Effects of Baking, Roasting and Frying on Total Polyphenols and Antioxidant Activity in Colored Chickpea Seeds

Segev, A. and Badani, H. and et al, . (2012) Effects of Baking, Roasting and Frying on Total Polyphenols and Antioxidant Activity in Colored Chickpea Seeds. Food and Nutrition Sciences , 3 (3). pp. 369-376.

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Abstract

Chickpea lines with colored testa (seed coat) contain high levels of polyphenolic compounds that exhibit high levels of antioxidant activity. In a previous study, we showed that common processing procedures, such as soaking and cooking, decrease the levels of these bioactive compounds and subsequent overall antioxidant activity. The observed reduction in total phenolic content was due to the movement of polyphenols from the seed coat to the soaking or cooking water. Here, the effects of baking, roasting and frying processes were examined in relation to total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) and ferric-reducing ability of plasma antioxidant activity (FRAP AA) of colored chickpea seeds. Baked, fried and roasted colored chickpea seeds had significantly higher levels of TPC, TFC and FRAP AA than regular cream- and beige-colored seeds subjected to the same treatments. In contrast to our previous results with soaking and cooking, baking, frying and roasting retained most of the TPC, TFC and FRAP AA in the final products. Thus, colored chickpeas subjected to these three processing methods might be considered a functional food in addition to its traditional role of providing dietary proteins.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Colored Chickpea Seed; FRAP; Processing; Total Phenolics; Total Flavonoids
Author Affiliation: Department of Agronomy and Natural Resources, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel;Food Science Department, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.
Subjects: Postharvest Management
Crop Improvement > Seed Technology
Divisions: Chickpea
Depositing User: Mr. SanatKumar Behera
Date Deposited: 27 Mar 2012 05:27
Last Modified: 27 Mar 2012 05:38
Official URL: http://www.scirp.org/journal/fns/
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/4214

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