Influence of drying conditions on functional properties of potato flour

Gel consistency, pasting behaviour, sedimentation volume and swelling and solubility of potato flour, prepared by two different drying methods were determined. The functional properties of flour were changed markedly in drum drying due to severe molecular degradation whereby its digestibility was also increased compared to native and hot air dried flour. Amylose content of drum dried flour increased and its soluble amylose was doubled as a result of processing. Processing further effected agglomeration of starch granules with altered morphological features. B-type X-ray diffraction pattern was obtained for the native starch whereas V-type patterns were observed for the processed samples. Crystallinity index of drum dried flour was much lower and indicated the loss of granular surface and crystallinity. The reduction in peak intensities of starch of processed samples was observed in ¹³C NMR though the basic molecular structure remained unaffected. From these results an optimum amount of processed potato flour is expected to be used to achieve desirable properties for product development.     

果胶酶酶解预处理对马铃薯泥干燥特性及生粉加工特性的影响

为提高马铃薯生粉的干燥效率,考察了果胶酶酶解预处理不同时间(60~180min)对马铃薯泥热风干燥特性及制备的酶解马铃薯生粉(pectinase-treated native potato flour,PNPF)理化性质和加工特性的影响。结果表明:果胶酶酶解处理降低了马铃薯泥果胶含量和初始含水量,提高了薯泥干燥速率,干燥时间缩短了6.32%~7.81%;果胶酶酶解预处理制备的生粉中果胶、灰分、蛋白质含量显著降低,直链淀粉、支链淀粉和总淀粉含量显著提高,淀粉相对结晶度和生粉碘蓝值降低;同时酶解预处理制备的生粉与未处理生粉相比,具有较高的溶解度和溶胀度,持油性显著降低,持水性提高了40.49%~49.58%,冻融析水率降低了26.23%~62.11%,其中酶解预处理180min制备的生粉(PNPF180)冻融稳定性提升幅度最大;糊化特性分析结果表明,PNPF峰值温度降低,峰值时间缩短,崩解值上升,最终黏度和回生值下降。果胶酶酶解预处理可改善马铃薯泥热风干燥特性,缩短干燥时间,同时显著改善马铃薯生粉基本理化性质及加工特性。     

不同加工方式对马铃薯原粉特性的影响

以新鲜马铃薯为原料,制备得到马铃薯熟粉、冷冻干燥马铃薯原粉、未经烫漂的热风干燥马铃薯原粉及经烫漂的热风干燥马铃薯原粉,研究不同类别的马铃薯原粉在外观品质、理化特性、功能特性及复水特性等方面的性质。结果表明,不同加工方式下马铃薯原粉的基本理化性质及外观品质均存在显著差异,其中经烫漂的热风干燥马铃薯原粉色泽(L*值为80.78)最佳,为淡黄色粉末,具有高淀粉、高纤维及低脂肪的特点,有利于用作减肥及降血脂健康食品的原料;功能特性结果表明,马铃薯熟粉具有较高的持水能力(3.03±0.01 g/g)、乳化性(21.58%±1.37%)及乳化稳定性(15.98%±0.73%);冷冻干燥马铃薯原粉具有较高的持油能力(3.42±0.08 g/g)和溶解性(16.49%±1.07%);经烫漂的热风干燥马铃薯原粉具有较高的乳化稳定性(16.67%±0.76%)、复水性(复水比为6.43)和复水稳定性(95.76%±0.85%)。同时,结合考察不同加工方式下马铃薯原粉的加工效率与能耗,结果发现,经烫漂的热风干燥原粉具有较高的加工品质且加工能耗低,可作为熟粉的替代品。本研究可为马铃薯不同产品特点选择合适的加工方式,并为马铃薯原粉的研制及代替熟粉的可行性奠定基础。     

甘薯生全粉对面团特性及馒头品质的影响

该实验以甘薯-小麦混粉为原料,探究甘薯生全粉添加量对混粉特性、混粉面团特性以及甘薯生全粉馒头综合品质影响的研究。结果表明,甘薯生全粉中主要成分为淀粉,含量约为64.60%;随着混粉中甘薯生全粉含量的增加,混粉的持水性从1.16 g/g增加至1.70 g/g,持油性呈先增大后减小的变化趋势。随着甘薯生全粉添加量增大,混粉粉质特性变差,面团加工品质降低;随着混粉面团中甘薯生全粉含量的增加,面团的TO、TP、TC、硬度逐渐增大,弹性逐渐减小;甘薯生全粉添加量在20%以内时,甘薯馒头感官评分大于70,馒头的质构、比容和白度仍在可接受范围内。综上所述,当甘薯生全粉添加量小于10%时,混合面团的加工特性和馒头品质较优;当甘薯生全粉添加量小于20wt%时,混合面团的加工特性和馒头品质在可接受范围内。     

