Category Archives: Triticale

Gliadin the Wheat Protein: Digestion

Wheat is an important cereal crop as it is used to feed large amounts of the World’s population. The protein in wheat is deficient in the amino acid lysine, as is similar with all cereal crops. The principal protein in … Continue reading

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Alkylresorcinol Metabolites: Markers of Whole Grain Intake

The alkylresorcinols are a group of 1,3-dihydroxybenzene derivatives found in cereal grains. Wheat and rye are good sources of the alkylresorcinols, whereas barley contains much lower concentrations. At position 5 of the benzene ring, alkylresorcinols possess an odd numbered alkyl … Continue reading

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Antioxidants in Whole Grains

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