Unripe banana flour (UBF) production employs bananas not submitted to maturation process, is an interesting alternative to minimize the fruit loss reduction related to inappropriate handling or fast ripening. The UBF is considered as a functional ingredient improving glycemic and plasma insulin levels in blood, have also shown efficacy on the control of satiety, insulin resistance. The aim of this work was to study the drying process of unripe banana slabs (Musa cavendishii, Nanicão) developing a transient drying model through mathematical modeling with simultaneous moisture and heat transfer. The raw material characterization was performed and afterwards the drying process was conducted at 40 ºC, 50 ºC e 60 ºC, the product temperature was recorded using thermocouples, the air velocity inside the chamber was 4 m·s-1. With the experimental data was possible to validate the diffusion model based on the Fick\'s second law and Fourier. For this purpose, the sorption isotherms were measured and fitted to the GAB model estimating the equilibrium moisture content (Xe), 1.76 [g H2O/100g d.b.] at 60 ºC and 10 % of relative humidity (RH), the thermophysical properties (k, Cp, ?) were also measured to be used in the model. Five cases were contemplated: i) Constant thermophysical properties; ii) Variable properties; iii) Mass (hm), heat transfer (h) coefficient and effective diffusivity (De) estimation 134 W·m-2·K-1, 4.91x10-5 m-2·s-1 and 3.278?10-10 m·s-2 at 60 ºC, respectively; iv) Variable De, it presented a third order polynomial behavior as function of moisture content; v) The shrinkage had an effect on the mathematical model, especially in the 3 first hours of process, the thickness experienced a contraction of about (30.34 ± 1.29) % out of the initial thickness, finding two decreasing drying rate periods (DDR I and DDR II), 3.28x10-10 m·s-2 and 1.77x10-10 m·s-2, respectively. COMSOL Multiphysics simulations were possible to perform through the heat and mass transfer coefficient estimated by the mathematical modeling. / A farinha de banana verde (UBF) produzida de bananas não submetidas ao processo de maturação é uma alternativa interessante para minimizar as perdas dos frutos relacionadas ao manejo inadequado e a alta perecibilidade do produto. A UBF pode ser considerada um ingrediente funcional em formulações alimentícias, pois pode reduzir o índice glicêmico e o nível de insulina plasmática no sangue, demonstrando eficácia no controle da saciedade e da resistência à insulina. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar o processo de secagem de fatias de banana verde (Musa cavendishii, Nanicão) e desenvolver um modelo de secagem transiente através da modelagem matemática com transferência de massa e energia simultânea. Inicialmente, foi realizada a caraterização físico-química da matéria prima que foi submetida ao processo de secagem em escala piloto, a 40 ºC, 50 ºC e 60 ºC, com termopares inseridos no produto monitorando sua temperatura, a velocidade do ar de secagem foi de 4 mos-1. Com a cinética de secagem e a temperatura interna da fatia foi possível validar o modelo de difusão baseado na 2a Lei de Fick e Fourier. Para este propósito, foram medidas durante o processo: as isotermas de sorção ajustadas ao modelo do GAB permitindo estimar a umidade de equilíbrio (Xe), 1.76 [g H2O/100g d.b.] a 60 ºC e 10 % de umidade relativa (RH) e as propriedades físicas e termofísicas (k, Cp, ?) para serem inseridas no modelo. Consideraram-se cinco casos: i) Propriedades termofísicas constantes; ii) Variáveis; iii) Estimativa do coeficiente de transferência de massa (hm) de calor (h) e difusividade efetiva (De) parâmetros importantes que controlam a taxa de secagem, 134 Wom-2oK-1, 4.91x10-5 m-2os-1 e 3.278x10-10 mos-2 para uma temperatura de 60 ºC, respectivamente; iv) Estimativa do De como função do teor de umidade (M) apresentando um comportamento polinomial de terceira ordem; v) O encolhimento teve influência no modelo matemático, em especial nas primeiras três horas de secagem, a espessura da banana verde experimentou uma redução de (30.34 ± 1.29) %, encontrando dois períodos de taxa de secagem decrescentes (DDR I e DDR II), os De estimados para estes dois períodos foram 3.28x10-10 mos-2 e 1.77x10-10 mos-2, respectivamente. As simulações no COMSOL Multiphysics foram possíveis de serem realizadas através dos dados estimados pelo modelo matemático.

