Full Text Available

Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.

Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment

Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Pretoria 2018
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867613480837709824
access_status_str Open Access
author2 Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
author_browse Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
author_facet Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
collection Thesis
dc_rights_str_mv � 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
description Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
format Thesis
id oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/67966
institution University of Pretoria (South Africa)
language English
last_indexed 2026-06-10T12:36:49.486Z
license_str Other — see source repository
provenance_str_mv Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository
publishDate 2018
publishDateRange 2018
publishDateSort 2018
publisher University of Pretoria
publisherStr University of Pretoria
record_format dspace
source_str UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository
spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/67966 Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria) akanniibidemi02@yahoo.com De Kock, Henrietta Letitia Akanni, Gabriel Bidemi UCTD Unrestricted Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017. Dawadawa is an African condiment produced solely from the spontaneous alkaline fermentation of African locust beans but production from other legumes such as Bambara groundnut to produce dawadawa-type condiments has become of interest. Dawadawa is an integral part of the African diet due to its distinct aroma and flavour enhancing properties when added during cooking of soups or stews which are imparted by volatile compounds in the condiments. Bacillus species are known to dominate the alkaline fermentation of legumes in the production of dawadawa. Bacillus species isolated from spontaneously fermented dawadawa were identified using MALDI–TOF MS as B. cereus (35%), B. licheniformis (30%), B. pumilus (21%), B. subtilis (10%) and B. amyloliquefaciens (4%). Further molecular typing was performed using GTG5 rep-PCR typing, 16S rRNA and gyrA gene sequencing. Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut using B. subtilis subsp. subtilis (strain SFBA3), B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum (strain SFBA2), B. cereus (strain PALB7) and B. licheniformis (strain OALB2) starter cultures was reported. Volatile compounds were isolated from the dawadawa-like condiments using headspace solid phase microextraction (SPME) and analysed by comprehensive gas chromatography coupled to time of flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC–TOFMS). Acids, aldehydes and alcohols accounted for over 70% of the volatile compounds produced in the Bacillus fermented samples. B. subtilis subsp. subtilis SFBA3 produced the highest content of acids (5089.88 μg kg-1), while the highest content of aldehydes (2811.16 μg kg-1) and alcohols (1255.58 μg kg-1) was detected with B. cereus PALB7 and B. licheniformis OALB2, respectively. Sulphur–containing compounds concentration (84.44 μg kg-1) was highest for B. amyloliquefaciens SFBA2. The highest concentrations of 2–methyl butanoic acid and 3-methyl butanoic acid, indicative of typical dawadawa aroma, were produced by B. subtilis subsp. subtilis SFBA3. The sensory properties of dawadawa-like condiments produced using B. subtilis subsp. subtilis (strain SFBA3), B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum (strain SFBA2), B. licheniformis (strain OALB2) and B. pumilus (strain PALB2) for fermentation of Bambara groundnut were evaluated in terms of aroma, flavour, aftertaste and colour. A trained descriptive sensory panel evaluated the sensory characteristics of the uncooked paste and cooked broths using 3 appearance, 9 aroma and 18 flavour descriptors. The intensities of ammoniacal, pungent, chocolate/cocoa, rancid and dawadawa aromas differed significantly amongst the condiments made using the different Bacillus starter cultures. Strain SFBA3 had the highest intensity of pungent and dawadawa aroma, while ammoniacal aroma were more pronounced in strains SFBA2 and PALB7. Strain OALB2 had the lowest intensity of dawadawa aroma. The production of dawadawa–like African condiments using Bacillus strains starter cultures from the alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut was achieved. The production of affordable dawadawa–like condiments from Bambara groundnut using Bacillus starter cultures identified with polyphasic identification methods would be beneficial in terms of product quality and flavour consistency in the small to medium scale food industry in Africa. Food Science PhD 2018-12-05T08:06:13Z 2018-12-05T08:06:13Z 2009/04/18 2017 Thesis Akanni, GB 2017, Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67966> S2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67966 en � 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Unrestricted
Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment
title Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment
title_full Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment
title_fullStr Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment
title_full_unstemmed Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment
title_short Alkaline fermentation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc. ) as dawadawa-like African food condiment
title_sort alkaline fermentation of bambara groundnut vigna subterranean l verdc as dawadawa like african food condiment
topic UCTD
Unrestricted
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67966