The application of dextran compared to other hydrocolloids as a novel food ingredient to compensate for low protein in biscuit and wholemeal wheat flour

Wheat is primarily used for bread-making. However, fungal diseases, grain moisture at harvest and low-protein contents strongly influence the quality of the wheat flour, thus creating challenges for traders, millers and commercial bakers who struggle to produce consistently high-quality products. This paper address the replacement of low-protein/wholemeal flour functionality for bread-making purposes. Three hydrocolloids, xanthan gum, dextran and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, were incorporated into bread recipes based on high-protein flours, low-protein flours and coarse wholemeal flour. Hydrocolloid levels of 0–5 % (flour basis) were used in bread recipes to test the water absorption. The quality parameters of dough (farinograph, extensograph, rheofermentometre) and bread (specific volume, crumb structure and staling profile) were determined. Results showed that xanthan had negative impact on the dough and bread quality characteristics. HPMC and dextran generally improved dough and bread quality and showed dosage dependence. Volume of low-protein flour breads were significantly improved by incorporation of 0.5 % of the latter two hydrocolloids. However, dextran outperformed HPMC regarding initial bread hardness and staling shelf life regardless the flour applied in the formulation.     

Rheological properties of flour and sensory characteristics of bread made from germinated chickpea

Breads were prepared from wheat flour supplemented with 0,10,20 and 30% ungerminated or germinated chickpea flour to determine the influence of germination on the sensory acceptability of the baked products. Rheological characteristics of the flours were evaluated by the Brabender farinograph and viscoamylograph, using a wheat flour control. Farinograph development and stability times decreased, and amylograph peak viscosities increased for all fortified flours. Germinated flours showed greater retrogradation upon cooling. Most sensory characteristics of fortified breads did not differ significantly, but the chickpea loaf fortified with 10% germinated flour did not compare favourably with the control.     

Total phenolic and total flavonoid content,antioxidant activity and sensory evaluation of pseudocereal breads

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of adding (in two different doses 15% and 30%) pseudocereal (buckwheat, amaranth and quinoa) flour on the antioxidant properties and sensory value of breads. Buckwheat flour had the highest phenolic content (7.25 ± 0.23 mg/g dw). The content of total flavonoids in flours was about 2–4 fold higher when compared to breads. The addition of buckwheat flour to wheat bread, particularly in higher dose, was more effective in enhancing antioxidant activity, as evaluated by means of FRAP and DPPH, which increased by 2.36 fold, and 3.64 fold respectively, in comparison with other pseudocereal flours (amaranth, quinoa), which caused, in higher doses, the changes of above parameters within the ranges 1.20–1.79 fold, and 0.60–1.71 fold. Analysis of sensory results of breads showed that addition of buckwheat flour to the dough might improve subjective properties of bread and increase acceptable quality attributes such as taste, colour or odour. All these observations suggest that addition of buckwheat flour into bread can improve antioxidant as well as sensory properties of bread. Bread fortified with pseudocereal flours, and especially with buckwheat flour, may be placed on the market as a functional food.     

小麦粉特性与生湿面品质的关系研究

研究了小麦粉特性与生湿面品质的关系。以13种小麦粉为原料,测定其蛋白质质量、溶剂保持力、内源酶活力等特性,并对制得生湿面的外观、质构及感官品质进行分析。结果表明,麦谷蛋白大聚体质量分数与面片亮度呈显著负相关,谷醇比与熟面黏聚性呈显著负相关,乳酸溶剂保持力与咀嚼性、感官评分呈显著正相关,脂肪氧合酶活力与硬度、咀嚼性呈显著正相关。经主成分分析和聚类分析,将13种小麦粉分为3类：第Ⅲ类小麦粉的蛋白质质量、面团流变学品质显著优于其他小麦粉,熟面食用品质最佳;第Ⅱ类小麦粉制得面片亮度显著高于其他小麦,外观品质最优。通过将国产小麦与第Ⅱ类/第Ⅲ类小麦搭配可用于制备外观与食用品质俱佳的生湿面专用粉。     

