Impact of Guar and Wheat Bran on the Physical and Nutritional Quality of Extruded Breakfast Cereals

Two non‐starch polysaccharides, guar gum and wheat bran, were used at 15% replacement level in a cereal base to produce an extruded breakfast cereal product from both wholemeal and high‐ratio wheat flour mixes. The inclusion of the non‐starch polysaccharides into the flour bases had no significant effect on the expansion ratio of the products. However, the product density and bulk density of the extruded products increased with guar gum and wheat bran addition. The pasting properties of the raw flour and polysaccharide base as well as the extruded products were altered with the incorporation of polysaccharides, with guar gum‐enriched products showing elevated peak and final viscosity readings. This appeared to be related to moisture manipulation and hence the regulation of gelatinisation. In vitro starch hydrolysis of the raw bases and the extruded samples illustrated that the extrusion process significantly increased the availability of carbohydrates for digestion. Additionally, the inclusion of non‐starch polysaccharides in the raw bases significantly reduced the rate and extent of carbohydrate hydrolysis. This potentially glycaemic reducing action was also evident in the extruded products where the incorporation of guar gum at 15% yielded a reduction of starch hydrolysis of 36% in the wholemeal base and 32% in the high‐ratio white wheat flour base.     

Elastic properties of extruded starchy melts containing wheat bran using on-line rheology and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis

Addition of wheat bran reduces the expansion volumes of extruded cereals. This may be explained by the influence wheat bran has on the elastic properties of the melt. The elastic properties of extruded refined wheat flour supplemented with wheat bran were investigated using a complementary on-line and an off-line rheological technique. The Bagley pressure (end pressure), reflecting extensional properties of the melt, was measured on-line using the orifice die method (dies with different lengths). The storage modulus of the extruded samples was measured using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). Increasing the bran concentration to an intermediate level significantly increased the Bagley pressure likely due to a reduced mobility of starch molecules. Further increasing the bran concentration significantly decreased the Bagley pressure. This might be caused by physical rupture of the melt at the die exit due to the low adhesion properties between starch and bran particles. This change in Bagley pressure indicates that the elastic properties of the composite melt may be reduced by bran particles. The storage modulus measured by DMTA was decreased when increasing the bran concentration, further supporting a potential decrease of the elastic properties of the melt with bran.     

Expansion mechanism of extruded foams supplemented with wheat bran

Addition of bran reduces the expansion of extruded starchy foams. This may be attributed to changes in parameters driving expansion. Wheat flour was supplemented with wheat bran to achieve two levels of fibers (12.6% and 22.4%) and extruded under different conditions of barrel temperature (120 or 180 °C), water content in the feed (18% or 22%) or screw speed (400 or 800 rpm). Increasing the bran concentration decreased sectional and volumetric expansions and increased longitudinal expansion. Finer cellular structures consisting of an increased number of small cells with more spherical shapes were generated. This may be linked to an increased nucleation at the die. The reduction in volumetric expansion was associated with an increase in shear viscosity only at the highest bran concentration. At same extrusion conditions the glass transition temperature of starch was reduced by down to 15 °C by supplementation with bran. This may induce a decrease in the viscosity of the starch phase and counteract the matrix viscosity increase linked to the properties of bran. A higher surface porosity was observed in the bran containing recipe due to earlier burst of the bubbles during growth.     

A multiple-step slit die rheometer for rheological characterization of extruded starch melts

Extrusion cooking is a very important process in the field of cereal and snack manufacturing. The rheological properties of the starch based matrix strongly influence this process. A newly developed online rheometer was mounted on a twin screw extruder in order to measure these properties. It was possible to obtain viscosity of wheat flour and corn grits at typical extrusion cooking conditions over a shear rate range of three decades. Flow curves for varying screw speed and water content at a constant thermomechanical history of the starch were measured. Also the temperature dependence of the apparent viscosities could be determined showing activation energies in the range found for synthetic polymers. Furthermore, additional pressure drops that occur at step changes of the slit height were detected. Thus, it was possible to evaluate visco-elastic properties of extruded starch melts at different extrusion cooking conditions.     

