Occurrence of Fusarium T-2 and HT-2 toxins in oats from cultivar studies in Germany and degradation of the toxins during grain cleaning treatment and food processing.

For the Fusarium trichothecene mycotoxins T-2 and HT-2, a combined (T-2 + HT-2) temporary tolerable daily intake (tTDI) of 0.06 microg kg(-1) body weight day(-1) was proposed at the European level in 2001 (Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food). In the near future, maximum levels for these trichothecenes will be regulated by the European Commission as announced in EU (VO) 1881/2006.

Influence of dough ingredients on 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) formation in toast.

The influence of different dough ingredients such as fat, salt, sourdough, emulsifiers, and sugar on the formation of 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) during toast preparation under domestic conditions was investigated. In comparison with a fat-free recipe, addition of 1% peanut fat considerably increased 3-MCPD formation, but varying the fat (2-5%) or salt (1.6-2.

Protein composition of some Croatian and German wheat varieties and their influence on the loaf volume.

Ten Croatian and five German wheat varieties were tested. Wheat protein composition was analysed according to a modified Osborne fractionation. They were extracted in four fractions: NaCl fraction, ethanol fraction, acetic acid fraction and insoluble fraction.

Comparison of the quality of some Croatian and German wheat varieties according to the German standard protocol.

Ten Croatian and five German wheat varieties were tested. They were carried out using the German standard testing protocol. The results demonstrated that the quality of the Croatian wheat varieties could be ranged in A-C quality groups according to the German testing protocol.