Orientador: Admar Costa de Oliveira / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-11T21:09:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Correa_TelmaAngelinaFaraldo_M.pdf: 4962684 bytes, checksum: 2000422f2a9e08ad65b8c8de5228c9f4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: O consumo de feijão-comum cozido está associado a efeito trófico no intestino delgado, fígado e pâncreas de ratos. A baixa digestibilidade e valor biológico das proteínas do feijão e as fibras dietéticas estão entre os principais fatores responsáveis por este efeito causando aumento de peso no fígado e no pâncreas. Diante desse fato, o presente estudo objetivou verificar o efeito das fibras dietéticas no aumento de órgãos digestórios (fígado, pâncreas e intestino delgado) de ratos. Para tanto, foram feitas adições crescentes de 5,0% (grupocontrole), 10,0%, 12,5% e 15,0% de fibras dietéticas e amido resistente, com as mesmas proporções de fibras insolúveis, solúveis e amido resistente encontradas no feijão (8: 3: 1), às dietas contendo caseína como fonte protéica. A dieta cuja fonte protéica era o feijão-comum cozido continha 11,9% de fibras dietéticas e 1,0% de amido resistente. Foram utilizados 60 ratos Wistar, recém-desmamados (21-23 dias), os quais foram divididos, aleatoriamente, em 6 grupos. Os animais tiveram livre acesso à água e dieta durante os 14 dias de ensaio biológico, sendo 4 de adaptação e 10 de experimento. Os grupos alimentados com dietas contendo feijão-comum e caseína acrescida de crescentes adições de fibras dietéticas de solubilidade similar à do feijão, apresentaram aumento do intestino delgado, do fígado e do pâncreas quando comparado ao grupo controle em dieta contendo caseína (AIN ¿ 93G). Isto foi verificado no comprimento e peso do intestino delgado e no peso do fígado e do pâncreas que foram: 47,12%, 33,42%, 25,14% e 50,00%, respectivamente, para os ratos em dieta contendo feijão-comum (FC) e 21,43% para peso do pâncreas no grupo que recebeu dieta contendo caseína acrescida de 15,0% de fibras dietéticas e amido resistente (C15,0%), quando comparados ao grupo controle (p<0,05). Em relação à espessura do intestino delgado, não houve diferença estatística (p>0,05) entre os grupos. Assim, a dieta contendo feijão-comum como fonte protéica causou aumento do peso de todos os órgãos estudados e do comprimento do intestino delgado e a dieta de caseína acrescida de 15,0% de fibras dietéticas e amido resistente causou aumento no peso do pâncreas / Abstract: The consumption of the cooked common bean is associated to trophic effect in the small intestine, in the liver and pancreas. The low digestibility and biological value of the bean proteins and the dietetic fibers are major factors for this effect, causing increase of weight in the liver and the pancreas. Thus, the present study was made in order to quantify the digestive organs enlargement (liver, pancreas and small intestine) of rats fed diets with increasing additions of 5.0% (control group), 10.0%, 12.5% and 15.0% of dietetic fibers and resistant starch to the diets containing casein as protein source, with the same proportion of insoluble, soluble and resistant starch found in the beans (8: 3: 1). The diet containing cooked common bean as protein source contained 11.9% of dietetic fibers and 1.0% of resistant starch. Sixty male growing rats of the Wistar strain with 21 to 23 days-old were randomly divided in 6 groups. The animals had free access to water and food during the 14 days of biological assay (4 days of adaptation and 10 of experiment). Groups maintained on the common bean diet and casein diet with increasing addition of dietetic fibers showed an enlargement of small intestine, liver and pancreas as compared (p<0.05) to the rats fed the casein diet (control group), with an increase in the length and weight of the small intestine and in the liver and pancreas weight of: 47.12%, 33.42%, 25.14% e 50.00% respectively, for rats fed the common bean diet (CB) and 21.43% for the rats fed the casein plus 15.0% of dietetic fibers and resistant starch (C15.0%). In relation to small intestine thickness, there was no statistical differences (p>0.05) among the groups. Diet containing cooked common bean as protein source increased organs weight and the small intestine length and the casein diet with 15.0% of dietetic fibers and resistant starch increased the pancreas weight / Mestrado / Nutrição Experimental e Aplicada à Tecnologia de Alimentos / Mestre em Alimentos e Nutrição

Neste trabalho, estudou-se o impacto de dois pré-tratamentos: ultrassom, pulso de vácuo e a combinação de ultrassom seguido de pulso de vácuo, sobre a cinética de secagem da banana verde a (50 e 60) °C. Na secagem a 50 °C constatou-se que, a aplicação de uma única técnica foi mais favorável que a combinação dos pré-tratamentos (20 min de ultrassom, seguido de 60 min de pulso de vácuo), sendo que os melhores resultados foram obtidos com 20 min de ultrassom na potência volumétrica ultrassônica de (9,38 ± 0,60) W/L. Os valores da difusividade efetiva da água, da primeira e segunda fases de taxa decrecente foram de (7,03 ± 0,09 e 3,84 ± 0,09) × 10-9 m2/s para (12,10 ± 0,47 e 6,84 ± 0,28) × 10-9 m2/s, respectivamente, com a aplicação do ultrassom por 20 min. Na secagem a 60 °C, para a primeira fase de taxa decrescente, o pré-tratamento de 25 min de ultrassom resultou mais favorável. Já para a segunda fase de taxa decrescente o pré-tratamento com 25 min de ultrassom e a técnica combinada (25 min de ultrassom, seguido de 60 min de pulso de vácuo) foram os mais eficientes. Desta forma, a hipótese inicial de que micro-canais gerados pelo ultrassom e o gradiente de pressão nos pulsos de vácuo promoveriam maior migração de umidade não foi comprovada. A 60 °C, o aumento dos valores de difusividade efetiva de água, em relação aos ensaios sem prétratamento, foram menores se comparados aos aumentos obtidos nos ensaios a 50 °C. Consequentemente, a 60 °C, o efeito da temperatura prevaleceu, e os efeitos causados pelos pré-tratamentos foram menos evidentes em relação aos ensaios a 50 °C. O modelo de Midilli resultou no melhor modelo para o ajuste dos dados experimentais de secagem com r2>=0,999, RMSE<=0,0119 e ?2<=0,00012. O processo aplicando 20 min de ultrassom na potência volumétrica ultrassônica de (9,38 ± 0,60) W/L e temperatura de secagem de 50 °C diminuiu 30 min o tempo de secagem. A economia do custo de energia sob essas condição iria de (1,12 para 1,05) R$/kg de matéria-prima processada. Embora, uma redução da quantidade de energia necessária para a gelatinização