Effects of processing on the phenolic contents, antioxidant activity and volatile profile of wheat bran tea

Abstract

Wheat bran is a major milling by-product with significant nutritional importance. This study investigated the influence of processing on the antioxidant activity and volatile profile of wheat bran tea. The processing protocol involved two different pretreatments: soaking and cellulase treatment, followed by steaming and roasting. The results indicated that total phenolic content and antioxidant activity were reduced post both pretreatments, but increased after steaming, and dramatically increased after roasting. The cellulase-roasted samples had significantly higher antioxidant activity compared to soak-roasted samples. A total of forty key volatile compounds were identified in the wheat bra..