Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 7 (4): 521-526, 2008

ISSN 1680-5194
© Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2008

Effect of Fermentation and Particle Size of Wheat Bran on the

Antinutritional Factors and Bread Quality

Eiman G. Hassan1, Amir M. Awad Alkareem2 and Abdel Moniem I. Mustafa3

1
Food Processing Research Centre, Shambat, Sudan
2
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alzaim Alazhri, Sudan
3
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Abstract: Three local sudanese wheat cultivars, Debeira, El-Nielain and Sasaraib were obtained from
Agricultural Research Corporation (harvest season 2002/03). Wheat bran was obtained from a local flour
mill in Khartoum North. It was carefully sieved and classified as coarse, medium and fine bran size then
fermented. Proximate composition, mineral content and anti-nutritional factors (tannin, phytic acid) were
determined for all types of wheat bran. Results indicated that fermentation of wheat bran increased the
percentage of crude fiber from 15.67 to 18.67%, 15.67 to 18.00%, 15.00 to 17.67%, protein content from
20.35 to 21.65%, 18.36 to 20.79%, 21.07 to 22.40% for coarse, medium and fine wheat brans, respectively.
Carbohydrates percentage increased from 45.09 to 47.4% in fermented coarse wheat bran. Both anti-
nutritional factors (tannins and phytic acid) were found to decrease significantly (P<0.05) in coarse, medium
and fine wheat bran. The tannin content decreased from 0.03 to 0.01, 0.07 to 0.05 and from 0.07 to 0.06 mg
catechin/100 gm, respectively. Phytic acid decreased from 626.1 to 572.8, 740.4 to 367.1 and from 795.2 to
301.6 mg/100 gm, respectively. There is no change on the values of Ca and Fe contents of coarse wheat
bran after fermentation. Also there was an increase in Ca content of fine and medium wheat bran. Fe content
of medium wheat bran decreased from 0.03 to 0.02% but Fe content of fine wheat bran increased from 0.023
to 0.033%. There is a slight decrease in P content of coarse wheat bran after fermentation. The phosphorous
content as percentage decreased in fermented medium and fine wheat bran from 0.004 and 0.003% to 0.002
and .002%, respectively. Bread specific volume values of the three cultivars with 10, 15 and 20% fermented
wheat bran decreased with increase in the amount of wheat bran. Bread with 10% fermented coarse wheat
bran gave the best results for all characteristics tested in organolyptic evaluation.

Key words: Debeira, El-Nielain, Sasaraib, wheat, mineral content

Introduction Malkki (2001) reported that the physiological effects of

Wheat bran, a by-product of flour milling is composed of dietary fiber are usually compared with the intakes or
the pericarp and the outermost tissues of the seed, contents of total dietary fiber. Many health-related effects
including the aleurone layer. It constitutes almost 10% such as cholesterol reduction attenuation of blood
of the total weight of wheat milled for flour. On moisture- glucose and insulin and prolonged satiety, are due to
free basis, bran contains about 17% protein and 70% the physical properties of a fiber. Dirar (1993) stated that
carbohydrates, about 80% of which is cellulose and fermentation is a method of preservation which may
hemicellulose. Most of the bran protein and other destroy undesirable factors in the raw product; the
nutrients are contained in the aleurone cells (Saunders fermented food may have an enhanced nutritional value
et al., 1972). Ranum (2000) found that bran is mainly and digestibility. He further reported that fermented
cellulose with very little gluten, so there is not much it foods have a better flavour than the raw products. Wheat
can be used for other than being a source of fibre, but it bran is more detrimental to loaf volume of bread and
does contain higher vitamin and mineral contents, so found to increase dough water absorption (Birch and
flour made with a higher extraction rate tends to be more Finney, 1980; Shogren et al., 1981; Rogers and
nutritious. However, bran also contains higher levels of Hoseney, 1982; Moder et al., 1984; Lai and Hoseney,
phytic acid, which makes the minerals less available to 1989). Jeltema et al. (1983) reported that hemicellulose
the body, particularly when used in a non-fermented food increases dough water absorption too. Mongeau and
product. Stanyon and Costello (1990) used wheat bran Brassard (1986) reported that addition of wheat and
to enhance the nutritional quality of baked products such maize bran progressively reduced all bread quality
as cakes, yeast bread and muffins. McRorie et al. (2000) characteristics.
reported that consumption of wheat bran in excess of Katina et al. (2001) reported that in baking, however,
levels in a typical western diet significantly increased addition of wheat bran results in bread with inferior
stool output. quality, low volume poor crumb structure, poor shelf-life