foi observada, devido a aplicação do ultrassom por 20 min e secagem a 50 °C, não foi observada redução significativa do teor de amido resistente, assim, a principal característica da farinha de banana verde, por causa de seu efeito positivo sobre a saúde humana, foi preservada. Constatou-se que, aplicação de 20 min de ultrassom (9,38 ± 0,60) W/L em rodelas imersas em água (hidratadas) ou embaladas a vácuo (não hidratadas) não influenciou significativamente os valores de difusividade efetiva da água, o conteúdo de AR, nem a formação dos micro-canais. Os efeitos do ultrassom foram evidentes independentemente do ganho de água, acontecido devido à imersão das rodelas de banana verde em água. / In this work, the impact of two pre-treatments: ultrasound, pulsed-vacuum and the combination of ultrasound followed by pulsed-vacuum, on the drying kinetics of unripe banana at (50 and 60) ° C were studied. For air-drying at 50 °C, the application of a single technique was more favorable for water migration than the combination of pre-treatments (20 min of ultrasound, followed by 60 min of pulsed-vacuum); the best results were observed with ultrasound for 20 min at ultrasonic volumetric power of (9.38 ± 0.60) W/L. For this condition, the values of effective water diffusivity for the first and second phases of decreasing rate were (7.03 ± 0.09 and 3.84 ± 0.09) × 10-9 m2/s to (12.10 ± 0.47 and 6.84 ± 0.28) × 10-9 m2/s, respectively. At 60 °C, for the first phase of decreasing rate, 25 min of ultrasound resulted more favorable, whereas, for the second phase of decreasing rate, ultrasound for 25 min and the combined technique (25 min ultrasound, followed by 60 min pulsed-vacuum) resulted favorable. Thus, the initial hypothesis that micro-channels from ultrasound pre-treatment and pressure gradient from pulsed-vacuum pre-treatment would help moisture migration was not observed. At 60 °C, the increase of the values of effective water diffusivity were lower than those obtained at 50 °C. Consequently, at 60 °C, the effect of temperature prevailed, and the effects caused by pretreatments were less evident with respect to the assays at 50 °C. The Midilli model was the best model for adjusting the experimental drying data with r2>=0.999, RMSE<= 0.0119 and x2<=0.00012. The process applying 20 min of ultrasound at ultrasonic volumetric power of (9.38 ± 0.60) W/L and air-drying at 50 °C saved 30 min of air-drying time. The economy of energy cost under these conditions would represent a value from (1.12 to 1.05) R$/kg of processed raw material. Although a reduction in the amount of energy required for gelatinization was observed due to the application of ultrasound for 20 min and air-drying temperature at 50 °C, no significant reduction of resistant starch content was observed; thus, the main characteristic of unripe banana flour, because of its positive effect on human health, was preserved. It was verified that the application of 20 min of ultrasound (9.38 ± 0.60) W/L in unripe banana slices, immersed in water (hydrated) or vacuum-packed (non-hydrated), did not influence significantly the values of effective water diffusivity, resistant starch content and the formation of micro-channels. The effects of ultrasound were evident independent of water gain, which occurs due to the immersion of unripe banana slices into water.

A aglomeração de partículas é um processo muito usado na indústria, que permite melhorar as propriedades de instantaneização de produtos em pó sem alterar suas características nutricionais e sensoriais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar o processo de aglomeração de partículas de farinha de banana verde com alto conteúdo de amido resistente, usando um leito fluidizado pulsado avaliando seu efeito sobre as características finais da farinha, para ser usada como ingrediente funcional na melhora do índice glicêmico e níveis de insulina plasmática no sangue. A matéria prima usada foi farinha de banana verde com alto conteúdo de amido resistente e um leito fluidizado, constituído com um sistema de pulsação proporcionado por uma válvula de esfera, trabalhando à frequência de 600 rpm. Solução de alginato de sódio (5 g/100 g, a 35°C) foi usada como agente ligante na atomização a uma vazão de 3,0 mL/min. As condições de processamento como temperatura, pressão, vazão de ar, e tempo total de processo, foram mantidas em 95°C, 1,0 bar, 0,3 m/s, 50 min., para amostras de 400 g. Resultados após o processo de aglomeração indicam que houve uma diminuição do teor de umidade, aumento do diâmetro médio das partículas e do índice de fluidez, assim como elevada porosidade da partícula com forma irregular, características decorrentes de um produto aglomerado. A farinha aglomerada apresentou conteúdo de amido resistente de 53,95 ± 0,22 % em comparação a 57,49 ± 0,43 % na matéria prima. Pode-se concluir que o processo de aglomeração não alterou as propriedades funcionais da farinha de banana verde mantendo os níveis do AR, resultando na melhora das propriedades de instantaneização das partículas e dispersão em água. / The powder agglomeration process is widely used in food industry, due to increases the instant properties, rapidly dissolving in liquids without altering their nutritional and sensory characteristics. The aim of this study was to assess the particle agglomeration process of the green banana four (GBF) with high resistant starch (RS) content, using a pulsed fluidized bed and evaluating its effect on the final characteristics of flour, to be used as a functional ingredient in improving glycemic and plasma insulin levels in the blood. It was used samples of 400 g of GBF and a fluidized bed constituted with a pulsation system provided by a sphere valve, working at frequency of 600 rpm. Solution of sodium alginate (5 g/100 g, 35°C) was used as the binder in the spray at a rate of (3.0 mL/min). The processing conditions such as temperature, pressure, air flow and total process time were maintained at 95°C, 1.0 bar, 0,3 m/s and 50 min. As results, they were seen a reduction of moisture content, an increase of average particle diameter, high flowability and porosity with irregular shape, typical characteristics from an agglomerated product. The agglomerated flour has RS content of 53.95 ± 0.22 % in comparison to 57.49 ± 0.43 % to the original content. In conclusion, the agglomeration process did not affect the functional properties of green banana flour, maintaining levels of resistant starch, and results in an improvement in the instant properties of the particles and dispersibility in water.