Protein Characteristics that Affect the Quality of Vital Wheat Gluten to be Used in Baking: A Review

The use of vital wheat gluten in the baking industry and wheat flour mills aims to improve the rheological characteristics of flour considered unsuitable to obtain products such as sliced bread, French bread, high‐fiber breads, and other products that require strong flours. To improve characteristics such as flour strength, dough mixing tolerance, and bread volume, vital wheat gluten is added to flour at levels that can vary from 2% to 10% (flour basis), with 5% being a commonly used dosage. However, the vital wheat gluten commercialized in the market has few quality specifications, especially related to the characteristics of the proteins that constitute it and are responsible for the formation of the viscoelastic gluten network. Information on protein quality is important, because variations are observed in the technological quality of vital wheat gluten obtained from different sources, which could be associated to damage caused to proteins during the obtainment process. Several tests, either physical–chemical analyses, or rheological tests, are carried out to establish gluten quality; however, they are sometimes time‐consuming and costly. Although these tests give good answers to specify gluten quality, flour mills, and the baking industries require fast and simple tests to evaluate the uses and/or dosage of vital gluten addition to wheat flour. This review covers the concepts, uses, obtainment processes, and quality analysis of vital wheat gluten, as well as simple tests to help identify details about protein quality of commercial vital wheat gluten.     

Effect of rice variety,rice flour concentration and enzyme levels on composite bread quality

A study was conducted to determine the suitability of substituting portions of wheat flours with rice flours for breadmaking. The levels of substitution were 50, 100, 150 and 200 g kg^?1. Two kinds of enzymes, barley malt and fungal amylase, were added to composite flours, and their effects on the volume and quality of the rice-based bread were determined. The results showed that the enzymes, levels of replacement and the varieties of rice had significant effects on weight, specific volume and overall acceptability of the bread samples. However, the enzymes did not have significant effects on the volume, protein and fat contents or on the character and color of the crust in the sensory analysis. Comparisons were made of the nutritional and sensory qualities of the bread made entirely from wheat flour, and the sample which performed best, the bread with 50 g kg^?1 of flour from low amylose variety (183.3 g kg^?1) with barley malt, showed non-significant differences. The overall acceptability of the products showed that it is acceptable to substitute wheat flour with flours generated from rice up to the 150 g kg^?1 replacement level only.     

Effect of Rice, Corn and Soy Flour Addition on Characteristics of Bread Produced from Different Wheat Cultivars

Preparation and consumption of bread enriched with flours that contain appreciable amounts of protein, lysine, dietary fiber, and minerals will provide a healthy alternative to consumers and also a lowering of bread making cost in countries where wheat is not a major domestic crop. Addition of rice, corn, and soy flour to bread and durum wheat flours at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50% levels was carried out to examine the effects on the baking (specific volume, color, firmness) and sensory characteristics of bread. Dough rheological properties were also studied using Brabender Farinograph and Extensograph. Results of the present study suggest that incorporation of rice, corn, and soy in bread wheat flour up to a level of 10% (flour basis) and in durum wheat flour up to 20% produces bread without any negative effect in quality attributes such as color, hardness, and flavor and reasonable acceptance offering promising nutritious and healthy alternative to consumers. Increasing levels of substitution (30 and 50%) resulted in decreasing dough strength, extensibility, and loaf volume, due to the replacement of gluten by the added protein. Overall acceptability scores of these breads were found to be very low. The durum flour can be substituted with nongluten flours up to 10% more than the bread wheat flour because of its stronger gluten matrix and better dough rheological characteristics.     

The role of xanthan gum in the quality of gluten free cakes: improved bakery products for coeliac patients

The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of gluten free cakes prepared with rice and corn flours and with different concentrations of xanthan gum. Three formulae were created, F1, F2, and F3, with xanthan 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively. Two controls were used, both without xanthan: C1 and C2 (with wheat flour instead of rice flour). The cakes were characterised with chemical, physical, and sensory analysis. The sensory attributes of preference only of the gluten free F2 and F3 cakes were tested. Cakes formulated with xanthan gum displayed improved quality characteristics such as increased specific volume, enhanced texture in terms of decreased firmness, and delayed staling. The F2 and F3 formulated cakes presented desirable quality characteristics that resembled the physical, chemical, and sensory attributes of traditional cakes formulated with wheat flour.     