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and a bitter flavour. They added that pre-fermentation of Chemical analysis of the wheat bran: The moisture
wheat bran with yeast or yeast and lactic acid bacteria content was determined according to the method of
improved the loaf volume, crumb structure and shelf-life AACC (1983) using Buhler Rapid moisture tester (type
of bread supplemented with bran. The positive effect of MLI-1000). The ash content was measured according to
fermentation of bran on bread quality was evident in the the AOAC method (1990) using muffle furnace (model
changes of protein network structure of the breads. Pre- Tipoforno ZA No. 18203 Gef Ran 1001). AOAC (1984)
fermentation of the bran with yeast and lactic acid methods were used for determining protein, fat and
bacteria had the greatest effect on the structure of starch. crude fiber content. The total carbohydrates were
Furthermore, Katina et al. (2001) revealed that the bread calculated by difference according to Pearson (1976).
also had added flavour and good homogeneous crumb Determination of minerals (Ca and Fe) was carried
structure and elasticity of the crumb was excellent. according to Pearson (1970) by the Atomic Absorption
Mustafa et al. (2002) reported that fermentation darkens Spectrum (A.A.S) model G.B.C 932, while phosphorus
the bran color, which is observed in the bread produced. was determined by the Spectrophotometer (Model
Further fermentation is noticed to increase the flavour CECILCE 1021 1000) series according to Pearson
and acidity. The objective of this study was to evaluate (1970). Tannins were determined by Price et al. (1978)
the effect of fermentation as a mean of reducing anti- techniques using Vanillin-HCl in methanol and 1%
nutritional factors on the different fractions of wheat bran vanillin/methanol, while phytic acid by the method of
and on bread quality. Wheeler and Ferrell (1971).

Materials and Methods Bread making procedure: The various wheat

Cleaning of the three local wheat grains (Debeira, El- flour/wheat bran blends and the control (0.0% wheat
Nielain and Sasaraib) was done by aspiration sieving bran) were fermented and baked according to the
and manual separation of impurities by hand. For procedure described by Badi et al. (1978) modified as
obtaining uniform seeds, 2.8 micron sieve was used for follows:
removing small grains. A sample of each cultivar was
tempered to 13.5% moisture for 24 hours, then milled in Ingredients 1 2 3 4
Barbender Quadrumat Junior mill (Regulation No. 1) to Wheat flour 100% 90% 85% 80%
white flour, the flour was adjusted to 72% extraction rate Wheat bran 0 10% 15% 20%
by adding the right amount of ground and sieved bran of Water F.W.A F.W.A F.W.A F.W.A
the same wheat (if needed). Each sample was well +3% +6% +6% +6%
Sugar 2% 2% 2% 2%
mixed and placed in air tight plastic container, then
Salt 1% 1% 1% 1%
stored under appropriate conditions (deep freezer) until Yeast 1% 1% 1% 1%
used. Shortening 2% 2% 2% 2%
Wheat bran was sieved and separated to pass through Improver (Ascorbic Acid) 80 ppm 80 ppm 80 ppm 80 ppm
a special plan sifter (sieve 355, 500 and 710 micron). Where F.W.A = Farinograph water absorption.
The throughs were classified as fine bran over 355
micron sieve, over 500 micron sieve were classified as The tap-water was used in this process. All ingredients
medium bran and the overs of the sieve No. 710 micron were then weighed and mixed for 5 min. to form a dough
were classified as coarse bran. Each bran fraction was in mono-universal laboratory dough mixer at medium
well mixed and stored in air-tight plastic container in a speed. The dough was allowed to rest for 10 minutes at
deep freezer until used. room temperature (30oC) and then scaled to three
Each wheat bran fraction (coarse, medium and fine portions of 120 g each. The three dough portions were
wheat bran) was mixed with 2% dry yeast and 30 ppm made into round balls and allowed to rest for another 15
ascorbic acid, then covered with water, well mixed and minutes then molded and put into a pan and placed in
placed in an incubator at 30oC for 4 hours (incubator RO- the fermentation cabinet for final proof between 50 and
8 memmerr made in Western Germany). The bran was 60 minutes. Baking was done in Simon Rotary Test
spread on a wide tray then placed in an oven (oven Oven at 220oC with steam saturation. Baking time was
Heraeus Type T5050 Fabrik-Nr 8204271) set at 70oC 10-15 minutes. After one hour, the loaves were weighed
until dry. Each of the samples was packed in in grams and the volumes were measured in ml using
polyethylene bags and stored in a deep freezer until the millet seed displacement method (volumeter).
used. Different types of breads were prepared using wheat
The wheat bran fraction (fermented and non-fermented flour blends with fermented wheat bran (different bran
coarse, medium and fine) were mixed with wheat flours particle sizes and different percentages). Also, whole
(Debeira, El-Nielain and Sasaraib wheat flour) in the wheat flour bread was prepared as a second control
percentages 10, 15 and 20%. sample. The loaves were sliced with an electric knife