A review of the literature revealed that diet plays an important role in serious human noninfectious large bowel diseases including cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases. Dietary protein (especially as red and processed meats) has been implicated as a positive risk factor for colorectal cancer while starch which is not digested in the small intestine (resistant starch, RS) appears to be protective. The series of experiments described in this thesis were aimed to determine the effects of dietary proteins and RS on indices of colon health in an animal model, the laboratory rat. Genetic damage is a prerequisite for carcinogenesis and this was assessed by a specific assay (the comet assay) which gives a measure of DNA strand breaks. Loss of mucus barrier function is thought to contribute to inflammatory bowel disease by permitting bacterial translocation and this was measured optically using a microscope micrometer. Other biomarkers were measured as described below. There were four major experiments. 1. Effects of dietary red meat and casein on colonic DNA damage and interaction with resistant starch Previous studies had shown that higher dietary protein (as casein) induced genetic damage in rat colonocytes and that RS (fed as a high amylose maize starch) was protective. This study was aimed at establishing whether a high protein diet fed as cooked red meat had similar effects and whether RS was protective. Rats were fed diets containing either 15 % or 25% casein or 25% barbecued lean red beef, each with or without 48% high amylose maize starch (as a source of RS) for 4 weeks. As expected, high dietary casein caused a 2-fold increase in colonic single-strand DNA breaks compared with a low casein diet and reduced the thickness of the colonic mucus layer by 41%. High levels of cooked meat caused 26% more DNA damage than the high casein diet but reduced mucus thickness to a similar degree as casein. Addition of RS to the diet abolished the increase in DNA damage and the loss of colonic mucus thickness induced by either high protein diet. It is thought that RS promotes large bowel health through the SCFA produced by the large bowel bacteria. One acid in particular (butyrate) has been associated particularly with promotion of normal large bowel function and protection against disease. In keeping with this hypothesis, caecal and faecal short chain fatty acid pools (including those of butyrate) were increased by inclusion of RS in the diet. DNA damage is an early step in the initiation of cancer and these findings agree with the population data which suggest that total dietary protein and red meat promote risk of colorectal cancer. However, inclusion of resistant starch in the diet could significantly reduce that risk. 2. Differential effects of dietary whey, soy and casein on colonic DNA damage and interaction with resistant starch The preceding experiments showed that high levels of animal-derived proteins increased colonocyte genetic damage and loss of the mucus barrier in rats. This second experiment was designed to determine whether diets high in different types of dairy protein (casein or whey) or a plant protein isolate (soy) had similar adverse effects on colonic DNA and mucus barrier function and whether inclusion of RS in the diet was protective. Adult male Sprague Dawley rats were fed a diet containing 15 % or 25 % casein, whey or soy protein, each with or without 48 % high amylose maize starch for 4 weeks. In confirmation of the earlier studies, higher levels of dietary casein increased colonocyte DNA damage significantly. However, whey did not increase genetic damage. Colonic DNA damage was highest for soy when fed at both 15% and 25% protein in the absence of RS. Inclusion of RS in the diet attenuated colonocyte DNA damage due to higher dietary protein in all three groups. The colonic mucus barrier was thinner in rats fed higher dietary protein but the effect was reversed by feeding RS. Caecal total SCFA and butyrate pools were low in rats fed the digestible starch and were higher in rats fed RS. However, there was no relationship between caecal or faecal SCFA and genetic damage or mucus thickness. Caecal and colonic tissue weight and colon length were higher in rats fed RS, consistent with greater SCFA supply. These data confirm that higher dietary protein of animal (casein) or plant (soy) origin increases genetic damage and loss of the mucus barrier indicating that this is an effect of protein and not its source. These findings accord with the epidemiological data which link dietary protein to greater risk of colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. However, the data show also that dietary proteins differ in their specific actions on genetic damage and mucus thickness. Further, the data from the feeding of whey suggest that not all proteins are equivalent in their capacity to provoke adverse changes in colonic integrity. While the data show that RS raised large bowel and faecal SCFA, they indicate their levels were not related directly to these biomarkers. 3. Dose response effects of resistant starch on protein induced colonic DNA damage The accumulated data linking greater protein intakes to adverse changes in the colon were obtained at dietary levels which were not unreasonable in terms of animal or human consumption. However, the dietary level of RS which were fed were relatively high (48% by weight) so this study was conducted to determine its effectiveness at lower levels of dietary inclusion. It was also important to ascertain whether there was a dose-response relationship between RS intake and the observed effects. One of the mechanisms proposed for the induction of colorectal cancer by high dietary protein intakes is oxidative damage to DNA. In this experiment, this was done by assaying with endonuclease III. Adult male rats were fed a diet containing 25% casein with 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% or 40% high amylose maize starch for 4 weeks. As in the preceding studies comet tail moment was greatest and the mucus barrier thinnest in rats fed 0% RS. DNA damage was reduced and the mucus barrier thickened in a logarithmic dose-dependent manner by RS. There was no significant difference between dietary groups associated with oxidative DNA damage as measured by endonuclease III. Caecal and faecal short chain fatty acid (SCFA) pools rose with the increased level of dietary RS. DNA damage of colonocytes correlated negatively with caecal SCFA but the strongest correlation was with caecal butyrate, which is consistent with the proposed role of