Bioactive healthy components of bulgur

• Published in: International journal of food sciences and nutrition Vol. 63; no. 2; p. 250
• Main Authors: Tacer Caba, Zeynep, Boyacioglu, M Hikmet, Boyacioglu, Dilek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01-03-2012
• Subjects: Antioxidants - analysis; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Benzothiazoles; Biphenyl Compounds - metabolism; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Dietary Carbohydrates - analysis; Dietary Fiber - analysis; Edible Grain - chemistry; Humans; Middle East; Phenols - analysis; Phenols - pharmacology; Picrates - metabolism; Plant Extracts - analysis; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Starch - analysis; Sulfonic Acids - metabolism; Thiazoles - metabolism; Triticum - chemistry; Turkey
• ISSN: 1465-3478
• DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2011.639748

Bulgur has been one of the most important traditional Durum wheat products in Turkey and Middle Eastern countries for ages. The objective of this study was to reveal the composition of some healthy components of industrial bulgur samples produced in Turkey. Total starch, resistant starch, dietary fibre and total phenolic contents and their high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) profile and antioxidant capacity of bulgur samples using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) radical scavenging activity methods were investigated. The results showed that total dietary fibre ranged between 5.8 ± 0.7 and 8.2 ± 0.7% and resistant starch between 2.1 ± 0.2 and 2.8 ± 0.2%. Moreover, phenolic content with an average of 59.5 ± 5.2 mg Gallic acid/100 g dry matter and a moderate level of antioxidant capacity with an average of 22.2 ± 2.4% DPPH scavenging activity and 563.3 ± 60.7 μmol Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity/100 g dry matter of ABTS scavenging activity add value to the health benefits of bulgur product.