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Table 1: Proximate composition of wheat bran

Moisture Protein Ash Fat Fibres CHO (%)
------------- Wheat bran ------------- (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (- fibre)
Non-fermented Coarse 9.78a 20.35d 5.82a 3.28c 15.67a 45.09a
Medium 9.70a 18.36e 5.46c 3.26c 15.67a 47.55c
Fine 9.77a 21.07c 4.85e 4.26a 15.00a 45.05e
Fermented Coarse 5.07d 21.65b 5.49c 1.73f 18.67a 47.40a
Medium 6.80c 20.79c 5.68b 2.78d 18.00a 45.96ab
Fine 7.70b 22.40a 4.98d 3.77b 17.67a 43.48ad
*Any mean values in the same column having different superscript letters differ significantly (P<0.05).

Table 2: Effects of fermentation on the antinutritional factors

(tannins and phytic acid)
Tannin (mg catechin/ Phytic acid
Wheat bran 100 gm material) (mg/100 g)
Non-fermented
Coarse 0.03d 626.12c
Medium 0.06b 740.36b
Fine 0.07a 795.20a
Fermented
Coarse 0.01e 572.79d
Medium 0.05c 367.13e
Fine 0.06b 301.63f
*Any mean values in the same column having different superscript
letters differ significantly (P<0.05).

and the slices were kept closed in polyethylene bags at

room temperature for sensory evaluation in the same
day.

Physical characteristics: Different blends were tested

for bread making quality. The loaf volume expressed in Fig. 1: Effects of fermentation of wheat bran on mineral
cubic centimeters was determined by the seed content
displacement method according to Pyler (1973). The loaf
was placed in a container of known volume into which to 5.07, 6.80 and 7.70% on the three fractions (coarse,
medium and fine) of wheat bran after fermentation,
small seeds (millet seeds) were run until the container
respectively. This decline of moisture content could be
is full. The volume of seeds displaced by the loaf was
attributed to the drying after fermentation of wheat bran.
considered as the loaf volume. The loaf weight of bread
On the other hand, the fermentation of wheat bran
was measured in gm. Specific loaf volume was
increased the protein percentage from 20.35, 18.36 and
calculated as loaf volume (cc) divided by loaf weight in
21.07% to 21.65, 20.79 and 22.40%. The fermentation of
grams.
wheat bran also increased fiber percentage from 15.67,
15.67 and 15.00% to 18.67, 18.00 and 17.67%,
Sensory analysis: A panel of 15 members, composed
respectively for all fractions of wheat bran. The increase
of males and females, was used to judge the quality of in protein and fiber contents was mainly due to the yeast
the breads for color, taste, crumb texture, crumb grain reproduction during fermentation.
and preference using a 10-points hedonic scale as The fat percentage of wheat bran decreased from 3.28,
follows: 3.26 and 4.26% to 1.73, 2.78 and 3.77%, respectively.
10-9 as excellent, >9-7 as very good, >7-5 as good, >5-3 The ash percentage of coarse wheat bran decreased
as fair and >3-1 as poor. from 5.82 to 5.49% and there is a slight increase in the
fat percentage of medium and fine bran from 5.46, 4.85
Statistical analysis: Analysis of variance was carried out to 5.68 and 4.98%, respectively. However, the
according to the SAS (1997) system using 5% level of fermentation of wheat bran increased the carbohydrates
significance. percentage from 45.09% in coarse wheat bran to 47.4%
The protein percentage of non-fermented wheat bran is
Results and Discussion almost similar to that reported by Ellis (1981). The result
The proximate composition of non-fermented and of moisture and fat percentages were in good
fermented wheat bran is presented in Table 1. The agreement with the results reported by Sid Ahmed
fermentation of wheat bran has affected the chemical (2003).
components of wheat bran. The moisture content of the Tannins content of wheat bran are shown in Table 2.
wheat bran, which was 9.78, 9.70 and 9.77% decreased Tannins content of wheat bran is almost similar to that