Physico‐functional and antioxidant properties of purple‐flesh sweet potato flours as affected by extrusion and drum‐drying treatments

Effects of extrusion and drum‐drying treatments on physico‐functional and antioxidant properties of flours prepared from purple‐flesh sweet potato were evaluated. Extrusion variables were feed moisture contents (MC; 10%, 13%, 16%) and screw speeds (SS; 250, 325, 400 r.p.m.), whereas drum‐drying was done at 120, 130 or 140 °C. Effects of MC were generally greater than SS on flour properties. Extruded flours showed higher water absorption and water solubility indices compared with control nonextruded flours. Regardless of SS, total phenolic content and antioxidant activities (DPPH and ABTS) of flours processed at 10% MC were significantly higher than those at 13% and 16%. Both extruded and drum‐dried flours exhibited no peak viscosity, indicating complete gelatinisation of starch. Maximum phenolic content and antioxidant activities of drum‐dried flours were obtained at 140 °C. Although drum‐dried flours had higher antioxidant capacity than extruded flours, both flours could potentially be used as food ingredients.     

Morphology and physicochemical changes in rice flour during rice paper production

Rice flour samples from four steps of rice paper processing were prepared from rice grain, Chainart 1 variety: wet-milled flour (WMF), 24 hour soak-milled flour (24SF), 48 hour soak-milled (48SF), and dried rice paper (DRP). Decrease in protein, fat and amylose content occurred during prolonged fermentation but increase of ash content due to addition of salt occurred. Because of lactic acid bacteria activity, increases occurred in titratable acidity as lactic acid in soaking water during fermentation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that starch granule surfaces wilted and showed corrosion channels with longer fermentation. Pasting and thermal properties of the four samples were significantly different; 24SF and 48SF showed lower peak viscosity, breakdown and final viscosity. Increasing fermentation time increased gelatinization temperature, endothermic energy and relative crystallinity. The results suggest that lactic acid and enzyme hydrolysis during fermentation in rice paper processing caused significant decrease in amorphous structure and increase in crystallinity in rice starch.     

海藻酸钠和低甲氧基果胶抑制油炸甘薯淀粉吸油效果及结构变化（网络首发、推荐阅读）

为探明海藻酸钠（sodium alginate,AG）和低甲氧基果胶（low methoxyl pectin,LMP）对油炸甘薯淀粉吸油率的影响,使用低场核磁共振仪、激光共聚焦显微镜、X射线衍射仪、红外光谱及差示扫描量热仪分别分析了添加0.5%（w/w）、2%（w/w）AG和2%（w/w）LMP的油炸甘薯淀粉的油含量及其分布、热性质等。结果表明,添加AG或LMP可以显著降低油炸甘薯淀粉总油含量,油主要分布在淀粉颗粒表层,淀粉结晶类型由A+V型变为V型,糊化焓和相对结晶度明显降低。与添加LMP的油炸甘薯淀粉相比,添加AG后总油含量、相对结晶度和糊化焓更低。添加AG质量分数为2%时,油炸甘薯淀粉糊化程度最高,淀粉颗粒表层呈连续、致密结构,总油含量和表层油含量均为最低。可为健康、低脂油炸淀粉类食品加工提供参考。     

复配麦芽糊精及β-环糊精对喷雾干燥甘薯全粉品质的影响

为提高喷雾干燥所制备出甘薯全粉的品质,本研究探讨了麦芽糊精及β-环糊精作为助干剂对产品品质的影响。通过比对麦芽糊精及β-环糊精单独及复配使用后,甘薯全粉的出粉率、营养组分及特性（色泽、粒度、流动性、水合特性、抗氧化成分以及抗氧化力）变化,得出甘薯全粉喷雾干燥的最优助干剂配方。结果表明,采用最优复合组合的添加比例为20 g/100 g麦芽糊精+4 g/100 g β-环糊精。所得产品的出粉率最高可达到61.14%,花色苷、类黄酮及总酚的保留率分别可达到69.24%、68.12%以及60.42%。本文借助喷雾干燥助干剂制备甘薯全粉,进一步为产品提升提供了技术参考。     

