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Revisiting oat composition, functional and thermal properties, and processing strategies for enhanced nutritional and
Tizazu Yirga Bereka1,2,3, Xing Zhou1,2, Farman Ali1,2
1School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
|June 2, 2026
Summary
This review explores how processing oats (Avena sativa) using extrusion, enzymatic treatment, and fermentation enhances their nutritional quality and antioxidant potential for innovative food applications.
Area of Science:
- Food Science and Technology
- Nutritional Biochemistry
- Agricultural Science
Background:
- Oats (Avena sativa) are nutrient-dense cereals rich in protein, dietary fiber (beta-glucan), unsaturated fatty acids, avenanthramides, and phenolics.
- These compounds offer health benefits like cardiovascular protection, improved gut health, and antioxidant activity.
- Challenges in oat utilization include high lipid content and limited processing functionality.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically assess oat nutritional composition and functional properties.
- To review established processing technologies (extrusion, enzymatic treatment, fermentation) for oats.
- To evaluate how these methods enhance oat nutritional quality, functionality, and antioxidant potential for product innovation.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of oat processing technologies.
- Analysis of nutritional and functional changes in oats post-processing.
- Assessment of antioxidant activity enhancement through various methods.
Main Results:
- Extrusion, enzymatic treatment, and fermentation can significantly improve oat nutritional profiles.
- These processing methods enhance functional properties and antioxidant capacity of oats.
- Optimized processing supports the development of novel oat-based food products.
Conclusions:
- Processing technologies are key to overcoming limitations in oat utilization.
- Enhanced oat ingredients offer expanded opportunities for food product innovation.
- Further research into oat processing can unlock greater health and commercial value.
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