Effect of king palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) flour incorporation on physicochemical and textural characteristics of gluten-free cookies

The replacement of the blend of rice flour (70%) and corn starch (30%) with king palm flour [ Archontophoenix alexandrae (F. Muell.) H. Wendl. and Drude] at levels of 0–30% was investigated for its effects on the chemical and physical characteristics of gluten-free dough and cookies. Cookies containing 10, 20 and 30% of king palm flour were analysed by twenty-one celiac consumers through preference-ranking test. Ash, minerals, and dietary fibre contents increased in cookies that were added with king palm flour. Compared with the control dough, the incorporation of king palm flour increased the firmness and decreased the adhesiveness of dough samples. The incorporation of king palm flour increased the hardness of cookies in relation to the control dough. None of the cookies differed significantly ( P  > 0.05) in the lightness (L*) parameter. All formulations produced cookies with hue angles around 60, which indicate a tendency to brown colour. The study reveals that the incorporation of king palm flour showed desirable results in nutritional characteristics, because of the increase of the dietary fibre and minerals contents. In this study, the cookies preferred by celiac consumers were those containing 10 and 20% of king palm flour ( P  > 0.05).     

紫甘薯全粉-黑麦粉混粉理化特性及其对酥性饼干品质的影响

本研究以紫马铃薯和黑麦粉为原料,根据不同比例将紫薯粉与黑麦粉混合,对其溶剂保持率(SRC)、粉质特性、糊化特性和吹泡特性等进行研究,并分析了紫薯全粉对黑麦酥性饼干的质构、色差和风味等的影响。结果表明,紫薯粉中纤维素含量是黑麦粉的4.07倍,但蛋白质含量较低;紫薯粉的加入使得混合粉的SRC值上升,而面团的形成时间、稳定时间及糊化黏度降低;紫薯粉比例提高引起混合粉弱化度的降低,改善产品的贮藏特性,但其混合面团的P值、L值和W值均呈现下降趋势。随着紫薯粉的加入,紫薯-黑麦酥性饼干的硬度和咀嚼性下降,色泽呈现紫色并具有明显的紫薯风味。当紫薯粉含量在30%时,制作的酥性饼干的感官品质较好。     

木薯全粉对饼干储藏期品质和质构特性的影响

研究了木薯全粉对饼干储藏期品质和质构特性的影响,以不同比例木薯全粉替代低筋面粉制作饼干,对其理化和质构指标进行评价。结果表明:添加木薯全粉使得饼干的明亮度下降,色泽变黄。木薯全粉可降低储藏期饼干的水分含量和吸水率,提高脆性。其中,木薯全粉与低筋面粉比例为30/70时,饼干在储藏期内水分含量、咀嚼性和硬度最低,脆性最高。当木薯全粉与低筋面粉的比例大于40/60时,与对照组相比,饼干的硬度、弹性和咀嚼性升高,饼干的品质下降。     

Quality characteristics of biscuits prepared from finger millet seed coat based composite flour

Finger millet seed coat is an edible material and contains good proportion of dietary fibre, minerals and phytochemicals. The seed coat matter (SCM) forms a by-product of millet milling, malting and decortication industries and can be utilised as composite flour in biscuit preparation. The SCM from native, malted and hydrothermally treated millet contained 9.5–12% protein, 2.6–3.7% fat and 40–48% dietary fibre, besides 3–5% polyphenols and 700–860 mg/100 g of calcium. The biscuits prepared using the composite flour were of crisp texture and exhibited breaking strength of 1480–1690 g compared to control biscuits (1560 g). The biscuits were of mild grey colour (ΔE = 40–50) and exhibited higher protein, dietary fibre and calcium contents. The sensory evaluation of the biscuits indicated that 10% of SCM from native and hydrothermally processed millet and 20% from malted millet could be used in composite biscuit flour.     

Effect of native and germinated finger millet flour on rheological and sensory characteristics of biscuits

Wheat flour was replaced with native finger millet flour (NFMF) and germinated finger millet flour (GFMF) at 30–50% levels to make soft dough biscuits. Dough rheological properties and baking characteristics of the blends were evaluated. Farinograph data of wheat flour replaced with NFMF and GFMF showed a decrease in water absorption, dough stability and an increase in mixing tolerance index as the level of replacement increased. Extensibility of dough decreased for both NFMF and GFMF as the levels increased. The hardness of biscuit dough measured by texture profile analysis increased from 125 to 234 N for NFMF and 118 to 126 N for GFMF. Scanning electron microscopic studies on the biscuit dough showed polygonal finger millet starch granules adhering to wheat starch granules and protein matrix. The results of the study indicated that the replacement level of 40% with either NFMF or GFMF produced biscuits with acceptable sensory attributes. Addition of sodium stearoyl‐2‐lactylate (SSL) showed further improvement in terms of spread ratio, surface characteristics and texture.     