挤压与汽爆麦麸添加对小麦粉糊化特性的影响

以低筋、中筋和高筋小麦粉为材料,考察原麦麸、挤压麦麸和汽爆麦麸的添加量、粒度对小麦粉糊化特性的影响。结果表明：在0.178～0.250 mm粒度范围内,随着麦麸添加量的增加,小麦粉峰值黏度、最终黏度和回生值都显著性下降（P＜0.05）,而糊化温度和糊化起始时间则呈现二次曲线增加的趋势。汽爆麦麸和挤压麦麸对于小麦粉糊化起始时间和糊化温度的提升效果明显高于原麦麸。随着原麦麸粒径的减小,中筋、高筋小麦粉的峰值黏度、最终黏度和回生值均呈现先降低再升高的变化趋势,而3 种麦麸糊化温度和糊化起始时间呈现下降趋势。在0.150～0.420 mm粒度范围内时,原麦麸的粒度对低筋小麦粉回生值的影响具有显著差异（P＜0.05）;挤压麦麸和汽爆麦麸的粒度对中筋小麦粉峰值黏度的影响无显著差异（P＞0.05）;原麦麸和汽爆麦麸的粒度对高筋小麦粉峰值黏度的影响具有显著差异（P＜0.05）。     

Supplementation of extruded foams with wheat bran: Effect on textural properties

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of wheat bran concentrations on the mechanical properties determining the texture of extruded carbohydrate matrices. For this wheat flour was extruded under different conditions with an increasing concentration of wheat bran. The mechanical properties were assessed using a threepoint bending test and the cellular structure was determined by micro-computed X-ray tomography. Regardless of the bran concentration, the stress at rupture of the extruded foams was positively correlated with their relative density according to the Gibson-Ashby model. At same relative densities and bran concentration, finer structures with higher density of small cells led to a higher mechanical strength of the foams. Expanded foams with added bran at an intermediate level showed increased mechanical strength. This was attributed to the finer cellular structures obtained.The effect of increasing the bran to a higher concentration on the mechanical properties was depending on the cell wall thickness and bran particle dimensions.     

RHEOLOGICAL MODELING of POTATO FLOUR DURING EXTRUSION COOKING

A generalized model for predicting the effects of shear rate, temperature, moisture content, time-temperature history and strain history on viscosity has been evaluated for extruded potato flour doughs. an Instron Capillary Rheometer and a 50 mm Baker Perkins co-rotating twin screw extruder were used to evaluate all effects incorporated in the model, except strain history. the power law model was used to describe shear rate effects in the range 10–10000 s^?1. the generalized model fit observed data for temperatures of 25–95°C and moisture contents ranging from 22 to 50%, wet basis. Since potato flour by its manufacturing process is pregelatinized, it was unnecessary to evaluate the effects of time-temperature history. Strain history was found to have an insignificant influence on the viscosity.     

挤压改性绿豆粉对小麦粉加工及其面条品质特性的影响

研究了添加挤压改性绿豆粉对挤压改性绿豆-小麦混合粉粉质特性、面团流变特性和所制备面条品质的影响。首先采用双螺杆挤压机处理绿豆粉,随后将挤压改性绿豆粉以不同添加量(10%~60%)添至小麦粉中,制备面条。然后采用粉质拉伸仪、RVA黏度仪、流变和质构仪对混合粉的粉特性、面团流变性能以及面条的质构特性进行分析。结果表明,随着挤压改性绿豆粉添加量的增加,绿豆-小麦混合粉面团的形成时间、稳定时间、粉质质量指数急剧下降,混合粉的粉质特性明显降低,且与小麦粉相比,混合粉的起始糊化温度、峰值黏度、谷值黏度、最终黏度、崩解值及回生值呈明显的下降趋势;随着挤压改性绿豆粉添加量的增加,混合粉面团的G'和G″降低,面团的网络结构受到破坏;对于挤压改性绿豆-小麦混合面条,随着挤压改性绿豆粉添加量的增加(<40%时),其干物质吸水率和损失率有所提高,蒸煮面条的硬度、弹性、胶粘性、咀嚼性和回复性有所降低,综合感官评分降低,当挤压改性绿豆粉添加量≤ 20%时,整体可接受度接近小麦面条。最后分析三者之间的相关性发现,挤压改性绿豆粉的添加量、挤压改性绿豆-小麦混合粉的粉质特性、黏度特性与其制作面条的品质有明显的相关性。综上所述,挤压改性绿豆粉的添加改变了小麦面团的特性和面条的品质,其添加量不宜超过20%。     

Physical,Textural, and Antioxidant Properties of Extruded Waxy Wheat Flour Snack Supplemented with Several Varieties of Bran