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Table 3: Bread specific volume Table 4: Sensory evaluation of the bread made with different ratios of
Loaf fermented wheat bran
Loaf Loaf specific Crumb Crumb Pref-
Type of bread weight volume volume Type of bread Colour Odour Taste texture grain erence
Sasarib flour+0% fermented bran 107.4def 441.7a 4.11a Sasaraib bread 9.3a 7.5c 7.5c 9.1a 9.3a 8.7b
Sasarib flour+10% F.C.B 106.6efgh 381.7bc 3.58c El-Nielain bread 9.3a 8.8a 9.0a 8.5c 7.5c 8.8b
Sasarib flour+15% F.C.B 100.7m 346.7de 3.44d Debeira bread 9.3a 8.9a 9.0a 8.9b 8.3b 9.1a
Sasarib flour+20% F.C.B 101.6lm 313.3gh 3.08fg SWF+10%F.C.B 8.2c 6.8d 7.0e 6.6e 6.7e 8.0c
Sasarib flour+10% F.M.B 105.0i 391.7b 3.73b EWF+10%F.C.B 8.8b 7.3c 7.8b 6.5f 7.3d 7.8d
Sasarib flour+15% F.M.B 105.3hi 333.3ef 3.17ef DWF+10%F.C.B 9.3a 8.0b 7.4c 7.3d 6.8e 8.3c
Sasarib flour+20% F.M.B 103.0k 305.0ghijk 2.96ghi SWF+10%F.M.B 7.1d 6.7d 6.5f 6.5f 6.3f 7.0e
Sasarib flour+10% F.F.B 109.1abc 391.7b 3.59c EWF+10%F.M.B 6.0f 6.5e 5.3j 4.7k 5.2i 6.5f
Sasarib flour+15% F.F.B 107.6def 340.0de 3.16ef DWF+10%F.M.B 6.9d 6.7d 6.4f 5.9g 5.8h 6.9e
Sasarib flour+20%F.F.B 109.6a 310.0ghi 2.83ij SWF+10%F.F.B 7.0d 5.4h 5.5i 5.7h 5.7h 5.3i
El-Nielain flour+0% fermented bran 106.8defg 353.3d 3.31de EWF+10%F.F.B 6.5e 5.7g 6.2g 6.7e 5.7h 6.3g
El-Nielain flour+10% F.C.B 101.0m 301.7hijk 2.99gh DWF+10%F.F.B 5.9f 6.1f 6.1g 6.4f 6.5f 6.6f
El-Nielain flour+15% F.C.B 102.7kl 288.3k 2.81ij SWF+15%F.C.B 5.1g 5.9f 5.2j 4.7k 5.1i 5.9h
El-Nielain flour+20% F.C.B 109.3ab 253.3l 2.32l EWF+15%F.C.B 7.1d 6.4e 7.3d 5.7h 6.1g 7.5d
El-Nielain flour+10% F.M.B 103.6jk 291.7jk 2.82ij DWF+15%F.C.B 6.9d 6.0f 6.0h 5.6h 5.7h 6.3g
El-Nielain flour+15% F.M.B 105.7ghi 265.0l 2.51k SWF+15%F.M.B 4.0j 4.9j 4.6l 4.4l 4.4k 4.4k
El-Nielain flour+20% F.M.B 104.5ij 220.0m 2.11m EWF+15%F.M.B 3.7k 4.7k 4.1n 5.5i 4.6k 4.3k
El-Nielain flour+10% F.F.B 107.3def 310.0ghi 2.89hij DWF+15%F.M.B 3.5l 4.3l 4.7l 4.8k 4.7j 4.2k
El-Nielain flour+15% F.F.B 105.5ghi 308.3ghij 2.92hi SWF+15%F.F.B 4.2i 4.8j 5.1j 5.2j 4.5k 3.9l
El-Nielain flour+20%F.F.B 107.2def 268.3l 2.50k EWF+15%F.F.B 4.4h 5.3h 4.4m 5.3j 4.6k 3.8l
Debeira flour+0% fermented bran 107.9cde 438.3a 4.06a DWF+15%F.F.B 4.4h 4.7k 4.9k 5.5i 5.1i 4.7j
Debeira flour+10% F.C.B 105.1i 375.0c 3.57c SWF+20%F.C.B 4.7h 5.3i 5.9h 4.2m 4.9j 5.1i
Debeira flour+15% F.C.B 103.4jk 341.7de 3.30de EWF+20%F.C.B 4.3i 4.5l 4.7l 4.7k 4.7j 4.3k
Debeira flour+20% F.C.B 106.4fgh 293.3ijk 2.75j DWF+20%F.C.B 4.3i 4.6k 4.5m 4.5l 4.2l 4.2k
Debeira flour+10% F.M.B 104.8i 353.3d 3.37d SWF+20%F.M.B 2.1o 3.3n 3.3n 3.2p 3.6m 3.0m
Debeira flour+15% F.M.B 108.1bcd 341.7de 3.16ef EWF+20%F.M.B 2.4n 2.5q 3.1o 3.2p 5.0i 2.5o
Debeira flour+20% F.M.B 107.7def 265.0l 2.46kl DWF+20%F.M.B 2.0o 2.9p 3.0o 2.6q 3.1n 2.6n
Debeira flour+10% F.F.B 109.6a 350.0de 3.19ef SWF+20%F.F.B 2.6m 3.3n 2.7p 3.5o 3.5m 2.8n
Debeira flour+15% F.F.B 107.7def 321.7fg 2.99gh EWF+20%F.F.B 1.4p 3.1o 2.5q 3.7n 4.1l 2.5o
Debeira flour+20%F.F.B 107.2def 301.7hijk 2.82ij DWF+20%F.F.B 2.7m 3.6m 4.4m 5.4i 4.7j 3.6l