this SCFA in promoting a normal cell phenotype. The data show that RS prevents protein induced colonic DNA damage in a dose-dependent manner. Inclusion of 10% high amylose maize starch was found to be sufficient to oppose colonocyte DNA damage, and to increase caecal and faecal SCFA pools. Intakes of this order are not unreasonable in terms of human consumption of RS. 4. Dose response effects of red and white meat on colonic DNA damage and interaction with resistant starch The accumulated evidence from large prospective human studies links diet to colorectal cancer risk strongly. The evidence from the animal studies described in this thesis that dietary protein induces colonocyte genetic damage supports a role for high protein intakes in increasing risk. Recently, several large epidemiological studies and a meta-analysis of prospective studies have found that consumption of dietary red or processed meats, but not white (poultry) meat, is associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer. This is consistent with the data from the preceding studies that specific proteins affected colonic integrity differentially. A large prospective European study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) has reported that dietary fibre was protective. The findings reported in this thesis that RS opposes the effects of high dietary protein accord with that conclusion. This study aimed to compare the effects of cooked red (beef) or white (chicken) meat on DNA damage and mucus barrier thickness in rats. The study was designed to determine whether the relationship between the intakes of these meats was dose-dependent. Double-strand DNA breaks are thought to relate more closely to carcinogenesis than single-strand breaks so both were measured. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a diet containing 15%, 25% or 35% cooked beef or cooked chicken each with or without 20% high amylose maize starch for four weeks. Both red and white meat increased colonic DNA damage dose-dependently. However, both single and double strand breaks were significantly greater when the rats were fed the red meat diets compared to those fed the white meat. Colonocyte DNA damage was reduced by the consumption of RS while large bowel SCFA were increased. The findings of this study are consistent with the epidemiological data which show that red meat consumption is associated with greater risk of colorectal cancer but that white meat is not. Summary The data reported in this thesis support the findings of prospective population studies that high dietary protein, red meat in particular, appears to be harmful to the health of the large bowel. However, the data demonstrate also that different protein types have differential effects on the integrity of the colonocyte DNA. Furthermore, the addition of RS to the diet protects against protein-induced colonic DNA damage and maintenance of the colonic mucus barrier, apparently through increased SCFA production by colonic fermentation. The results of these experiments indicate a strong potential for RS to be effective in maintenance of large bowel integrity in the face of high dietary protein. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1292858 / Thesis(Ph.D.)-- School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, 2007.

A review of the literature revealed that diet plays an important role in serious human noninfectious large bowel diseases including cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases. Dietary protein (especially as red and processed meats) has been implicated as a positive risk factor for colorectal cancer while starch which is not digested in the small intestine (resistant starch, RS) appears to be protective. The series of experiments described in this thesis were aimed to determine the effects of dietary proteins and RS on indices of colon health in an animal model, the laboratory rat. Genetic damage is a prerequisite for carcinogenesis and this was assessed by a specific assay (the comet assay) which gives a measure of DNA strand breaks. Loss of mucus barrier function is thought to contribute to inflammatory bowel disease by permitting bacterial translocation and this was measured optically using a microscope micrometer. Other biomarkers were measured as described below. There were four major experiments. 1. Effects of dietary red meat and casein on colonic DNA damage and interaction with resistant starch Previous studies had shown that higher dietary protein (as casein) induced genetic damage in rat colonocytes and that RS (fed as a high amylose maize starch) was protective. This study was aimed at establishing whether a high protein diet fed as cooked red meat had similar effects and whether RS was protective. Rats were fed diets containing either 15 % or 25% casein or 25% barbecued lean red beef, each with or without 48% high amylose maize starch (as a source of RS) for 4 weeks. As expected, high dietary casein caused a 2-fold increase in colonic single-strand DNA breaks compared with a low casein diet and reduced the thickness of the colonic mucus layer by 41%. High levels of cooked meat caused 26% more DNA damage than the high casein diet but reduced mucus thickness to a similar degree as casein. Addition of RS to the diet abolished the increase in DNA damage and the loss of colonic mucus thickness induced by either high protein diet. It is thought that RS promotes large bowel health through the SCFA produced by the large bowel bacteria. One acid in particular (butyrate) has been associated particularly with promotion of normal large bowel function and protection against disease. In keeping with this hypothesis, caecal and faecal short chain fatty acid pools (including those of butyrate) were increased by inclusion of RS in the diet. DNA damage is an early step in the initiation of cancer and these findings agree with the population data which suggest that total dietary protein and red meat promote risk of colorectal cancer. However, inclusion of resistant starch in the diet could significantly reduce that risk. 2. Differential effects of dietary whey, soy and casein on colonic DNA damage and interaction with resistant starch The preceding experiments showed that high levels of animal-derived proteins increased colonocyte genetic damage and loss of the mucus barrier in rats. This second experiment was designed to determine whether diets high in different types of dairy protein (casein or whey) or a plant protein isolate (soy) had similar adverse effects on colonic DNA and mucus barrier function and whether inclusion of RS in the diet was