• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.138-143
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• 1977

Physicochemical properties of buckwheat starch were investigated. Starch granules were in the range of $4.3{\sim}11.4$ microns in size, the average being 7.8 microns. The starch had a water-binding capacity value of 103.7%, blue value of 0.35 and amylose content of 25%. The initial and final gelatinization temperatures were $61^{\circ}$ and $65^{\circ}C$, respectively. Amylograph data showed that the starch had an initial pasting temperature of $64.5^{\circ}C$. The kinetic study of crystallization of buckwheat starch during aging at $21^{\circ}C$ suggested that the mechanism of starch crystallization is instantaneous nucleation followed by rod-like growth of crystals.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.155-161
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• 1998

Response surface methodology (RSM) was used for optimizing preparation conditions and monitoring the quality of buckwheat mook prepared using buckwheat starch. The textures(hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness and gumminess) of buckwheat mook were decreased in inverse proportion to the increase of water content. the L and b values of Hunter color parameters in buckwheat mook were increased in proportion to the increase of water content. However, The a value of Hunter color parameters of buckwheat mook were decreased in inverse proportion to the increase of water content. Organoleptic properties(color, form, taste and mouth-feel) of buckwheat mook showed a maximum score in 700ml(water content), 14min(gelatinization time)

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.21 no.6 s.90
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• pp.823-828
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• 2005

To lower the calories of buckwheat noodle, which is good for reducing obesity and for Preventing adult disease, glucomannan and flour containing resistant starch(RS) were used during the noodle making Process. Compared with raw noodle, this buckwheat raw noodle had $30\%$ fewer calories. This low caloric buckwheat noodle was coated with olive oil which is reputed as well-being food to prevent soddening to make instant type buckwheat noodle. Its shelf-life was extended to 90 days under normal temperature($35^{\circ}C$I). Among four noodle samples with different combinations of raw materials, the best was made of flour with RS formula flour, buckwheat flour, glucomannan, activated gluten, and emulsifying agent. The one without salt had better quality. Among 6 kinds of packing materials, OPP/Al/PE composite level film demonstrated the best quality packing materials.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.702-706
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• 2006

The aim of this study was to identify the onuses of abnormal precipitation in buckwheat extracts and to suggest the preventive solutions. Abnormal precipitation was formed by the coagulations of small round droplets, and increased when poor quality or old buckwheat used. It was found that, unlike poor quality buckwheat, extracts made from fresh buckwheat showed almost no saccharifying enzyme activity and a lower number of microorganisms. The addition of branched starch to the extracts restricted the occurrence of abnormal precipitation and microorganisms and imparted stability to the extracts.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.135-141
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• 2017

This study was carried out to investigate physical properties of chicken emulsion sausage containing various amount of buckwheat powder. The fat content and apparent viscosity were observed gradually raised with level of buckwheat powder. The buckwheat powder contents influenced to improvement of emulsion stability. Increasing of buckwheat powder contents induced statistically decreasing of cooking loss and increasing of moisture contents of cooked sausage. However, hardness of cooked sausage was increased with level of buckwheat powder, it was due to gelatinization between protein and starch. In this study, it was suggested that addition of buckwheat powder contained higher dietary fiber changed physical properties of meat products.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.149-154
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• 1997

The ability of exercise and buckwheat diet to modify plasma glucose and cholesterol levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats has been studied. Diabetic rats were fed corn starch as a control diet or buckwheat as an experimental diet for 4 weeks. One group of rats were exercise-trained to swim for 60 min/day, 6 days a week. Plasma glucose levels of sedentary rats both on the control diet and on the buckwheat diet were significantly increased from 367.0$\pm$33.6 mg/dl to 545.0$\pm$38.7 mg/dl and from 380.3$\pm$18.9 mg/dl to 540.5$\pm$36.6 mg/dl, respectively. However, this large increase of plasma glucose was not seen in exercised rats on the buckwheat diet (from 345.0$\pm$25.6 mg/dl to 391.4$\pm$34.7 mg/dl). The total plasma cholesterol level was not affected by either diet or exercise. The HDL-cholesterol level tends to increase due to the buckwheat diet or an exercise, but not with a significant increase. Our results suggest that the buckwheat diet is beneficial in lowering the plasma glucose level only when diabetic rats ar exercised.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.356-361
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• 1998

