Effect of atmospheric nonthermal plasma on physicochemical, morphology and functional properties of sunn pest ()-damaged wheat flour.

To improve the quality of sunn pests ()-damaged wheat flour, the effects of nonthermal plasma on physicochemical, rheological, functional, and microstructural properties were investigated. Gas type (air and oxygen), voltage (22 and 25 volts), and time (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 min) were the variables of the experiments conducted using a completely randomized design with three replications. The results show that with increasing voltage and time of plasma treatment, the pH decreased significantly ( ≥ .