protective. Adult male Sprague Dawley rats were fed a diet containing 15 % or 25 % casein, whey or soy protein, each with or without 48 % high amylose maize starch for 4 weeks. In confirmation of the earlier studies, higher levels of dietary casein increased colonocyte DNA damage significantly. However, whey did not increase genetic damage. Colonic DNA damage was highest for soy when fed at both 15% and 25% protein in the absence of RS. Inclusion of RS in the diet attenuated colonocyte DNA damage due to higher dietary protein in all three groups. The colonic mucus barrier was thinner in rats fed higher dietary protein but the effect was reversed by feeding RS. Caecal total SCFA and butyrate pools were low in rats fed the digestible starch and were higher in rats fed RS. However, there was no relationship between caecal or faecal SCFA and genetic damage or mucus thickness. Caecal and colonic tissue weight and colon length were higher in rats fed RS, consistent with greater SCFA supply. These data confirm that higher dietary protein of animal (casein) or plant (soy) origin increases genetic damage and loss of the mucus barrier indicating that this is an effect of protein and not its source. These findings accord with the epidemiological data which link dietary protein to greater risk of colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. However, the data show also that dietary proteins differ in their specific actions on genetic damage and mucus thickness. Further, the data from the feeding of whey suggest that not all proteins are equivalent in their capacity to provoke adverse changes in colonic integrity. While the data show that RS raised large bowel and faecal SCFA, they indicate their levels were not related directly to these biomarkers. 3. Dose response effects of resistant starch on protein induced colonic DNA damage The accumulated data linking greater protein intakes to adverse changes in the colon were obtained at dietary levels which were not unreasonable in terms of animal or human consumption. However, the dietary level of RS which were fed were relatively high (48% by weight) so this study was conducted to determine its effectiveness at lower levels of dietary inclusion. It was also important to ascertain whether there was a dose-response relationship between RS intake and the observed effects. One of the mechanisms proposed for the induction of colorectal cancer by high dietary protein intakes is oxidative damage to DNA. In this experiment, this was done by assaying with endonuclease III. Adult male rats were fed a diet containing 25% casein with 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% or 40% high amylose maize starch for 4 weeks. As in the preceding studies comet tail moment was greatest and the mucus barrier thinnest in rats fed 0% RS. DNA damage was reduced and the mucus barrier thickened in a logarithmic dose-dependent manner by RS. There was no significant difference between dietary groups associated with oxidative DNA damage as measured by endonuclease III. Caecal and faecal short chain fatty acid (SCFA) pools rose with the increased level of dietary RS. DNA damage of colonocytes correlated negatively with caecal SCFA but the strongest correlation was with caecal butyrate, which is consistent with the proposed role of this SCFA in promoting a normal cell phenotype. The data show that RS prevents protein induced colonic DNA damage in a dose-dependent manner. Inclusion of 10% high amylose maize starch was found to be sufficient to oppose colonocyte DNA damage, and to increase caecal and faecal SCFA pools. Intakes of this order are not unreasonable in terms of human consumption of RS. 4. Dose response effects of red and white meat on colonic DNA damage and interaction with resistant starch The accumulated evidence from large prospective human studies links diet to colorectal cancer risk strongly. The evidence from the animal studies described in this thesis that dietary protein induces colonocyte genetic damage supports a role for high protein intakes in increasing risk. Recently, several large epidemiological studies and a meta-analysis of prospective studies have found that consumption of dietary red or processed meats, but not white (poultry) meat, is associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer. This is consistent with the data from the preceding studies that specific proteins affected colonic integrity differentially. A large prospective European study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) has reported that dietary fibre was protective. The findings reported in this thesis that RS opposes the effects of high dietary protein accord with that conclusion. This study aimed to compare the effects of cooked red (beef) or white (chicken) meat on DNA damage and mucus barrier thickness in rats. The study was designed to determine whether the relationship between the intakes of these meats was dose-dependent. Double-strand DNA breaks are thought to relate more closely to carcinogenesis than single-strand breaks so both were measured. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a diet containing 15%, 25% or 35% cooked beef or cooked chicken each with or without 20% high amylose maize starch for four weeks. Both red and white meat increased colonic DNA damage dose-dependently. However, both single and double strand breaks were significantly greater when the rats were fed the red meat diets compared to those fed the white meat. Colonocyte DNA damage was reduced by the consumption of RS while large bowel SCFA were increased. The findings of this study are consistent with the epidemiological data which show that red meat consumption is associated with greater risk of colorectal cancer but that white meat is not. Summary The data reported in this thesis support the findings of prospective population studies that high dietary protein, red meat in particular, appears to be harmful to the health of the large bowel. However, the data demonstrate also that different protein types have differential effects on the integrity of the colonocyte DNA. Furthermore, the addition of RS to the diet protects against protein-induced colonic DNA damage and maintenance of the colonic mucus barrier, apparently through increased SCFA production by colonic fermentation. The results of these experiments indicate a strong potential for RS to be effective in maintenance of large bowel integrity in the face of high dietary protein. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1292858 / Thesis(Ph.D.)-- School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, 2007.