Effect of fortification of defatted soy flour on sensory and rheological properties of wheat bread

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of soy-fortified bread on the sensory and rheological properties. Ground defatted soy flour was blended with wheat flour at 3%, 7% and 12%. The organoleptic characteristics of soy-fortified wheat breads were carried out by taste panel. The effect of this fortification on the rheological properties of the resulting dough was investigated using farinograph and extensograph for quality assessment of the final product. The ash and protein contents of 3% and 7% wheat–soy bread blends increased compared with control. The results revealed that organoleptic characteristics score such as bendability, appearance, flavour and taste, crust texture and overall acceptability properties of bread containing 3% defatted soy flour was highest even though it is not significantly different. Therefore, we conclude that adding 3% or 7% defatted soy flour actually gives as good a loaf of bread as the 100% wheat bread with higher nutritional quality and acceptable consumer attitude with rheological and sensory characteristics.     

Physical, textural and sensory characteristics of 7-day frozen part-baked French bread

Bread partially baked for 7 min at 250 °C, after cooling, was frozen until core temperature reached −18 °C and stored at this same temperature up to 7 days. Samples were removed daily from the freezer, thawed and baked at 250 °C for 6 min. Analyses were performed 1 h after final baking, and were also conducted on fresh French bread daily produced (control). Weight and specific volume of frozen part-baked bread presented significant difference (P<0.05) compared with fresh one. Sensory analysis was carried out by a trained panel using the Difference from Control test to evaluate the difference and the degree of difference between frozen part-baked French bread (FPBFB) and fresh bread regarding appearance, tactile by direct touch and mouthfeel. All scores obtained indicated that the panelists, during the studied period, considered FPBFB to be slightly different compared with fresh one. Consumer Acceptance test was applied to compare appearance (gloss, roughness and cut on bread surface), oral texture (crust crispness and crumb firmness) and overall flavor between frozen part-baked bread and a commercial brand. All sensory scores obtained from Consumer test indicated that the 4-day frozen part-baked presented a superior acceptance to the commercial brand.     

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.     

Effect of emulsifiers,fat level and type on the rheological characteristics of biscuit dough and quality of biscuits

The effect of level and type of fat as well as emulsifiers on the rheological characteristics of biscuit dough and quality of biscuits has been studied. Increasing the level of fat from 150 to 250 g kg⁻¹ softened the dough, as indicated by a reduction in extrusion time from 108 to 18 s and an increase in compliance from 31.9 to 49.9%, while it reduced the development of gluten, as shown by a reduction in elastic recovery from 0.485 to 0.365 mm. Among the different types of fats used, hydrogenated fat produced the stiffest dough. Addition of any of the emulsifiers glycerol monostearate, lecithin or sodium stearoyl lactylate lowered the elastic recovery value, indicating their contribution to the shortening effect on gluten, and also resulted in a reduction in consistency and hardness and made the dough more cohesive. The maximum change was observed with sodium stearoyl lactylate. The density, breaking strength and compression strength of biscuits decreased, indicating an improvement in crispness, with increasing fat level. The thickness of biscuits was significantly higher when hydrogenated fat or oil was used in the formulation. Biscuits made with bakery shortening had better surface characteristics and higher crispness. Glycerol monostearate and lecithin brought about a greater improvement in the quality of biscuits when compared with sodium stearoyl lactylate. Studies indicated that emulsifiers in general had a greater beneficial effect, particularly in the case of biscuits made from medium hard wheat flour. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of seasoned beef patties with added glutinous rice flour

This study was conducted to determine if glutinous rice flour (GRF) could be a functional food additive to potentially replace corn starch (CS), soy protein isolate (SPI) and/or sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) to improve the physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of seasoned beef patties. GRF had a lower cook loss among the treatment groups due to an increase in fat and moisture retentions (p<0.05). GRF lowered texture profile values for hardness, gumminess, springiness, and chewiness (p<0.05) of the patties, which are generally beneficial for this product. The beef patties with GRF were juicier and more tender than the control and other treatments (p<0.05). Hedonic scores for juiciness, tenderness and overall acceptability were the highest for the beef patties with 1 and 3% GRFs, suggesting that GRF may be an effective functional ingredient to improve the textural quality of seasoned beef patties.     

