Storage Temperature and Grain Moisture Effects on Market and End Use Properties of Red Lentil

Storing lentil is a strategy used by growers to manage price volatility. However, studies investigating the impact of storage conditions on the market and end use properties of lentil are limited. This study examined the effects of storage temperature (4, 15, 25, and 35 °C) and grain moisture (10 an...

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Published in:Agronomy (Basel) 2023-09, Vol.13 (9), p.2261
Main Authors: Bhattarai, Bhawana, Walker, Cassandra K., Wallace, Ashley J., Nuttall, James G., Hepworth, Graham, Panozzo, Joe F., Partington, Debra L., Fitzgerald, Glenn J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Beans
Cooking
Cultivars
Degradation
Efficiency
Germination
Grain
Humidity
Hurricanes
Hydration
Legumes
milling
Mimosaceae
Moisture content
Moisture effects
post-harvest
Seed coats
seed colour
Storage
Storage conditions
Storage temperature
Temperature
Water content
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Summary:Storing lentil is a strategy used by growers to manage price volatility. However, studies investigating the impact of storage conditions on the market and end use properties of lentil are limited. This study examined the effects of storage temperature (4, 15, 25, and 35 °C) and grain moisture (10 and 14%, w/w) on traits related to market (seed coat colour), viability (germination capacity), and end use properties (hydration capacity, milling efficiency, and cooking quality) in four red lentil cultivars (PBA Bolt, PBA Hallmark, PBA Hurricane, PBA Jumbo2) over 360 days. Storing lentil at 14% moisture content and 35 °C significantly (p = 0.05) darkened seed coat after 30 days, caused complete loss of viability within 180 days and reduced cooking quality (cooked firmness) after 120 days across all tested cultivars. Storing lentil at 10% moisture content and 35 °C reduced hydration capacity after 30 days, and milling efficiency after 120 days across all cultivars tested. PBA Jumbo2 exhibited a higher rate of degradation in hydration capacity and cooking quality, and a lower rate of degradation in the other traits studied. Storing lentil at ≤15 °C prevented degradation of all quality traits. These findings will support improved lentil storage protocols to maintain quality and improve economic outcomes for the pulse industry.
ISSN:2073-4395
2073-4395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy13092261