The efficiency of using Humulus lupulus in receiving biologically active raw materials from corn grain

A promising direction for the development of agro-industrial complex is the production of biogenic stimulants affecting the intensity of grain germination, as well as the development of technical solutions for suppressing the microflora in the soaking environment in order to increase microbiological purity of grain. Sprouted grain is now more often used in the development of healthy food products. At the Faculty of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology of the North Ossetian State University named after Costa Levanovich Khetagurov the research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of using aqueous extract of hops growing in natural conditions Northern Ossetia-Alania, when germinating corn grains, in order to obtain biologically active raw materials for the production of gluten-free food. The water electrolyte was prepared with a 1:100 hydromodule by boiling for 60 minutes. The resulting extract was used for soaking white corn grain for its subsequent germination, in the ratio of the extract: corn grain as 1.5:1. The optimization of soaking and germination modes of white corn grain was performed at 25.0±1.0 °C and 20.0±1.0 °C, respectively. It was found that the effective soaking time had been 40-44 hours; the germination time had been 94 hours in the experimental sample using an aqueous extract of hops and - 44-48 hours and 108 hours - in the control sample. The acceleration of the germination process was associated with the content of biologically active substances in the extract. When using an aqueous hop extract, the operation of grain disinfection was excluded. The resulting biologically active white corn grain was dispersed and used in the production of churek, replacing 20-50 % of corn flour in order to increase its biological value.