Characterization of Dietary fiber Extracted from Different Oats (Avena sativa. L) Cultivars with Respect to Physicochemical, Functional and Phytochemicals

Five indigenous oat cultivars were grown under standard agronomic practices. Dietary fiber from the selected oat cultivars was asses for its various Physico-chemical, functional and phytochemical potential. The results showed that selected cultivars varied significantly (P ≤ 0.05) for dietary fiber contents. Oat cultivar SGD81 showed maximum dietary fiber contents (16.15 g/100g on dry weight basis). Oat cultivar SGD81 showed maximum WS, WHC, and OHC due to its higher dietary fiber contents. Dietary fiber from selected oat cultivar SGD81 is also loaded with Phytochemical and selected cultivars varied significantly (P ≤ 0.05). The highest fraction of Phenolic acid was shown by the SGD81, SGD2011, PD2LV65, S2000, and Avon respectively. It is evident from the study that dietary fiber extracted from SGD81 is the best and most economical alternative to expensive commercial fibers.