Abstract:The effect of superheated steam treatment on bacteria-reducing and quality of green wheat berry was studied to guarantee the storage quality.The effects on total number of colonies moisture, chlorophyll and starch were investigated by changing the time and temperature of superheated steam treatment. Results showed that the time and temperature of superheated steam treatment greatly affected the bacteria-reducing and chlorophyll but had little effect on the moisture and starch of green wheat berry. The total number of colonies of green wheat berry decreased with the increase of time and temperature of superheated steam treatment while increased with the storage time prolonging. The total number of colony of the green wheat berry was 2.57 log(CFU/g) after the heat steam treatment at 110 ℃ for 3 min, and the contents of moisture, hlorophyll and starch of green wheat berry were 54.42%, 6.5 mg/100 g, 44.2%, respectively, which made the green wheat berry in good quality. The storage time of green wheat berry could be prolonged for 30 d with a total number of colonies of 4.50 log (CFU/g) after the heat steam treatment , which was still in accordance with the food standards. Consequently, the superheated steam could effectively reduce microorganisms in green wheat berry and had little effect on the quality.