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Orientador: Cláudio Cabello / Banca: Magali Leonel / Banca: Maria José Queiróz de Freitas Alves / Resumo: Amidos naturais muitas vezes não têm características específicas para um processamento industrial, assim, amidos modificados são usados para proporcionar aos produtos amiláceos propriedades desejáveis tais como textura, aparência, maciez e outras. As modificações produzidas nos amidos geralmente repercutem em algumas de suas propriedades físicas tais como: temperatura de pasta, viscosidade, quebra de viscosidade, tendência de retrogradação. Os tratamentos hidrotérmicos modificam as propriedades físico-químicas dos amidos sem destruir a estrutura granular e nem adicionar outras espécies química às amostras tratadas, ou seja, o amido continua sendo natural. Estudos indicam que estas modificações repercutem nas propriedades funcionais inclusive na resistência às ações de enzimas presentes no trato digestivo alto e desta forma aumentando a concentração de amidos resistentes. Deste modo, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo verificar o efeito dos tratamentos hidrotérmicos tipo "annealing" e calor-umidade em amostras de amidos extraídos de quatro diferentes variedades de mandioca, na concentração de amido resistente e propriedades de pasta e também analisar os perfis das concentrações de amido resistente e respectivas propriedades de pasta de duas variedades de mandioca com diferentes estágios de desenvolvimento. Os amidos de mandioca Fécula Branca, Cascuda, Capora e IAC 576/70 in natura e modificados com os tratamentos "annealing" e calor/umidade, foram avaliados quanto às suas propriedades de pasta e concentração de amido resistente. As duas variedades de amido de mandioca Fécula Branca e Cascuda com idades fisiológicas de 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 e 15 meses, foram analisadas em suas propriedades de pasta e concentração de amido resistente. Os resultados dos tratamentos hidrotérmicos foram significativos, sendo que os amidos submetidos ao tratamento ...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Many natural starches do not have specific characteristics for industrial processing. Therefore, these starches are modified in order to give them desirable properties such as texture, appearance, softness, etc. The modifications produced in the starches generally change some of their physical properties, such as pasting temperature, viscosity, viscosity breakage, and retrogradation tendency. Hydrothermal treatments modify the physical and chemical properties of the starches without destroying their granular structure, and do not add other kinds of chemicals to the treated samples; in other words, the starch continues to be natural. Studies indicate that these modifications change the functional properties in respect to resistance to the actions of enzymes present in the high digestive treatment, and thus increasethe concentration of resistant starches. Therefore, one aim of the present study was to assess the effects of annealing and heat-humidity hydrothermal treatments on samples of starch from four varieties of cassava, in respect to pasting resistance and concentration properties. A second aim was to analyze the profiles of the pasting resistance and concentration properties of starches from two varieties of cassava in different stages of development. The cassava starches Fécula Branca, Cascuda, Capora and IAC 576/70, both in natura and modified with the "annealing" and heat-moisture treatments, were evaluated regarding their pasting and concentration properties of resistant starch. The Fécula Branca and Cascuda varieties, with physiological ages of 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 months, were analyzed for their pasting and concentration properties of resistant starch. The hydrothermal treatment results were significant, and the starches submitted to the heat-moisture treatment underwent larger changes in the pasting properties and in the concentration of resistant starch... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Neste trabalho, estudou-se o impacto de dois pré-tratamentos: ultrassom, pulso de vácuo e a combinação de ultrassom seguido de pulso de vácuo, sobre a cinética de secagem da banana verde a (50 e 60) °C. Na secagem a 50 °C constatou-se que, a aplicação de uma única técnica foi mais favorável que a combinação dos pré-tratamentos (20 min de ultrassom, seguido de 60 min de pulso de vácuo), sendo que os melhores resultados foram obtidos com 20 min de ultrassom na potência volumétrica ultrassônica de (9,38 ± 0,60) W/L. Os valores da difusividade efetiva da água, da primeira e segunda fases de taxa decrecente foram de (7,03 ± 0,09 e 3,84 ± 0,09) × 10-9 m2/s para (12,10 ± 0,47 e 6,84 ± 0,28) × 10-9 m2/s, respectivamente, com a aplicação do ultrassom por 20 min. Na secagem a 60 °C, para a primeira fase de taxa decrescente, o pré-tratamento de 25 min de ultrassom resultou mais favorável. Já para a segunda fase de taxa decrescente o pré-tratamento com 25 min de ultrassom e a técnica combinada (25 min de ultrassom, seguido de 60 min de pulso de vácuo) foram os mais eficientes. Desta forma, a hipótese inicial de que micro-canais gerados pelo ultrassom e o gradiente de pressão nos pulsos de vácuo promoveriam maior migração de umidade não foi comprovada. A 60 °C, o aumento dos valores de difusividade efetiva de água, em relação aos ensaios sem prétratamento, foram menores se comparados aos aumentos obtidos nos ensaios a 50 °C. Consequentemente, a 60 °C, o efeito da temperatura prevaleceu, e os efeitos causados pelos pré-tratamentos foram menos evidentes em relação aos ensaios a 50 °C. O modelo de Midilli resultou no melhor modelo para o ajuste dos dados experimentais de secagem com r2>=0,999, RMSE<=0,0119 e ?2<=0,00012. O processo aplicando 20 min de ultrassom na potência volumétrica ultrassônica de (9,38 ± 0,60) W/L e temperatura de secagem de 50 °C diminuiu 30 min o tempo de secagem. A economia do custo de energia sob essas condição iria de (1,12 para 1,05) R$/kg de matéria-prima processada. Embora, uma redução da quantidade de energia necessária para a gelatinização foi observada, devido a aplicação do ultrassom por 20 min e secagem a 50 °C, não foi observada redução significativa do teor de amido resistente, assim, a principal característica da farinha de