Studies on Sweet Potatoes. Part II: Isolation and Characterization of Starch

By differential sedimentation and centrifugation steps four starch isolates were recovered from sun dried sweet potato flour. The granules in these isolates were of different size, shape and population characteristics, and were anionic in nature. They showed a single stage swelling with 30 to 35% solubility in water and only ∼30% solubility in DMSO even after 72h. Their starch content varied from ∼48 to 88%. The presence of thermostable amylases in sweet potato resulted in considerable decrease in Brabender viscosity values as amylographic studies in the presence of H_gCl₂ showed significant increase in peak (PV) and setback (SBV) viscosities. The starch isolate I had 25% higher PV as compared to the isolate II but retrogradation was much low in this. Susceptibility to glucoamylase digestion showed a decreasing trend from the isolate I to the IV on solid basis, but comparable on starch basis.     

The potential contribution of bread buns fortified with beta-carotene-rich sweet potato in Central Mozambique

BACKGROUND: Orange-fleshed sweet potato is an efficacious source of vitamin A. Substituting wheat flour with orange-fleshed sweet potato in processed products could reduce foreign exchange outlays, create new markets for producers, and result in increased vitamin A consumption among consumers provided there is adequate retention of beta-carotene during processing. OBJECTIVE: To explore whether substituting 38% of wheat flour (by weight) in bread buns ("golden bread") with boiled and mashed orange-fleshed sweet potato from fresh roots or rehydrated chips would produce economically viable beta-carotene-rich products acceptable to Mozambican rural consumers. METHODS: Modified local recipes maximized sweet potato content within the limits of consumer acceptability. Sensitivity analysis determined parameters underlying economic viability. Two samples each of buns from five varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato were analyzed for beta-carotene content. Processed products with at least 15 microg/g product of trans-beta-carotene were considered good sources of vitamin A. RESULTS: Golden bread made from fresh roots of medium-intensity orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties met the good source criterion, but bread from lighter-intensity sweet potato varieties did not. Bread from rehydrated dried chips was not economically viable. Consumers strongly preferred golden bread over pure wheat flour bread because of its heavier texture and attractive appearance. The ratio of the price of wheat flour to that of raw sweet potato root varied from 3.1 to 3.5 among the bakers, whose increase in profit margins ranged from 54% to 92%. CONCLUSIONS: Golden bread is a good source of beta-carotene and is economically viable when the price ratio of wheat flour to raw orange-fleshed sweet potato root is at least 1.5. Widespread adoption during sweet potato harvesting periods is feasible; year-round availability requires storage.     

Physical properties of acetylated and enzyme-modified potato and sweet potato flours

ABSTRACT:  Textural profile, pasting behavior, gelatinization characteristics, sedimentation volume, and gel consistency of acetylated (Ac) and enzyme (glucoamylase)-modified (EM) potato and sweet potato flours have been investigated to determine their suitability in products such as baked goods, soup, and pudding. Dough hardness of Ac and EM samples was significantly higher than their native samples ( P < 0.01). Dough cohesiveness of modified potato did not change, while it decreased in modified sweet potato. With increase in moisture, textural properties of modified samples, in general, showed reduced values. Rapid Visco Analyser showed least pasting viscosities of Ac flours due to restricted swelling of starch granules while EM flours exhibited high viscosities. Acetylated samples showed reduced gelatinization temperature (GT), and enthalpy (ΔH) compared to native samples, whereas enzyme-treated samples showed no significant changes in GT, indicating their comparable crystallinity values with those of native samples. Modified flour samples had lower sediment volumes and gel consistency, and the gel consistency of EM flour correlated with its cold paste viscosity.     

