National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) an annual crop, is a pseudo cereal and a member of the polygonaceae family. A major benefit of buckwheat compared to other grains is that it has a gluten free property and unique amino acid composition that gives special biological activities. These include cholesterol-lowering effects, anti-hypertension effects and improving digestion by relieving constipation. Though the physiological importance of pseudo cereal is laid since ancient times, the physicochemical properties of buckwheat studies are in vague. Hence the present study was taken up with the objective is to assess the physical and functional properties of buckwheat varieties. Buck wheat varieties were selected from wheat scheme, MARS, Agricultural University Dharwad. Two buckwheat varieties viz., PRB-1, Nelagiri along with one bread wheat were selected for the study. The buckwheat varieties did not very much, PRB-1 variety had highest 100 kernel weight (1.97 g/100 g), volume (2.66 g/100 g), bulk density (0.74) while Nelagiri variety had highest grain length (4.02 mm) and length/width ratio (1.53). The width was same for both the varieties (2.89 mm). Hydration capacity (1.22 g/100 g) and Hydration index (0.79) were highest in Nelagiri variety. Swelling capacity (0.37 ml/100 g) and swelling index (0.94) were highest in PRB-1 variety. Water absorption capacity was found to be highest in buckwheat (2.23 ml/g) whereas highest oil absorption capacity was observed in bread wheat (2.20 ml/g).
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