Nutritional value and quality aspects of wheat produced and consumed in Albania

Nutritional value and quality aspects of wheat produced and consumed in Albania

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Wheat and its flour-processed foods constitute the staple food of the Albanians.Nutritional importance relates to its role as an essential source of microelements and its flexibility to Color Swatch be processed in a wide range (e.g., bread, pasta, pastry, baked products).

Global wheat markets have become increasingly demanding concerning wheat quality indicators.The country has a tradition of wheat cultivation connected with politics in the past decades.The study has analyzed the wheat quality according to physicochemical indicators: protein, gluten, starch, moisture, and sedimentation index, by Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS).A non-destructive technique based on electromagnetic wave interactions of molecules in the analyzed matrix.

Seventy-five wheat samples were collected Needs Audit from agricultural regions during the harvesting season 2022.Protein content varied in the interval 9.6-15.0 %, with an average of 12.

7 %.The gluten content analyzed was 19.4-37.5%, with an average of 27.

5%.Starch content varied in the interval 66.3 -71.5 %, with an average of 68.

9%.The sedimentation index was measured in the interval 21.1-57.8 with an average value of 37.

6.Finally, the moisture level varied at 9.8-12.5%, indicating no wheat sample exceeded the threshold max level of 14.

5%, in accordance with national and EU food legislation.