> are responsible <strong>for</strong> imparting high<br />

viscosity to aqueous solutions. They have high affinity <strong>for</strong> water <strong>and</strong> exhibit viscoelastic<br />

properties. There<strong>for</strong>e, they may both affect water distribution in dough<br />

<strong>and</strong> may <strong>for</strong>m elastic networks that contribute to dough properties (Izydorczyk<br />

<strong>and</strong> MacGregor 1998). In the present study (Izydorczyk et al. 2001), the starch<br />

additions to dough varied relative to the ratio of amylose to amylopectin, as well<br />

as in granular size. In general, the addition of starch to the various wheat flours<br />

reduced dough strength. The weakest wheat flour was affected the least by starch<br />

addition, <strong>and</strong> the stronger flours, the most. The effects of whole-barley meal<br />

addition at a 20% level to wheat also varied relative to starch type <strong>and</strong> β-glucan<br />

content, as well as the type of wheat in the combination. Normal barley reduced<br />

the peak dough resistance in all wheat flours. All of the barleys with varying<br />

amylose content improved mixing stability, <strong>and</strong> it should be noted that these<br />

barleys also had a higher β-glucan content. This suggests that the β-glucans <strong>and</strong><br />

possibly arabinoxylans in these particular genotypes, under carefully controlled<br />

conditions, may overcome the negative effects of the dilution of wheat gluten in<br />

dough. The dynamic rheology tests in this study were an attempt to underst<strong>and</strong> the<br />

role of dough components other than gluten in the viscoelastic nature of doughs.<br />

Water binding by β-glucans <strong>and</strong> arabinoxylans as well as starch type <strong>and</strong> granular<br />

size are potential factors in dough rheology <strong>and</strong> may differ by genotype. These<br />

researchers concluded that starch components in barley should be considered in<br />

addition to nonstarch polysaccharides when evaluating the effects of barley in<br />

wheat dough. In this study, the addition of starch with atypical characteristics<br />

<strong>and</strong> the nonstarch polysaccharides appeared to strengthen the wheat doughs <strong>and</strong><br />

balance the negative effects of wheat gluten dilution by barley.<br />

A multicenter research program in Europe, the SOLFIBREAD project, entitled<br />

“<strong>Barley</strong> β-Glucan <strong>and</strong> Wheat Arabinoxylan Soluble Fibre Technologies <strong>for</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />

Promoting Bread <strong>Products</strong>,” had the objective of optimizing the milling process of<br />

hulless barley to produce flour <strong>for</strong> health-promoting bread products (Trogh et al.<br />

2005). This innovative project involved milling Swedish hulless barley <strong>and</strong><br />

extraction of arabinoxylans <strong>and</strong> β-glucans. Central to the goals of the project,

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