Wheat represents a ubiquitous commodity and although industries valorize 10% of wheat bran, most of this antioxidant‐rich byproduct gets fed to livestock. The objective of this study was to incorporate wheat bran into an extruded snack. Bran samples from hard red spring, soft white club cv. Bruehl, and purple wheat lines were added to cv. Waxy‐Pen wheat flour (Triticum aestivum L.) at replacement concentrations of 0%, 12.5%, 25%, and 37.5% (w/w; n = 10). Extrudates were evaluated for antioxidant capacity, color, and physical properties. Results showed that high fiber concentrations altered several pasting properties, reduced expansion ratios (P < 0.0001), and created denser products (P < 0.0001), especially for white bran supplemented extrudates. Purple bran supplemented extrudates produced harder products compared to white and red bran treatments (P < 0.0001). Extrudates produced with 37.5% (w/w) of each bran variety absorbed more water than the control with no added bran. The oxygen radical absorption capacity assay, expressed as Trolox Equivalents, showed that extrudates made with addition of red (37.5%) and purple (37.5%) bran had higher values compared to the other treatments; the control, red, and white bran treatments had less antioxidant activity after extrusion (P < 0.0001) compared to purple bran supplemented extrudates. Purple and red brans may serve as viable functional ingredients in extruded foods given their higher antioxidant activities. Future studies could evaluate how bran variety and concentration, extruded shape, and flavor influence consumer acceptance.     

挤压改性麦麸膳食纤维对饺子皮品质的影响

分析挤压改性麦麸膳食纤维对饺子皮品质的影响。饺子皮由挤压改性麦麸和饺子专用粉组成的混合粉制成,挤压改性麦麸含量为混合粉的0,1%,3%,5%;通过测试饺子皮的质构特性、蒸煮特性和感官评价,分析挤压改性麦麸对饺子皮品质的影响。结果表明,挤压改性麦麸含量的增加,提高了饺子皮质构特性中的硬度、胶黏性及咀嚼性,降低了蒸煮特性中蒸煮损失率,提高了饺子皮的吸水率;挤压改性麦麸虽可以改善饺子皮的口感,但会影响饺子皮的外观。研究表明当挤压改性麦麸含量为5%时,饺子皮具有良好的综合品质。此研究可为挤压改性麦麸膳食纤维在饺子皮中的应用提供参考。     

半固态酶解法改性挤压麦麸的制备及其对含麸馒头品质的影响

为提高麦麸中可溶性膳食纤维含量,改善含麸面制品食用品质,使用木聚糖酶对挤压麦麸进行半固态酶解改性处理,并将改性麦麸回添至面粉中制作含麸馒头,探讨改性麦麸最适添加量及其对含麸馒头的比容、质构和风味的影响。结果表明:当酶解时间4 h、木聚糖酶添加量1000 U/g麦麸、液料比1.0:1 mL/g时,改性麦麸中可溶性膳食纤维的含量达到6.24%,与原麦麸相比提高了89.09%;当改性麦麸添加量为7.5%时含麸馒头的比容达到最大（3.08 mL/g）,馒头品质最佳;与原麦麸相比,加入改性麦麸后,馒头的硬度和咀嚼性分别降低了41.19%和42.35%,比容升高了25.00%,均与空白组无显著性差异。麦麸的改性处理不仅有效增加了2-甲基吡嗪等令人愉快的挥发性风味成分浓度,同时降低了二乙二醇、二甲醚等原麦麸的不良风味。因此,挤压麦麸经过半固态酶解处理后,能有效改善含麸馒头的品质,同时使其具有浓郁的麦香味,为麦麸在主食面制品中的应用提供了新思路。     

Application of an In‐line Viscometer to Determine the Shear Stress of Plasticised Wheat Starch

An in‐line viscometer was designed and constructed to enable determination of the shear stress of plasticised wheat starch during extrusion cooking. The viscometer was installed between the end of the barrel section and the extruder die plate so that the shear stress could be determined for the plasticised material, irrespective of the geometrical shape into which it was subsequently moulded by the extruder die. The extrusion conditions were described in terms of the process parameters, i. e. water content, barrel temperature, screw speed and screw configuration; and of the system parameters, which were the specific mechanical energy input (SME), product temperature (PT) and mean residence time (MRT). The parameters were measured and the results evaluated using statistical methods. Regression equations were used to describe functional relationships between the shear stress and the extrusion conditions on the one hand, and between the shear stress and the product characteristics of the extrudates on the other. The shear stress of plasticised wheat starch determined in‐line can be used to predict the morphological structure (volumetric expansion) and the functional properties (cold paste viscosity and cold water solubility) of extruded, directly expanded starch with a high degree of accuracy. The measurement technique used and the results of the extrusion tests undertaken for this project will therefore enable the shear stress of plasticised material in an extruder to be used as the principle parameter for controlling extruders on‐line.     

