Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Rashmi, Dr. Renu Mogra and Kannoj

Abstract:
Black wheat packs a powerful nutritional punch, as it is high in anthocyanins, protein, dietary fibre, and micronutrients. Black wheat contains a high concentration of anti-oxidants, which are useful in the treatment of diabetes, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, hypertension, obesity, inflammation, vision health and cancer. Because of its numerous health benefits, black wheat is becoming increasingly favoured among health-conscious people. Except for grain colour and nutrient composition, it is morphologically similar to white wheat. In this study, black wheat grain and their flour were analysed for their physical properties and nutritional composition respectively. Black wheat has a thousand kernel weight, thousand kernel volume, bulk density, swelling capacity, swelling index, hydration capacity, and hydration index of 35.02±0.16 g, 40±0.01 ml, 0.83±0.02 g/ml, 0.17±0.00 ml, 0.43±0.00 ml, 1.95±0.03 ml, and 5.56±0.05 ml, respectively. It was found that black wheat flour contains higher amount of crude protein, crude fibre, calcium and iron content. Our findings suggest that black wheat may be a better alternative to regular wheat because it contains more health-promoting nutrients.