Canadian Grain Commission report recommends RVA-StarchMaster to predict safe storage time for malting barley.

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Mon 06 Jun 2005

Canadian Grain Commission has recently reported on its project to predict germination energy of malting barley during long-time storage.

It is costly to farmers who are advised that their barley was selected for malting purposes and informed later that the grain is no longer acceptable for malting. Barley selectors clearly need a rapid and practical method for detection of pre-germination and prediction of safe storage time for malting barley to overcome this problem.

This study the Canadian Grain Commission investigated rapid visco analysis (RVA), image analysis, near infrared reflectance (NIR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to determine their suitability to detect and measure the degree of pre-germination in malting barley.

Based on the results of this study with the RVA-StarchMaster, RVA is the suitable technique to detect pre-germination in barley. It is able to detect the signs of pre-germination and to measure the degree of pre-germination as related to the amount of alpha-amylase in the barley.

Read the full report on the Canadian Grain Commission website at: http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/qualit_matter/barleygerm/01barleygerm-e.htm

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