Extrusion cooking of barley flour and process parameter optimization by using response surface methodology

BACKGROUND: The nutritional profile of barley places it in a prime position for development of a new extruded–expanded snack food with health benefits. It was therefore the aim to investigate the effect of extrusion processing variables on system parameters (specific mechanical energy, die pressure and die melt temperature) and physical properties (expansion, bulk density, texture and color) of barley flour extrudates and to optimize processing conditions for production of extruded snack food from barley flour by response surface methodology. RESULTS: Barley flour with 219.7 g kg^?1 moisture content was extruded at different die temperatures (140–160 °C) and screw speeds (150–200 rpm) through a co‐rotating twin‐screw extruder. The system parameters as well as product responses were mainly dependent on temperature, whereas the screw speed imparted a lesser effect. Extrudates produced under extrusion conditions of 160 °C, 150 and 200 rpm and at 164 °C and 150 rpm had higher preference levels of appearance, taste, texture and overall acceptability than that of other selected extrudates for sensory analysis. The optimal conditions for minimum bulk density and desired textural characteristics and color of extrudates correspond to a temperature of 156 °C and screw speed of 166 rpm. CONCLUSION: The results suggested that use of barley flour in extruded snack products offers a desirable variation in diet and can take advantage of the nutritional quality of barley. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effect of semolina and absorption level on extrusion of spaghetti containing non‐traditional ingredients

Specific mechanical energy (SME), mechanical energy, extrusion rate and temperature of extruded spaghetti were monitored to determine the effects of semolina, hydration level and non‐traditional ingredients on pasta extrusion using a semi‐commercial pasta press with a fixed screw speed of 25 rpm. SME transferred to the dough during extrusion and the temperature of extruded spaghetti were greater with strong than with weak gluten semolina and at low than at high absorption levels. When compared with semolina hydrated to 300 g kg^?1 absorption, SME transferred to the dough was 13 kJ kg^?1 lower for semolina mixed with buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.) bran flour, 47 kJ kg^?1 lower for semolina mixed with flaxseed (Linum usitativissimum L.) flour and 7 kJ kg^?1 lower for semolina mixed with wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum L.) bran. Weak gluten semolina, high absorption levels and non‐traditional ingredients reduced the mechanical energy required for extrusion more than they reduced extrusion rate. The target temperature for extruded spaghetti was 45 °C. The temperature of extruded spaghetti containing flaxseed flour was below 45 °C whereas the temperature of spaghetti containing wheat bran was above 45 °C, regardless of semolina type or absorption level. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

Twin-screw Extrusion of Corn Flour and Soy Protein Isolate (SPI) Blends: A Response Surface Analysis

The effects of feed moisture, screw speed, and barrel temperature on physical properties of extruded corn flour and soy protein isolate (SPI) blends were investigated in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder using a response surface methodology. Corn flour and SPI were mixed with a ratio of 4:1. The screw speed was set at five levels between 60 and 140 rpm, barrel temperature between 140 °C and 180 °C, and feed moisture between 18% and 38%. All physical properties of the extruded material evaluated—included expansion ratio, bulk density, breaking strength, water solubility index, rehydration ratio, and color—were significantly (p < 0.05) affected by the three process variables. Feed moisture was the most significant variable with quadratic effects on most of the physical properties. Response surface regression models were established to correlate the physical properties of the extruded product to the process variables. Understanding the effect of these variables on the product physical properties was deemed useful for the development of protein-rich extruded products.     

System parameters and product properties response of soybean protein extruded at wide moisture range

In order to explore the effect of water during extrusion process, soybean protein isolate (SPI) was extruded using a pilot-scale twin-screw extruder at 28%, 36%, 44%, 52% and 60% moisture content and 140, 150 and 160 °C cooking temperature. The extrusion system parameters like in-line viscosity at die, mean residence time and specific mechanical energy (SME), product textural properties including tensile strength, hardness, chewiness and degree of texturization, and the molecular weight distribution characterized by SDS–PAGE were investigated. And the interrelationship between system parameters and product properties were analyzed. The results showed that moisture content was a more important factor on system parameters and product properties than cooking temperature. Higher moisture content resulted in lower viscosity of dough in the extruder, shorter residence time and lower conversion ratio of extruder mechanical energy into heat energy, finally reducing significantly the tensile strength, hardness, chewiness and the degree of aggregation. The data from extrusion system parameters and product properties correlate well and could be used to explain and control the characteristics of extrudate.     

