How to translate text using browser tools
1 April 2013 Effect of Storage and Insect Infestation on the Mineral and Vitamin Contents of Wheat Grain and Flour
S. Keskin, H. Ozkaya
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate how storage and Sitophilus granarius L. infestation affects mineral and vitamin (thiamin and riboflavin) contents of wheat grain and flour obtained from the wheat. Wheat samples were infested with nonsexed S. granarius at a rate of two adults per kilogram, and stored for 6 mo at 30 ± 1°C and 70 ± 5% relative humidity. Every 30 d, samples of wheat were collected and evaluated for insect population, mineral, thiamin, and riboflavin contents. Flour milled from these wheat samples was also evaluated for mineral, thiamin, and riboflavin contents. None of the analyses performed on the uninfested wheat and flour samples showed any noticeable change during the storage period. The insect population of the infested wheat samples increased during the storage period. The ratio of the mineral contents to dry matter significantly increased in the infested wheat and flour samples during the infestation period, whereas thiamin and riboflavin contents considerably decreased. The feeding habits of S. granarius and the distribution of minerals and vitamins in the wheat grain caused the changes observed in the levels of these compounds. The effects of infestation were greatest in the latter stages, during which the insect population increased greatly.

© 2013 Entomological Society of America
S. Keskin and H. Ozkaya "Effect of Storage and Insect Infestation on the Mineral and Vitamin Contents of Wheat Grain and Flour," Journal of Economic Entomology 106(2), 1058-1063, (1 April 2013). https://doi.org/10.1603/EC12391
Received: 19 September 2012; Accepted: 1 December 2012; Published: 1 April 2013
JOURNAL ARTICLE
6 PAGES

This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
+ SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

KEYWORDS
insect infestation
mineral
Sitophilus granarius L.
storage
vitamin
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top