banana verde, por causa de seu efeito positivo sobre a saúde humana, foi preservada. Constatou-se que, aplicação de 20 min de ultrassom (9,38 ± 0,60) W/L em rodelas imersas em água (hidratadas) ou embaladas a vácuo (não hidratadas) não influenciou significativamente os valores de difusividade efetiva da água, o conteúdo de AR, nem a formação dos micro-canais. Os efeitos do ultrassom foram evidentes independentemente do ganho de água, acontecido devido à imersão das rodelas de banana verde em água. / In this work, the impact of two pre-treatments: ultrasound, pulsed-vacuum and the combination of ultrasound followed by pulsed-vacuum, on the drying kinetics of unripe banana at (50 and 60) ° C were studied. For air-drying at 50 °C, the application of a single technique was more favorable for water migration than the combination of pre-treatments (20 min of ultrasound, followed by 60 min of pulsed-vacuum); the best results were observed with ultrasound for 20 min at ultrasonic volumetric power of (9.38 ± 0.60) W/L. For this condition, the values of effective water diffusivity for the first and second phases of decreasing rate were (7.03 ± 0.09 and 3.84 ± 0.09) × 10-9 m2/s to (12.10 ± 0.47 and 6.84 ± 0.28) × 10-9 m2/s, respectively. At 60 °C, for the first phase of decreasing rate, 25 min of ultrasound resulted more favorable, whereas, for the second phase of decreasing rate, ultrasound for 25 min and the combined technique (25 min ultrasound, followed by 60 min pulsed-vacuum) resulted favorable. Thus, the initial hypothesis that micro-channels from ultrasound pre-treatment and pressure gradient from pulsed-vacuum pre-treatment would help moisture migration was not observed. At 60 °C, the increase of the values of effective water diffusivity were lower than those obtained at 50 °C. Consequently, at 60 °C, the effect of temperature prevailed, and the effects caused by pretreatments were less evident with respect to the assays at 50 °C. The Midilli model was the best model for adjusting the experimental drying data with r2>=0.999, RMSE<= 0.0119 and x2<=0.00012. The process applying 20 min of ultrasound at ultrasonic volumetric power of (9.38 ± 0.60) W/L and air-drying at 50 °C saved 30 min of air-drying time. The economy of energy cost under these conditions would represent a value from (1.12 to 1.05) R$/kg of processed raw material. Although a reduction in the amount of energy required for gelatinization was observed due to the application of ultrasound for 20 min and air-drying temperature at 50 °C, no significant reduction of resistant starch content was observed; thus, the main characteristic of unripe banana flour, because of its positive effect on human health, was preserved. It was verified that the application of 20 min of ultrasound (9.38 ± 0.60) W/L in unripe banana slices, immersed in water (hydrated) or vacuum-packed (non-hydrated), did not influence significantly the values of effective water diffusivity, resistant starch content and the formation of micro-channels. The effects of ultrasound were evident independent of water gain, which occurs due to the immersion of unripe banana slices into water.

A aglomeração de partículas é um processo muito usado na indústria, que permite melhorar as propriedades de instantaneização de produtos em pó sem alterar suas características nutricionais e sensoriais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar o processo de aglomeração de partículas de farinha de banana verde com alto conteúdo de amido resistente, usando um leito fluidizado pulsado avaliando seu efeito sobre as características finais da farinha, para ser usada como ingrediente funcional na melhora do índice glicêmico e níveis de insulina plasmática no sangue. A matéria prima usada foi farinha de banana verde com alto conteúdo de amido resistente e um leito fluidizado, constituído com um sistema de pulsação proporcionado por uma válvula de esfera, trabalhando à frequência de 600 rpm. Solução de alginato de sódio (5 g/100 g, a 35°C) foi usada como agente ligante na atomização a uma vazão de 3,0 mL/min. As condições de processamento como temperatura, pressão, vazão de ar, e tempo total de processo, foram mantidas em 95°C, 1,0 bar, 0,3 m/s, 50 min., para amostras de 400 g. Resultados após o processo de aglomeração indicam que houve uma diminuição do teor de umidade, aumento do diâmetro médio das partículas e do índice de fluidez, assim como elevada porosidade da partícula com forma irregular, características decorrentes de um produto aglomerado. A farinha aglomerada apresentou conteúdo de amido resistente de 53,95 ± 0,22 % em comparação a 57,49 ± 0,43 % na matéria prima. Pode-se concluir que o processo de aglomeração não alterou as propriedades funcionais da farinha de banana verde mantendo os níveis do AR, resultando na melhora das propriedades de instantaneização das partículas e dispersão em água. / The powder agglomeration process is widely used in food industry, due to increases the instant properties, rapidly dissolving in liquids without altering their nutritional and sensory characteristics. The aim of this study was to assess the particle agglomeration process of the green banana four (GBF) with high resistant starch (RS) content, using a pulsed fluidized bed and evaluating its effect on the final characteristics of flour, to be used as a functional ingredient in improving glycemic and plasma insulin levels in the blood. It was used samples of 400 g of GBF and a fluidized bed constituted with a pulsation system provided by a sphere valve, working at frequency of 600 rpm. Solution of sodium alginate (5 g/100 g, 35°C) was used as the binder in the spray at a rate of (3.0 mL/min). The processing conditions such as temperature, pressure, air flow and total process time were maintained at 95°C, 1.0 bar, 0,3 m/s and 50 min. As results, they were seen a reduction of moisture content, an increase of average particle diameter, high flowability and porosity with irregular shape, typical characteristics from an agglomerated product. The agglomerated flour has RS content of 53.95 ± 0.22 % in comparison to 57.49 ± 0.43 % to the original content. In conclusion, the agglomeration process did not affect the functional properties of green banana flour, maintaining levels of resistant starch, and results in an improvement in the instant properties of the particles and dispersibility in water.