Proximate Composition, Antidiabetic and Hypolipidemic Activity of Bread Produced from Wheat-Sorghum Base Supplemented with Mung Bean Malt and Carrot Flour.

Onwurafor E, Uzodinma E, Aronu C, Nweze B, Ogbonnia N

Published: 19 August 2022 in Journal of medicinal food
Keywords: carrot flour, composite bread, diabetes mellitus, hypolipidemic, mung bean malt
Pubmed ID: 35980328
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2021.0148

Diabetes is a group of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by a high level of glucose in urine. Evidence supports the use of whole-grain foods, vegetables, and fruits, and foods with a low glycemic index in the management of diabetes. Ten (10) blends of wheat-sorghum flour supplemented with mung bean malt and carrot flour were used for bread production and evaluated for proximate composition. Three bread samples with protein contents of 18% or higher were tested for antidiabetic and hypolipidemic effects on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Bread samples containing 30% mung bean malt and 5% carrot flour had the highest protein (22.88%), ash (2.41%), and fiber (3.60%) contents that differed significantly (P