*Any mean values in the same column having different superscript Where: 10-9 as excellent, >9-7 as very good, >7-5 as good, >5-3 as fair,
letters differ significantly (P<0.05). F.C.B = fermented coarse wheat >3-1 as poor. *Any mean values in the same column having different
bran. F.M.B = fermented medium wheat bran. F.F.B = fermented fine superscript letters differ significantly (P<0.05). EWF = El-Nielain wheat
wheat bran. flour; SWF = Sasaraib wheat flour; DWF = Debeira wheat flour. F.C.B =
fermented coarse wheat bran; F.M.B = fermented medium wheat bran;
F.F.B = fermented fine wheat bran.
reported by El Mubarak et al. (1988) and Babiker et
al.(1993). Tannins content of the fine wheat bran was
These results are in agreement with the results reported
significantly (P<0.05) higher than that of both coarse and
by Rendleman (1982) and Pomeranz and Gain (1983).
medium wheat bran. This difference is may be due to
Internet Report (2004) showed that wheat bran contains
the fact that the fine bran is mostly seed coat.
about 1013 mg/100 g phosphorous. Fermentation of
Phytic acid content of wheat bran is shown in Table 2.
wheat bran helps the alpha-amylase activity by releasing
Phytic acid content of non-fermented fine wheat bran
the Ca ion chelated with the phytic acid. The Ca ion is
was significantly (P<0.05) higher than in non-fermented
said to be important for the activity of alpha-amylase.
coarse and medium wheat brans. Phytic acid content of
Table 3 shows the bread specific volume of wheat bread
wheat bran is within the range reported by Mustafa et al. from Debeira, El-Nielain and Sasarib flours
(2002); Elhag (1993) and Sid Ahmed (2003). But the supplemented with various levels of fermented wheat
phytic acid content of fermented wheat bran is higher bran.
than the values reported by Mustafa et al. (2002). This Loaf specific volume decreased with the increase in the
indicates that fermentation hydrolyzes the phytate by the level of replacement from 4.11, 3.31 and 4.06 in the
enzyme phytase produced by the yeast, releasing the control wheat bread to 2.83, 2.11 and 2.46 in bread
mineral elements. The hydrolyses of the phytate also supplemented with 20% fermented fine bran, 20%
improves the protein digestibility. Fig. 1 shows some fermented medium bran and 20% fermented coarse
minerals content in the wheat bran. Non-fermented bran, respectively (Table 3). This drastic reduction of the
wheat brans showed similar values of Ca and P bread specific volume is mainly due to the dilution of the
contents. Non-fermented medium wheat bran has a gluten content. This deleterious effect of the bran could
higher value of Fe content compared with coarse and be reduced by using more shortening and SSL (sodium
fine wheat bran. From the results shown in Fig. 1, it stearoyl-2-lactylate) (Mustafa et al., 2002).
could be observed that fermentation reduced The sensory evaluation results (Table 4) of the bread
phosphorous content and increased Ca and Fe content. showed the high acceptability to the bread containing

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