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Whisky is one of the most consumed alcoholic beverages in the world obtained from cereals. By-product and waste management are considered significant economic and environmental issues in whisky production. The aim of this study was to assess the components of spent grain (draff) resulting from the only factory in the whisky industry in Romania. Spent grain consists of layers of peel, pericarp, and seeds with residual amounts of endosperm and aleurone from malt used as raw material. Spent grain was stored at -18 °C...

Malt is the essential raw material for beer production. Currently, in Europe the most used cereal for beer is barley due to its many advantages in the manufacture of malt. Recently, research has intensified to replace this raw material for beer with other cereals or pseudo-cereals. These include buckwheat which does not contain toxic prolamins to celiac disease patients. Buckwheat is an annual plant of Polygonaceae family and is produced in many countries for its characteristics such as high economic value, easily...

Acrylamide (AA) is a chemical contaminant that is formed in bakery products during baking in especially for those obtained from flour with a high extraction rate. There are several ways to reduce the level of AA in bakery products, one of them being the use of antioxidants in bread making. The present study aims to analyze the effects antioxidant addition, respectively a rosemary extract one, in various levels (0.02%, 0.1% and 0.5% on wheat flour of a high extraction rate of 1250 type) to obtain bread products, in...