Nutritional and quality aspects of wheat sourdough bread using L. luteus and L. angustifolius flours fermented by Pedioccocus acidilactici

Lupine has the potential to be a new domestic source of vegetable protein due to its comparable quality to the commonly used soy proteins. However, the bioprocessing that take place in the production of wheat bread with non‐conventional flours could play an important role. The wholemeal Lupinus angustifolius and Lupinus luteus flours were fermented by bacteriocin‐producing strain of Pediococcus acidilactici. The effect of lupine flour supplementation on wheat bread quality, sensory and safety criteria was studied. The lupine additives significantly decreased the quality of bread. The fermented L. luteus flour (10% of flour basis) had a slightly higher positive effect on the specific volume and crumb porosity (5.4%) and lowering of crumb hardness (9.5%) than those of L. angustifolius. In contrary, consumers rated higher for bread with L. angustifolius sourdough, which contributed to a stronger taste score. The levels of tyramine, histamine and putrescine (32.6–215.8, 20.8–96.7 and 33.7–195.2 mg kg^?1, respectively) do not present a health risk for consumers due to their relatively low levels in lupine fermented products. Bioprocessing used for wheat bread production with lupine flour additives could improve the nutritional profile of bread without increasing the risk of biogenic amine formation.     

Influence of pineapple,apple and melon by‐products on cookies: physicochemical and sensory aspects

Physicochemical and sensory effects were investigated regarding the partial substitution of wheat flour in cookies with flours made of pineapple, apple and melon by‐products, in the concentrations 5%, 10% and 15%. Cookies with 15% of melon flour were prominent in relation to the nutritional aspects, especially about the contents of fibres (4.67–6.46%) and ash (1.74–2.25%). The use of these by‐products resulted in slightly darker cookies, with variations in diameter and in the expansion factor. There was a positive influence of the use of the pineapple by‐product concerning consumers' preference. Additionally, the cookies with 15% of pineapple by‐product presented the highest acceptance rate (97%) and buying intention (53%). Therefore, the use of fruit by‐products in the development of cookies is a viable alternative which can be explored for nutritional, technological and sensory purposes by the food industry.     

Composite Flours for Baked Products and Possible Challenges – A Review

This paper is a review of how consumption of bread, other leavened products and unleavened products made from wheat flour has increased rapidly in Nigeria and other developing countries. It examines how this has resulted in large scale importation of wheat and the consequent drain on the nation’s foreign currency earnings. It contains some suggestions on how to reduce the high import bills of wheat by using composite flours or blends of wheatless flours in place of wheat flour for making leavened and unleavened products. Some studies on the quality characteristics of leavened and unleavened products made from composite flours or blends of wheat flours were reviewed. Some possible challenges likely to be encountered in case Nigeria changes from use of wheat flour to composite flours and blends of wheatless flours are also outlined.     

小麦粉储藏期面团流变发酵特性的变化（网络首发、推荐阅读）

传统发酵面制品工业化生产过程中,小麦粉后熟期对馒头类发酵食品生产工艺及产品特性有明显的影响,常常造成质量波动。以自制的室内储藏小麦粉为样品,借助面团流变发酵仪等设备,定期分析面团流变发酵特性,以及馒头质量感官评价数据,确定合理的小麦粉后熟期。结果显示,小麦粉在储藏过程中,面团稳定时间增加,弱化度降低;流变学特性改善;发酵流变仪的发酵体积明显降低;蒸制馒头体积降低,但馒头感官评价数据的变化趋势不甚明显。F4流变发酵仪测试结果可以反映面团的流变发酵特性;其面团达到最大高度时所需时间（T1）、最大发酵高度（Hm）和发酵终点高度（h）等参数对馒头制作具有明显地指导意义。建议工业化制作馒头专用小麦粉的储藏期不低于7 d。     

