|
Cereal flakes are much healthier than puffs
07/Oct/2006: A new research has found that cereal flakes are much healthier than puffs, even though the later tastes a lot better. The study suggests that the difference lies in the cooking techniques and its findings might help in developing healthier preparation methods for cold cereals and other processed foods.
A chemical process called ‘Maillard reaction’ (a reaction between amino acids and ‘reducing sugar’, which requires heat), affects both the flavor and the nutrition in cereals, according to Francisco Morales, who led this study. This reaction gives many foods their characteristic toasty and golden brown qualities.
Francisco Morales, who is a scientist at the Institute del Frio in Madrid, Spain, said that the Maillard reaction is responsible for determining several properties of the final cereal products and at the time it reduces the nutritional value and leads to formation of contaminants, in food materials.
Morales and his colleagues studied 60 packaged cold cereals, by measuring the amount of ‘furosine’, a chemical produced during the Maillard reaction. Furosine reduces the nutritional value of the food.
The researchers observed no notable differences between wheat, rice or corn-based cereals, in this study. They found that the furosine content in flaked cereals was much lesser than puffed varieties, which makes flaked cereals more nutritional than cereal puffs.
Related Link
http://www.finallyitfits.com/
|
 Eco
Features
Eco
Guides
Health
& Lifestyle
Mail
This Page
Link
To Us
Bookmark
Archives
 Recent Articles
Cows contribute to global warming!
New treatment for acne scars
Researchers develop a novel treatment for dementia
Ovulation influence women’s lifestyle
Fighting global warming could benefit world economies
|
