Perspective of β-Glucan as Functional Ingredient for Food Industry

Asif Ahmad^1*, Bushra Munir², Muhammad Abrar⁴, Shaukat Bashir¹, Muhammad Adnan³ and Tahira Tabassum¹

¹Department of Food Technology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan

²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan

³Wheat Research Institute, Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan

⁴Food and Agriculture Section, Planning and Development Division, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad, 47000, Pakistan

^*Corresponding Author: Asif Ahmad, Department of Food Technology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan, Tel: 92-334-5628182