Healthy starch: Molecular and processing aspects
Event Details
- Date:
- Tuesday, 26 May 2015
- Time:
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Room:
- Level 3, Large Seminar Room
- UQ Location:
- Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia)
- URL:
- http://www.qaafi.uq.edu.au/health-starch-molecular-and-processing-aspects-207533
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Event Contact
- Name:
- Mrs Luba Hickey
- Phone:
- 62092
- Email:
- l.kakoychenko@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Event Description
- Full Description:
- QAAFI Science Seminar
Presented by Dr Sushil Dhital
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation
ABSTRACT
Starch is one of the main sources of energy and glycaemic carbohydrate in the human diet. The release of glucose from starchy foods and its relevance to obesity, diabetes and other metabolic disorders has resulted in much interest in the dietary intake of starch necessary to maintain a state of good health of an individual. The presentation will focus on the importance of molecular structure, source (botanical origin) and processing conditions on enzymic susceptibility of starch, in order to achieve the slow and limited digestibility of starch that is associated with nutritional benefits. The effects of food structure on modulation of the digestion of starch will be further discussed.
About Dr Sushil Dhital
Dr Dhital obtained a Bachelor Degree in Food Technology from Tribhuvan University (Nepal) in 1999 and completed PhD in Food Technology from the University of Queensland in 2011. He also has a Master's Degree in Food Technology and Business Administration. Since 2011, Dr Dhital has been affiliated with the Centre of Nutrition and Food Sciences (CNAFS) and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow.
Before joining the University of Queensland in 2008, Dr Dhital worked for a Biscuit/Confectionery company in Nepal for more than 7 years as Technical Manager. Dr Dhital's major research interests are in the interactions of digestive enzymes with plant cell wall polymers and investigating the importance of food structure in hydrolysis and absorption of macro and micro-nutrients.
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- St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.
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