Developing new types of wheat with enhanced health benefits

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Shewry, P. R., Charmet, G., Branlard, G., Lafiandra, D., Gergely, S., Salgo, A., Saulnier, L., Bedo, Z., Mills, E. N. C. and Ward, J. L. 2012. Developing new types of wheat with enhanced health benefits. Trends In Food Science & Technology. 25 (2), pp. 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2012.01.003

AuthorsShewry, P. R., Charmet, G., Branlard, G., Lafiandra, D., Gergely, S., Salgo, A., Saulnier, L., Bedo, Z., Mills, E. N. C. and Ward, J. L.
Abstract

The consumption of wholegrain wheat is associated with a number of health benefits which may relate to the presence of a range of dietary fibre, phytochemical, vitamin and mineral components. Analysis of 150 bread wheat lines within the HEALTHGRAIN programme showed wide variation in content and composition of bioactive components within 150 bread wheat lines. Furthermore, in some cases (notably arabinoxylan in flour and tocols, sterols and alkylresorcinols in wholemeal) this variation was highly heritable and hence accessible to plant breeders. A number of tools are therefore being developed to facilitate the selection of these components in plant breeding programmes including molecular markers, biochemical kits and NIR calibrations.

Year of Publication2012
JournalTrends In Food Science & Technology
Journal citation25 (2), pp. 70-77
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2012.01.003
Open accessPublished as non-open access
FunderEuropean Union
Funder project or codeCentre for Crop Genetic Improvement (CGI)
Project HEALTHGRAIN
Cereal seed composition and end use quality
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online16 Jan 2012
Copyright licensePublisher copyright
ISSN0924-2244
PublisherElsevier Science London

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