基于模糊数学综合感官评价的甘薯淀粉面包的工艺优化

为了提高面包营养价值,改善滋味,降低面包老化速度,延长保质期,将甘薯淀粉添加到面包当中,采用单因素和正交实验,考察配方(甘薯淀粉、黄油、干酵母的添加量)及加工工艺(一次醒发时间、醒发温度和烘焙时间)对面包感官性状和质构的影响。基于模糊数学的评价方法评价甘薯淀粉面包的品质,对甘薯淀粉面包的形状、色泽、松软度、香味、滋味进行感官性质的分析。结果表明:最佳配方为混合粉(小麦粉+甘薯淀粉)150 g,甘薯淀粉的含量为15 g、黄油15 g、干酵母5.5 g;最优加工工艺为一次醒发时间为60 min、醒发温度为25 ℃、烘焙时间为9 min;最优条件下其硬度为27.95 N,弹性为15.18 mm,咀嚼性为228.30 mJ,胶粘性为15.05 N。按此条件制作的甘薯淀粉面包色泽金黄,外形饱满,柔软适口具有甘薯淀粉面包特有的风味,为甘薯淀粉面包工业化生产提供理论指导,同时丰富面包种类,拓宽甘薯淀粉用途。     

Characterisation of flour, starch and fibre obtained from sweet potato (kumara) tubers, and their utilisation in biscuit production

Sweet potato (kumara) tubers of differing colours (orange, red and white) were used to produce tuber flour, a purified starch fraction and an isolated fibre extract. The fractions from each tuber colour were added into a biscuit mixture, and the effects of tuber source and fraction composition were observed in relation to the physico-chemical characteristics of biscuits. Addition of sweet potato flour and fibre fractions to white wheat flour significantly reduced the pasting properties (peak and final viscosity) of the resulting gels by up to seven-fold compared with the control wheat flour gel (as determined by the Rapid Visco Analyser). The addition of sweet potato starch affected the pasting properties of wheat flour–sweet potato starch mixes to a lesser extent. Biscuit texture (force required to cause a biscuit to fracture) was significantly reduced with the incorporation of sweet potato fibre into the biscuit dough preparation, this was linked to a reduction in biscuit thickness and spread ratio. However, the addition of sweet potato flour and starch resulted in biscuits of similar firmness as the control biscuits.     

Impact of α‐amylase and maltodextrin on physicochemical,functional and antioxidant capacity of spray‐dried purple sweet potato flour

BACKGROUND: Purple sweet potato flour could be used to enhance food products through colour, flavour and nutrients. Purple sweet potato flour has not yet been prepared with maltodextrin and amylase treatment using spray drying. Thus, the investigation was to evaluate the effect of various levels of maltodextrin (30 and 50 g kg^?1 w/v), amylase (3 and 7 g kg^?1 puree) and combined with maltodextrin and amylase on the physicochemical, functional and antioxidant capacity of spray dried purple sweet potato flours. RESULTS: Amylase and amylase with maltodextrin‐treated flours had a higher anthocyanin and total phenolic content than the control and maltodextrin‐treated flours. However, the antioxidant capacity was higher in the control and maltodextrin‐treated flours compared to the amylase and amylase with maltodextrin‐treated flours. The control had a higher water absorption index and lower water solubility index compared to the maltodextrin and combined with amylase and maltodextrin‐treated flours. On the other hand, maltodextrin increased whereas α‐amylase decreased the glass transition temperature. With respect to morphology, the particles of amylase‐treated flours were smaller than the control and maltodextrin‐treated flours. CONCLUSION: The results showed that good quality flour could be prepared by combining 30 g kg^?1 maltodextrin and 7 g kg^?1 amylase treatment. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

常用淀粉对甘薯粉糊化特性的影响

利用Brabender粘度仪考察了几种常用淀粉对甘薯粉糊化特性的影响，认为马铃薯、甘薯淀粉使甘薯粉糊化温度降低，玉米、木薯淀粉则使其升高；甘薯、玉米淀粉使甘薯粉糊化时间延长。添加各种淀粉均可使甘薯粉的峰谷粘度提高；马铃薯、玉米淀粉还可大幅度提高其峰值粘度。但马铃薯淀粉粘度破损值大，玉米淀粉破损值小、峰谷粘度高。     

PRODUCTION AND PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF A HYDROPONIC SWEET POTATO FLOUR DURING EXTENDED STORAGE

In developing countries, where limited transport infrastructure exists, processing the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) into flour provides an alternative to the difficulties associated with storage and transport of the raw roots. The objectives of this study were: (1) to process hydroponic sweet potato roots into flour; and (2) to evaluate the nutritive composition and the color of the processed hydroponic sweet potato flour during storage. The TU–82–155 hydroponic sweet potatoes were processed into flour and stored for five months at room and refrigerated temperatures. The sweet potato flour contained 3.0%, 4.5%, 1.0%, 1.0%, 90.6% moisture, ash, fat, protein, and carbohydrate, respectively, with no significant changes during storage. The *L values for the sweet potato flour increased as storage time increased, but the *a and *b values decreased. Hydroponic sweet potato roots could be processed into flour and stored at 4C or 21C to 25C for five months without deterioration in quality.     