Effect of flour blending on functional, baking and organoleptic characteristics of bread

Soybean (full‐fat and defatted) and barley flours were incorporated into wheat flour at 5, 10, 15 and 20% substitution levels. The gluten content, sedimentation value and water absorption capacity of the flour blends and the mixing time of the dough decreased with increase in the level of soybean and barley flour separately and in combinations. Protein and glutelin contents increased significantly on blending of soyflour (full‐fat and defatted) to bread wheat flour. The breads prepared from the blends also varied in their loaf weight, loaf volume and sensory characteristics. The bread volume decreased with increasing amount of non‐wheat flour substitution. The crumb colour changed from creamish white to dull brown and a gradual hardening of crumb texture was observed as the addition of soybean (full‐fat and defatted) and barley flours increased. At the higher levels, the acceptability declined because of the compact texture of the crumb and the strong flavour of the product. The addition of 10% of soyflour (full‐fat and defatted) or 15% of barley flour, full‐fat soy + barley or defatted soy + barley flour to bread flour produced acceptable bread.     

Improving the quality of sorghum injera by decortication and compositing with tef

Injera is an Ethiopian fermented pancake‐like bread made from cereals, with tef being preferred. Decortication and compositing with tef were evaluated as methods to improve the injera‐making quality of red tannin‐free and tannin‐containing sorghums. Both decortication and compositing improved sorghum injera quality. Concerning decortication, mechanical abrasion was found to be more effective than hand pounding because acceptable injera was obtained with lower milling loss. Good quality injera was produced at an extraction rate of 540 g kg^?1 for tannin‐containing and 830 g kg^?1 for tannin‐free sorghum. With compositing, good quality injera was produced with a 50:50 (w/w) composite of whole tannin‐containing sorghum and tef. Both processes reduced the tannin content of the flours, which appeared to relieve the inhibiting effects of tannins on the fermentation. Decortication also seemed to improve sorghum flour injera‐making quality by improving flour pasting as a result of reducing the level of interfering substances such as lipids and proteins. In contrast, the improvement brought about by compositing with tef seemed to be due to inherent differences between tef and sorghum starch granules and an increase in the water solubility index of the flour. Compositing seems to be a more useful method of improving sorghum injera quality than decorticating as it avoids the grain loss associated with decortication. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effect of Microwave Radiation Pretreatment of Rice Flour on Gluten-Free Breadmaking and Molecular Size of β-Glucans in the Fortified Breads

Cereal β-glucan concentrates can be used in gluten-free breads to improve dough handling properties and quality of final products as well as to enhance their nutritional value; however, the presence of endogenous β-glucanases in rice flour, in combination with prolonged mixing, fermentation, and proofing time, can cause a substantial reduction in β-glucan molecular weight, affecting detrimentally their efficacy for bioactivity. In this study, microwave (MIWA) heating was applied to the rice flours before breadmaking at different flour water contents (13–25%) and treatment times (0-4 min) to reduce β-glucanase activity. Gluten-free breads made from the MIWA-treated rice flours were fortified with oat β-glucan concentrate to enhance their nutritional profile. The molecular weight of added β-glucan in the final products increased with increasing both flour water content and time of MIWA treatment, reflecting the magnitude of residual β-glucanase activity in the flour. Pretreatment with MIWA radiation for 4 min of the rice flour tempered at 25% moisture resulted in negligible residual β-glucanase activity and preserved to a great extent the molecular weight of β-glucans in the enriched breads. End-product quality was not affected by flour MIWA pretreatment, and even a slightly higher loaf specific volume was noted for breads made from the MIWA-treated flours (4 min MIWA at 25% moisture content) compared to that of untreated flour. These findings can contribute to the improvement of nutritional value of rice-based gluten-free breads for celiac consumers as well as of any β-glucan-containing yeast-leavened bakery product without altering its sensorial attributes. Additional studies are still required for further evaluation of the effect of more intense microwave treatment on rice flour and its application on breadmaking.     

