Method for the detoxification of gluten proteins from cereal grains and uses thereof in medical field
AssigneeNew Gluten World S.R.L
InventorCarmela Lamacchia
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Abstract
An improved method of detoxifying gluten proteins from cereal grains produces detoxified cereal grains with a reduction of antigenicity of toxic epitopes of gluten proteins by up to a range between 0 and 20 ppm. The detoxified cereal grains can be advantageously used for preparation of food products (e.g. bakery products, pasta or dairy products) having a manifest preventive and/or therapeutic effect for gut dysbiosis caused by bacterial or viral infective agents or by pathologies with a strong inflammatory or autoimmune component such as celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and irritable intestine syndrome.
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A method of producing cereal grains containing gluten having detoxified gluten proteins, comprising:
- hydrating cereal grains with water up to a humidity degree of the cereal grains between 15% and 18%;
- treating the hydrated cereal grains by electromagnetic waves for a time and with a power to reach a first temperature of the cereal grains between 60° C. and 70° C.;
- suspending the electromagnetic waves until the hydrated cereal grains reach a second temperature between 50° C. and 60° C. and a first humidity loss between 14% and 16%;
- treating the hydrated cereal grains by electromagnetic waves for a time and with a power to reach a third temperature of the hydrated cereal grains between 80° C. and 90° C.;
- suspending the electromagnetic waves until the hydrated cereal grains reach a fourth temperature between 70° C. and 80° C. and a second humidity loss between 40% and 44%;
- treating the hydrated cereal grains by electromagnetic waves for a time and with a power to reach a fifth temperature of the hydrated cereal grains between 110° C. and 120° C.;
- suspending the electromagnetic waves until the hydrated cereal grains reach a sixth temperature between 80° C. and 90° C. and a third humidity loss between 50% and 60%;
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- cooling the hydrated cereal grains at room temperature to produce the cereal grains having detoxified gluten proteins.
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