无矾红薯粉丝的研制及加工工艺

将合成的红薯淀粉磷酸酯与魔芋粉及复合磷酸盐复配,以不同比例加入红薯淀粉中,在不同的条件下生产无矾粉丝。结果表明:当红薯淀粉磷酸酯的加入量为6%;m(魔芋粉)∶m(复合磷酸盐)=2∶3,加入量为1%;搅拌机匀浆,在冷冻条件开粉;干燥温度45℃、干燥时间为3h时生产出的粉丝在断条率和烹煮损失率方面都优于加矾粉丝。     

挤压处理对马铃薯全粉加工特性及微观结构的影响

采用挤压法对马铃薯全粉进行挤压处理,考察挤压温度、物料水分质量分数对马铃薯全粉加工特性及马铃 薯全粉面团弹性的影响,通过单因素试验确定最佳挤压工艺参数,采用扫描电子显微镜、差示扫描量热仪、快速黏 度测定仪、X射线衍射仪等仪器,对挤压处理前后马铃薯全粉的微观结构、热力学性质、糊化特性及结晶度变化等 进行对比分析。结果表明：当挤压温度为150 ℃、物料水分质量分数为35%时,马铃薯全粉的加工特性综合比较最 优,溶解度较高,持水性最好,冻融稳定性较好,此时马铃薯全粉面团弹性最好;挤压处理后的马铃薯全粉表面微 观结构出现褶皱,比表面积增加;热稳定性减弱,凝胶性减弱,不易回生;挤压处理使马铃薯全粉的结晶度下降。     

不同品种紫薯粉鲜湿面条的品质特性及主成分分析

为研究不同品种紫薯粉鲜湿面条品质特性的差异及紫薯粉的加工适宜性,选取10个品种紫薯作为研究对象,采用主成分分析法进行分析和综合评价。结果表明,不同品种紫薯鲜湿面条色泽特性、烹煮特性(熟断条率、烹煮损失率、膨胀率)、质构特性(硬度、黏聚性、回复性、内聚性、弹性、黏度、咀嚼性)、感官评分存在一定的差异性。通过主成分分析方法分析并提取了口感、烹煮、色泽、膨胀特性4项主成分,累积方差贡献率为87.990%。根据主成分综合评价法,总综合排名前4的品种分别是徐紫薯8号(综合得分0.854)、绵紫薯9号(综合得分0.607)、市售紫薯(综合得分0.118)、渝紫薯7号(综合得分0.114),进一步说明徐紫薯8号最适合用于紫薯粉鲜湿面条加工。本文为筛选适宜加工鲜湿面条的专用紫薯粉提供了依据。     

Isoflavone content in soy germ flours prepared from two drying methods

Isoflavone glucosides and aglucons in various soybean varieties (Chiang Mai‐60, S.J.‐5, Chiang Mai‐2, Srisumrong‐1, and Nakhonsawan‐1) harvested from dry vs. rainy seasons were quantified. Isoflavone contents of all soy germs ranged from 16.5 to 30.6 μmol g^?1. Regardless of varieties, isoflavone contents in germ of seeds from dry season were higher (P < 0.05) than those from rainy season. The Chiang Mai‐60 germ, having the highest isoflavone content (30.6 μmol g^?1), was selected for germ flour production. Freeze‐dried germ flour contained higher isoflavone aglucons (17.72 μmol g^?1 daidzein; 6.48 mg g^?1 glycitein; 4.28 μmol g^?1 genistein) than those (15.07; 5.59; 3.41) of drum‐dried germ flour. However, isoflavone glucoside contents in freeze‐dried germ flour (3.27 μmol g^?1 daidzin; 1.86 μmol g^?1 glycitin; 1.41 μmol g^?1 genistin) were lower than those (5.22; 3.15; 1.89) of drum‐dried germ flour. Total isoflavone contents of drum‐dried and freeze‐dried germ flours were comparable (34.32 vs. 35.02 μmol g^?1) but more than that (30.16 μmol g^?1) of unprocessed germ flour.