EFFECT OF TRITICALE GRAIN CHARACTERISTICS, SCOURING, AND EXTRUSION CONDITIONS ON PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, AND VOLATILE COMPOUNDS OF FLAT BREAD

The objective of the study was to determine the effect of grain preparation technology, extrusion cooking conditions, and triticale cultivars on physico-chemical properties of crisp bread. Triticale cultivars used in the experiments differed in protein content, starch content, amylolytic activity, and viscosimetric properties. The type of the twin-screw extruder used has an effect on starch degradation, phenolic contents, and antioxidant activity of the product, but a greater effect on those characteristics is found for grain scouring prior to extrusion. All factors had an effect on volatile compound amounts in crisp bread, but the direction and range of these changes were random in character. Results of this study show that triticale grain can be useful raw material for the production of flat bread.