香菇粉对面团特性和酥性饼干品质的影响

目的 研究香菇粉对面团特性和酥性饼干品质的影响。方法 在面粉中添加不同浓度香菇粉, 对香菇面粉的白度、湿面筋含量、降落数值、粉质参数和拉伸参数等指标进行了测定。通过质构分析及感官品质评价, 研究了香菇粉对酥性饼干品质的影响。结果 在面粉中添加0%~25%的香菇粉, 增加了面粉的营养价值, 显著降低了面粉稳定时间、面团拉伸能量、面粉的白度和湿面筋含量(P＜0.05)。面粉降落数值随香菇粉添加量的增加呈先降低后增加趋势。质构分析表明, 香菇粉添加量为8%时, 酥性饼干的硬度和咀嚼性最低, 感官品质评分最高, 为73.5分, 接近满分75分。结论 在面粉中添加香菇粉, 有利于制作酥性饼干及需要低筋粉制作的食品。酥性饼干中香菇粉最佳添加量为8%, 此时该香菇酥性饼干不仅口感更酥脆, 而且增加了饼干中蛋白质、粗纤维等的含量, 降低了碳水化合物含量。     

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.     

食用木薯全粉添加量对饼干品质、质构特性及消化性能的影响

以食用木薯全粉、低筋面粉、黄油、白糖粉等为原料,利用烘焙法制备饼干,研究食用木薯全粉添加量对饼干品质、质构特性及消化性能的影响。结果表明,添加量为30 g的饼干感官品质、质构特性和消化性能均处于最优水平。添加量为10、20、30、40、50 g的饼干吸水率、L~*值、快速消化淀粉(RDS)含量分别比对照低3.76%、6.21%、7.78%、12.02%、15.72%(p<0.05),0.16%、0.94%、1.94%、4.06%、6.74%,2.30%、4.30%、7.17%、9.30%、14.07%(p<0.05);a~*值、b~*值、慢速消化淀粉(SDS)含量分别比对照高35.92%、62.62%、71.60%、107.04%、117.48%(p<0.05),5.39%、6.03%、7.14%、7.18%、9.34%(p<0.05),12.89%、26.17%、50.47%、81.07%、120.27%(p<0.05)。因此表明,食用木薯全粉用于饼干产品开发能提升产品品质,且具有一定的保健功能。      

Physicochemical,rheological, and organoleptic characteristics of wheat‐fenugreek supplemented blends

The effect of blending of fenugreek (raw, soaked, and germinated) flour (Trigonella faenum graecum) from 5 to 20% in wheat flour on the rheological and sensory evaluation of bread, biscuit, noodle, and macroni was studied. Farinograph water absorption, dough development time, mixing tolerance index, and dough stability increased significantly with increased amount of fenugreek flour. Incorporation of fenugreek flour in wheat flour increased the protein and fat contents of blends but decreased the gluten contents. Among the supplemented blends, blends containing germinated fenugreek flour had higher protein contents (13.83–16.30%) up to 20%. Overall acceptability scores of bread, biscuit, noodles, and macroni were found highly acceptable up to 15, 10, and 20% levels, respectively.     

Omega‐3 fatty acid‐fortified butter: Preparation and characterisation of textural,sensory, thermal and physico‐chemical properties

The influence of adding flaxseed oil (2.9–5.1%) and flaxseed–whey protein concentrate (WPC) emulsion (4.8–8.6%) to cream as an omega‐3 fatty acid source was evaluated on the thermal, sensory and physico‐chemical properties of the developed butter. Pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance analysis revealed lower saturated fat content in the fortified butter than control butter. Differential scanning calorimetry exotherms and endotherms also corroborated these findings. Fortified butter prepared with 6.8% flaxseed oil–WPC emulsion had 3.7 times more alpha‐linolenic acid content than control and provided nearly 25% of the recommended dietary allowance in one serving. The developed butter exhibited improved spreadability.     

Rheological,textural, micro-structural and sensory properties of mango jam

Mango jam behaved as pseudoplastic fluid exhibiting yield stress. The Herschel–Bulkley (HB) model described adequately the steady-state rheological behavior of jam. Temperature dependence of the consistency index followed Arrhenius relationship. Time dependent structural breakdown characteristics of mango jam followed Hahn model. Hardness of mango jam increased with pectin concentration and acidity. Hardness increased up to 60% sugar concentration but decreased with further increase in sugar concentration at all pH and pectin levels. Stickiness, work of shear, and adhesion did not show any systematic trend with pH, pectin, and sugar concentration. The overall acceptability was rated highest for mango jam prepared with 65% sugar, 1% pectin at pH 3.4. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that hardness and work of shear are the most relevant among all the characteristics (physicochemical, sensory, textural, rheological, and compositional) studied for mango jam. Microstructure of mango jam was found to be composed of network regions with large pores as well as dense, compact regions with small pores.