Physico-Chemical Properties, Extraction and Characterization of Gluten from Different Indian Wheat Cultivars

Abstract

Four wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars PBW-343, WH-147, WH- 283 and RAJ- 3765 were evaluated for morphological and physico-chemical characteristics. Wheat cultivars were milled and gluten was extracted from obtained flour. Wet gluten yield, gluten index, dry gluten yield and moisture content of wet gluten and dry gluten were determined. The water and oil absorption capacity of gluten was determined. The wet gluten yield, gluten index and dry gluten yield was lowest for PBW-343 and highest for RAJ-3765. The oil and water absorption capacity was highest for PBW-343.

Keywords: Wheat, extraction rate, water and oil absorption capacity of gluten