Abstract

INFLUENCE OF BARLEY COFFEE ON BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVEL

*Makpoul K. R.

Abstract

The current study presents an application of barley coffee as new drink including chemical composition and nutritive value of barley. The effect of barley on reducing total LDL cholesterol and serum cholesterol levels were studied. Three mixes were prepared from ground barley grain (BG) and ground roasted barley grain (RBG). The treatment combinations were: T1 (90% BG + 10% RBG), T2 (85% BG + 15% RBG) and T3 (80% BG + 20% RBG). The sample with 20% ground roasted barley grain (RBG) classified as the highest value of overall acceptability products, with no significant effect of HDL concentration during for 20 days with 10% concentration of barley coffee. But 10% of barley coffee reduced total cholesterol TC (43.2%), triglyceride TG (38.1%) and low density lipoprotein LDL (61%).

Keywords: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Barley ?-glucan. Coffee. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Hypercholesterolemia.