ALTERAÇÕES NAS PROPRIEDADES QUÍMICAS, FUNCIONAIS E NA ATIVIDADE DA α-AMILASE EM SEMENTES DE ARROZ NEGRO GERMINADAS E GERMINADAS SUBMETIDAS A TRATAMENTO DE ALTA PRESSÃO
Keyword: Germination; Anthocyanins; Phenolic; Starch.
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a basic cereal consumed by more than 90% of the world's population and is free from allergenic substances, making it an ideal ingredient for the formulation of various food products. Pigmented varieties, especially black rice have been shown to be efficient in preventing non communicable coronary diseases due to their composition in functional compounds, specially phenolic compounds. Germination proved to be an excellent technique in the activation of α-amylase and lipases, besides changing the profile of sugars, phenolic compounds and coloration. Germination along with the application of high pressure was efficient in the inactivation of lipases, change in the sugar profile. Although it was not effective in increasing the total composition of total phenolics, it caused an increase in anthocyanin contents.