What Is Malt Extract? And What Are It’s Benefitss & Applications?

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Production process
• Nutrition characteristics
• Pharmacological effects
• Classification
• Application

 

• Introduction to malt extract

Malt extract is based on the selection of high -quality barley and barley as the raw material. After removal, crushing, enzymatic, and filtering, it is made into sweet wheat juice. Getting and crushing get solid malt extracts, which is a natural food that completely derives from grains. It is rich in maltose, fructose, glucose, protein, small molecular peptides, the essential amino acids of the human body and a variety of vitamins, and minerals. It also contains β-glucan and nichehols with health care functions. With pure natural aroma, excellent texture, delicate taste, high nutritional value, and high -product added value, it is different from all kinds of products made by various barley or various wheat, nominated by barley malt.

Malt extract can enhance the color, aroma, and flavor of the product, which also has a certain impact on improving the internal structure of the product, and is rich in a variety of trace elements. It is a pure natural nutritional flavor enhanced substance. Applicated in various fields of the food industry: biscuits, bread, candy, milk products, chocolate, nutritional food, beer, beverages, tea beverages, solid granctions, clip cores, soup, baby food, etc. It plays a role in improving taste, increasing aroma, lasting fragrance, optimizing the color, increasing crispness, increasing nutritional value, extending the shelf period, and forming a unique style.

• Production process of malt extract

Malt extract is based on the selection of high -quality barley and barley as the raw material. After removal, crushing, enzymatic, and filtering, it is made into sweet wheat juice. Getting solid malt extract after drying and crushing.

• Nutritional characteristics of malt extract

Malt extract retains most of the protein, vitamins, minerals, and soluble dietary fibers in the grain. It is rich in glucose, maltose, hypogenal, small molecular protein peptides, a variety of human essential amino acids and non -essential amino acids, and contains active polysaccharides. —— β-glucan is a natural nutrients. The nutritional ingredients of malt extract are shown in the table below.

Ingredient of malt extract
Items	Malt Extract Powder	Malt Extract Liquid
Solid refraction rate（°Bx）	–	80.0~82.5
Dry substance (solid matter ，%）	–	77.6~80.1
Moisture（%）	≤4.0	–
Protein (occupying dry substances,%)	4.2~8.0	4.2~8.0
Reducing sugar (%)	30~50	30~50
Chromaticity (EBC value)	5~20	5~20
pH (10% solution)	5.0~6.0	5.0~6.0
Acidity (ml/10g)	≤23.0	≤18
Ash content (g/100g)	≤2.0	≤2.0

 

Vitamin and trace element contents in malt extract
Items	Typical value （mg/kg）	Items	Typical value （mg/kg）	Items	Typical value （mg/kg）
VB1	5.82×10^-3	Folic acid	0.60	Ca	1.40×10^2
VB2	3.41	VC	6.36	Na	8.08×10^2
VB6	1.16	Biotin	1.7×10^-3	Fe	3.30
B12	0.81×10^-3	K	4.86×10^3	Cu	1.40
Nicotinamide	60.80	P	2.08×10^3	Zn	0.50
Pantothenic acid	30.00	Mg	1.04×10^3	Mn	1.20

 

Amino acid content in malt extract
Items	Content （mg/100g）	Items	Content （mg/100g）	Items	Content （mg/100g）
Threonine	0.19	Isoleucine	0.16	Alanine	0.24
Valine	0.26	Phenylalanine	0.21	Cysteine -Cysteine	0.01
Methionine	0.09	Aspartic acid	0.36	Tyrosine	0.10
Tryptophan	0.005	Serine	0.20	Histidine	0.11
Leucine	0.32	Glutamic acid	0.94	Arginine	0.22
Lysine	0.19	Glycine	0.24	Proline	0.47

• Classification of malt extract

According to the color can be divided into light, amber, black malt extract.
According to the aroma, it can be divided into light wheat aroma and rich burnt malt extract.
According to the morphology can be divided into malt extract powder and malt extract liquid.

• Pharmacological role of malt extract

1. Assisting digestion: This product contains C and amylase. Starch is a mixture of sugar starch and glue. The glucose molecules that make up sugar starch are connected by A-1, 4 glycosides, and arranged in a straight chain. Classes are arranged by several short straight -chain shrinking glucose. In addition to A-1, 4 glycoside bonds, there are A-1, 6 glycoside bonds in the branches. A and amylase can hydrolyze A-1, 4 glycoside bonds, and have no effect on A-1, 6 glycoside bonds. β amylase completely hydrolyze sugar starch into maltose, and A amylase decomposes it into a short straight keys to shrink glucose (that is, the essence). Therefore, starch can be decomposed into maltose and vanadium under the action of A and β amylase. Malt decoction seems to have a mild promotion effect on the secretion of gastric acid and gastric protease.
2. Blood glucose effect: Maltochromic orally can reduce the blood glucose and normal human blood sugar. 5%of the injection liquid made of malt residue alcohol sinking products will be injected 200mg of rabbits, which can reduce blood sugar by 40%or more, and most of them are recovered after 7 hours.
3. Antibacterial effect: Magine A and B contained in this product have antifungal activity.
4. Inhibit the release of prolactin: 100-200g/d orally for raw malt decoction, which can cause healthy people to sleep or extinguish the primrose test. Patients with simple efenia can disappear or alleviate the overflow, but the peak of the vomiting test response is not suppressed, and the amenorrhea-milk overflow syndrome of the pituitary prolactin tumor is invalid.
5. Other functions: The pharmacological effects of the barley alkali contained in this product are similar to ephedrine. The 1.0mg/kg dose can enhance the tension and movement of the guinea pig’s uterus, and increases with the increase in dose. The cat bronchial spasm caused by the Ming Si Ming can expand it. The effective dose is 0.5-1.0mg/kg, but the effect on normal cats is very small. There is also a protective effect on radioactive.

• Application of malt extract

Malt extract can be used in various fields of the food industry: biscuits, bread, candy, milk products, chocolate, nutritional food, beer, beverages, tea beverages, solid granules, chip cores, soup, baby food, etc. It plays a role in improving taste, increasing aroma, lasting fragrance, optimizing the color, increasing crispness, increasing nutritional value, extending the shelf period, and forming a unique style.

 

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