Protein blends and extrusion processing to improve the nutritional quality of plant proteins

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Plant proteins have low protein nutritional quality due to their unbalanced indispensable amino acid (IAA) profile and the presence of antinutritional factors (ANFs) that limit protein digestibility. The blending of pulses with cereals/pseudocereals can ensure a complete protein source of IAA. In addition, extrusion may be an effective way to reduce ANFs and improve protein digestibility. Thereby, we aimed to improve the protein nutritional quality of plant protein ingredients by blending different protein sources and applying extrusion processing. Protein blends were prepared with pea, faba bean, quinoa, hemp, and/or oat concentrates or flours, and extrudates were prepared either rich in pulses (texturized vegetable proteins, TVPs) or rich in cereals (referred to here as Snacks). After extrusion, all samples showed a reduction in trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) greater than 71%. Extrusion caused an increase in the total in vitro protein digestibility (IVPD) of TVPs, whereas no significant effect was shown for the snacks. According to the molecular weight distribution, TVPs presented protein aggregation. The results suggest that the positive effect of decreased TIA on IVPD is partially counteracted by the formation of aggregates during extrusion which restricts enzyme accessibility. After extrusion, all snacks retained a balanced amino acid score whereas a small loss of methionine + cysteine was observed in the TVPs, resulting in a small reduction in IAA content. Thus, extrusion has the potential to improve the nutritional quality of TVPs by reducing TIA and increasing protein digestibility.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftFood and Function
Vol/bind14
Sider (fra-til)7361-7374
ISSN2042-6496
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

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Funding Information:
This research was funded by the program Grønt Udviklings og Demonstrationsprogram (GUDP) from the Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri of Denmark, under grant agreement no. 34009-20-1662. We would like to thank the Quinoa Quality A/S (Regstrup, DK) and Dava Foods A/S (Hadsund, DK) for kindly providing the protein ingredients and the Organic Plant Protein A/S (Hedensted, DK) for providing the extrudates. Furthermore, we thank the Center for Advanced Bioimaging (CAB) Denmark, University of Copenhagen, where the CLSM images were taken.

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