Processing, characterizationandbread-making
potential ofmaltedyellowpeas
Over thelastfewyears,noneofthestudiesaimingthefortification ofwheatbreadswith
germinated legume flours havebeenconductedaccordingtothebestpracticesinmalting
(e.g. steeping,germinationanddrying).Theimpactofsupplementingbreadsata10%level
with non-maltedandmaltedyellowpea flour wasstudied.Microbiologicalmonitoringwas
performed throughoutthemaltingprocess.Fine flours wereprocessedandcharacterized
for their fineness, proteincontentandashcontent.Doughmixingpropertieswere
determined priortobreadpreparation.Resultsshowedthatmaltingprocessslightly
increased theproteincontentandchangedthemicrobiologicalprofile ofyellowpeas;the
highest densityinpopulationwasachievedbypsychrophilicbacteriaandtheoccurrenceof
Enterobacteriaceae considerablyincreased.Doughmixingpropertiesofyellowpea flours
were barelyaffectedbythemaltingprocessleadingtoapromisingbread-makingpotential
when comparedtoun-substituted flour.