An experiment was performed to determine if buckwheat intake would improve insulin sensitivity in in normal healthy ras and steptozoticin-induced diabetic Sprague-Dauley rats. For four weeks, rats were fed either corn starch as a cotnrol diet or buckwheat as an experimental diet. As a result, the insulin sensitivity and plasma glucose levels in normal rats were not significantly affected by buckwheat fedding. The insulin sensitivity was lower in diabetic rats than in normal rats(p<0.05). Buckwheat tends to decrease the final plasma glucose level and increase insulin sensitivity in diabetic rats, but there was no sifnificant difference. Another five-week experiment was conducted to determine protein digestibility and protein utility in normal healty rats ad streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats on a control diet or buckwheat diet. The diet composition in this experiment was the same as the preceeding experiment. In the cotnrol diet groups, the protein digestibility in diabetic rats was significantly lower than that in normal rats(p<0.05). Buckwheat reduced protein digestibility in both normal and disbetic rats(p<0.05). Interestingly, in buckwheat diet groups, protei digestibility in diabetic rats was similar to that in normal rats. Protein utility was significantly lower indiabetic rats than in normal rats. This phenomenon was observed as early as the first week of the feeding period. However, protein utility was not sifnificanlty altered in both normal and diabetic rats by buckwheat feeding. It follows that decreased protein digestibility and utility in diabetic rts are not further aggravated by buckwheat feeding, suggesting that buckwheat can be a feasible supplement food for the diabetic therapeutic diet.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.598-603
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• 2004

Physicochemical properties of crystalline-structured buckwheat starches cultivated and harvested in Taiwan, China, Korea, and USA were compared. X-ray diffraction pattern showed that all starches were type A as are most natural starches. Moisture contents of starches were 6.30-9.58%, and crude protein contents of Taiwanese and Chinese buckwheats were higher than those of Korean and American ones, whereas Korean and Chinese buckwheats had higher fat contents. Blue-value of Chinese buckwheat was highest at 0.39 and that of Korean buckwheat was lowest at 0.32. Amylose content of American buckwheat was highest at 27.6 and that of Korean buckwheat was lowest. Highest water-binding capacity was shown in Taiwanese buckwheat and lowest in American one. Higher amylase contents in Chinese and American buckwheats reduced expansion and solubility. Highest values of viscosity measured by RVA, breakdown indicating process stability, and setback closely connected to retrogradation of American buckwheat resulted in relatively hard gel.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.42-47
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• 2008

Prevention of postprandial hyperglycemia is important, as it is implicated in the development of macro- and microvascular complications associated with diabetes. An inhibitor of ${\alpha}$-amylase which acts in the first step of carbohydrate digestion, is expected to be a suppressor of postprandial hyperglycemia. This study investigated the porcine pancreatic ${\alpha}$-amylase inhibitory activity of the extracts from buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) flower, leaf, stem and grain. Flower, leaf, stem and grain of buckwheat were extracted by water and ethanol (40%, 70%, 100%), respectively. Flower and leaf extracts were more effective ${\alpha}$-amylase inhibitors than stem and grain extracts in all tested solutions. Ethanol extracts were more effective than water extracts or powders on the ${\alpha}$-amylase inhibitory activities. At concentrations of $0.5%{\sim}10%$ (w/w, starch basis), the flower extracts of 40%, 70% and 100% ethanol lowered the enzyme activity by about 90% and the results were similar to the values of acarbose. At the same concentrations, the leaf extracts of 100% ethanol lowered the enzyme activity by about 90%. These results suggest that buckwheat flower and leaf ethanol extracts may delay carbohydrate digestion and lower postprandial hyperglycemia.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.269-275
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• 2014

We developed a competitive indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ciELISA) for determining the buckwheat content in processed foods by using rabbit polyclonal antibodies against buckwheat proteins (BWP). The detection limit of this assay was $0.05-100{\mu}g/mL$. The cross-reactivities of the anti-BWP antibodies toward BWP, buckwheat flour, whole buckwheat, and cereals (wheat flour, whole wheat, black bean, mung bean, red bean, brack rice, brown rice, glutinous rice, white rice, millet, African millet, nonglutinous millet, adlay, and rye) were 100, 17.9, 11.8, and 0%, respectively. Thus, the antibodies were found to be specific for buckwheat only. When buckwheat flour was heated for 30 min, the mean assay recoveries of BWP were 83.0% at $60-90^{\circ}C$ and 44.5% at $100^{\circ}C$. The spike test showed that the mean assay recoveries of buckwheat from raw noodle, boiled noodle, starch gel, and cereal flour were 99.1, 98.6, 81.1, and 104%, respectively. For the 22 commercial items tested, the qualitative coincidence ratio of assay result and the corresponding value indicated on the item's package label was 100%. However, the average quantitative coincidence ratios from 12 commercial items were 31.6%. Thus, the results suggest that ciELISA is an efficient tool to detect buckwheat in processed foods.