Effects of selected process parameters in extrusion of yam flour (Dioscorea rotundata) on physicochemical properties of the extrudates

Raw yam (Dioscorea rotundata) flour was cooked and extruded in a Brabender single-screw laboratory scale extruder. Response surface methodology using an incomplete factorial design was applied with various combinations of barrel temperature [100, 125, 150 degrees C], feed moisture content [18, 22, 26%] and screw speed [100, 150, 200 rpm]. Initial viscosity at 30 degrees C, water solubility index, expansion and hardness were determined. The highest values of initial viscosity were at the highest barrel temperatures and the highest moisture contents. At high feed moisture content and high barrel temperatures the yam extrudate flour showed the greatest values of water solubility index. The physical properties of the extruded product showed that at high temperature the lower the moisture content the greater the expansion index. Hardness was influenced directly by moisture content and inversely by extrusion temperature. The extrusion of yam flour led to the production of snacks and pre-gelatinized flours of diverse properties. Also extruded yam flour can be successfully used in the preparation of 'futu' (pre-cooked compact dough), a yam-based food, popular in Western Africa.     

挤压糊化处理对苦荞粉理化性质的影响

为研究挤压糊化处理对苦荞粉理化性质的影响,利用单螺杆挤压机对苦荞粉进行挤压糊化处理,得到糊化 度分别为37.7%、56.3%、74.3%及94.2%的苦荞粉,并对其基本成分、水合特性、糊化特性、热力学特性及微观结 构进行测定。结果表明：随着糊化度增加,淀粉、蛋白质及灰分质量分数总体无显著变化（P＞0.05）,总黄酮和 脂肪质量分数显著减少（P＜0.05）,颜色变深;破损淀粉质量分数、吸水性指数及保水性显著增加（P＜0.05）; 快速黏度分析结果表明挤压处理苦荞粉峰值黏度、谷值黏度、最终黏度、回生值下降,峰值时间缩短;扫描电子显 微镜结果表明,苦荞粉颗粒为圆形或不规则多边形,而挤压糊化处理后苦荞粉颗粒没有固定形态,表面粗糙且有裂 纹和小孔。上述理化性质的研究可为进一步的机理及应用研究提供参考。     

麦麸添加量和粒度对发酵面团特性的影响

以小麦粉为原料,采用4个添加量(5%、10%、15%、20%)、3个粒度(0.85 mm、0.17 mm、0.10 mm)处理麦麸,研究麦麸对小麦粉粉质特性、糊化特性以及发酵面团特性的影响。结果表明:随着麦麸添加量的增加,小麦粉的吸水率、形成时间、粉质指数增大;峰值黏度、低谷黏度、衰减值、最终黏度和回生值下降;发酵面团弹性模量G'、黏性模量G″上升;弛豫时间T_(21)、T_(22)呈现增加的趋势,质子密度A_(21)、A_(22)和A_(23)增加,面团的各项特性较好。然而,当麦麸含量达到20%,面团的质量变差。0.10 mm麦麸粒径的弱化值较大,0.17 mm和0.85 mm麦麸粒径的粉质特性较好,而麦麸的粒度减小会使G'、G″增大。当麦麸添加量小于15%,粒度为0.85 mm时,发酵面团的特性最好。     

Steady and dynamic shear rheological properties of extrusion modified fenugreek gum solutions

This study investigated the rheological properties of extrusion modified fenugreek gum solutions (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0%, w/v) under steady and dynamic shear conditions. Fenugreek gum was extruded in a twin-screw extruder without an exit die to minimize a decrease in molecular weight of fenugreek gum during extrusion process. Both of the steady and dynamic shear rheological tests revealed that extrusion process did not substantially influence the steady and dynamic shear properties of the gum. The power law model was applied to describe the flow behavior of the extruded gum solutions. The extrusion modified fenugreek gum solutions exhibited a shearthinning flow behavior at 25°C, and the values of consistency index (K) and apparent viscosity (η_a,100) increased with an increase in the gum concentration. The magnitudes of storage modulus (G′) and loss modulus (G″) for the extrusion modified fenugreek gum solutions increased with increasing frequency (ω) and with increasing gum concentration.