Rheological and sensory characteristics of doughs and cookies based on wheat,soybean, chick pea and lupine flour

Levels of 5, 10 and 15% of legume flours i.e. soybean, lupine and chick pea were used to supplement cookie. The effect of this supplementation on the rheological properties of the resulting dough was investigated using farinograph and extensograph as objective methods for quality assessment of the final product. It was found that there was an increase in water absorption capacity, dough stability, arrival time, dough development time and mix tolerance index. Extensograph results indicated that dough resistance to extension, dough energy and proportional number were minimized with increasing the lupine flour in the formula, while it was not changed on dough extensibility. However, soy flour increased resistance to extension, proportional number and energy and diminished dough extensibility. At the same time supplementing wheat flour with chick peas decreased both dough resistance to extension and proportional number while it increased dough extensibility and energy. For sensory evaluation, it was found that using either until 5% soybean or 10% chick pea or 15% lupine flour could replace the wheat flour in cookies formula without adversely affecting baking performance or altering the physical characteristics of the end product.     

Insects as ingredients for bakery goods. A comparison study of H. illucens,A. domestica and T. molitor flours

Due to a rising demand for proteins, food industry is considering new alternative protein sources that can be used for human food. The aim of this research was to explore the potential use of insects' flour as protein-rich ingredient for bakery products. Hermetia illucens, Acheta domestica and Tenebrio molitor were ground and used to replace 5% wheat flour in doughs and breads. The protein content of the insect flours ranged from 45% to 57% (d.m.) and fat content from 27% to 36% (d.m.). The inclusion of insects' flour affected the rheological properties (water absorption and stability), of dough during mixing, having less water adsorption. Breadmaking process could be carried out with all the composite flours. Breads containing A. domestica flour showed similar specific volume and texture parameters than wheat bread, but with higher content of proteins and fibers. Globally, results confirmed the usefulness of insects' flour for making breads with improved nutritional value.Industrial relevanceThis study evaluated the potential application of three different insects as protein source ingredients for bakery products. Results confirm that insects flour could be added to replace wheat flour in breads without significantly affecting dough properties and leading to breads with acceptable technological quality and improved nutritional profile.     

Studies on cake quality made of wheat–chickpea flour blends

Legume flours, due to their amino acid composition and fibre content are ideal ingredients for improving the nutritional value of bread and bakery products. In this study, the influence of the total or partial replacement of wheat flour by chickpea flour on the quality characteristics of two kinds of cake was analyzed. The effects of the chickpea variety and the kind of flour used (white or whole) were also considered. Volume, symmetry, chroma, and crust and crumb L^* diminished when increasing the amount of chickpea flour. The replacement of wheat flour by chickpea flour also induced an increase in the initial firmness but cohesiveness and resilience diminished, increasing the tendency to hardening. Among the studied varieties, Pedrosillano and Sinaloa produced cakes with the highest volume. Those varieties also gave layer cakes with the lowest firmness, gumminess and chewiness. White flours produced sponge cakes with higher volume and symmetry than whole flours. No significant differences, however, were observed in layer cakes between white and whole flours. In both layer and sponge cakes, white flour produced cakes with lower firmness, gumminess and chewiness than whole flours.     

Validation of Predicted Baking Performance of Muffins Containing Mixtures of Wheat, Cowpea, Peanut, Sorghum, and Cassava Flours

The performance of seven muffin formulations predicted by computer models to perform similarly to a 100% wheat flour control was studied. An additional formula close to but not within the predicted optimum ranges was included. The nonwheat flours tested were cowpea, peanut, sorghum, and cassava. No significant differences were observed between the formulations for 22 of 31 sensory, physical and compositional characteristics. Two formulations, one containing 25% each of wheat, peanut, sorghum and cassava flours, and the other containing 66.7% wheat and 16.6% each of cowpea and peanut flours differed most from the control. Significant correlations between some sensory attributes and physical and compositional measurements were observed.