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Solid state fermentation (SSF) of canola meal has been carried out to reduce its phytic acid content using Aspergillus ficuum NRRL 3135. In certain batches, a complete reduction of phytic acid content in canola meal was achieved in 48 h. A larger amount of biomass in the inoculum and older inoculum increased the rate of phytic acid hydrolysis. The optimum moisture content of the medium was found to be 67% for phytic acid hydrolysis in an SSF process. The substitution of water in the semi-solid medium with acetate buffer resulted in faster reduction of the phytic acid content. A 15% increase in the amount of protein after 120 h of incubation was observed in the treated meal. The crude phytase preparation extracted from the canola meal after it was treated in an SSF process was also used for reduction of the phytic acid content in new batches of canola meal both in semi-solid medium and in liquid medium. In the semi-solid medium, 58% of the phytic acid was hydrolysed at 45°C in 20 h, while 100% hydrolysis was recorded at 50°C in 12 h in the liquid medium. The SSF process seems to be beneficial for the upgrading of canola meal by reducing both its phytic acid content and increasing the amount of protein.
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Nair, V.C., Duvnjak, Z. Reduction of phytic acid content in canola meal by Aspergillus ficuum in solid state fermentation process. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 34, 183–188 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00166777
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