Heat moisture treatment and ultrasound-induced hydrothermal wheat starch modification: Techno-functional, microstructural and quality 3D printed characteristics.

In this study, the effect of hydrothermal process, ultrasound and combined freezing-ultrasound process on the physical and structural characteristics of wheat starch (Triticum aestivum) was investigated. Two heat-moisture treatments for 2 h (HMT2) and 4 h (HMT4), high-intensity, high-frequency ultrasound under two treatment times (10 to 20 min) (UT10 and UT20) as pre-treatment and sonication after freezing as post-treatment (FUT) on wheat starch suspension was applied. The modifications of starch crystallinity, chemical bonds of starch treated, morphology, thermal, swelling, pasting, and physicochemical characteristics were evaluated.

Application of E-nose technique to predict sugarcane syrup quality based on purity and refined sugar percentage.

Rapid test methods with portable devices along with standard chemical tests are necessary to determine raw syrup quality in the sugarcane agro-industries. On this account, a special e-nose device was developed to test the sugarcane syrup and its association with the odor emitted from it to determine the amount of sucrose (purity) in the sugarcane syrup. Samples were obtained from the farms of Hakim-Farabi agro-industry, including four varieties (CP57, CP69, IRC99-02, and CP48).