Rehydration of Freeze‐Dried and Convective Dried Boletus edulis Mushrooms: Effect on Some Quality Parameters

ABSTRACT: Quality of rehydrated products is a key aspect linked to rehydration conditions. To assess the effect of rehydration temperature on some quality parameters, experiments at 20 and 70 °C were performed with convective dried and freeze‐dried Boletus edulis mushrooms. Rehydration characteristics (through Peleg's parameter, k₁, and equilibrium moisture, W_e), texture (Kramer), and microstructure (Cryo‐Scanning Electron Microscopy) were evaluated. Freeze‐dried samples absorbed water more quickly and attained higher W_e values than convective dried ones. Convective dehydrated samples rehydrated at 20 °C showed significantly lower textural values (11.9 ± 3.3 N/g) than those rehydrated at 70 °C (15.7 ± 1.2 N/g). For the freeze‐dried Boletus edulis, the textural values also exhibited significant differences, being 8.2 ± 1.3 and 10.5 ± 2.3 N/g for 20 and 70 °C, respectively. Freeze‐dried samples showed a porous structure that allows rehydration to take place mainly at the extracellular level. This explains the fact that, regardless of temperature, freeze‐dried mushrooms absorbed water more quickly and reached higher W_e values than convective dried ones. Whatever the dehydration technique used, rehydration at 70 °C produced a structural damage that hindered water absorption; consequently lower W_e values and higher textural values were attained than when rehydrating at 20 °C.     

干鱿鱼Peleg复水模型的建立与复水品质特性

为探讨鱿鱼复水规律及碱法复水对鱿鱼品质特性的影响,本实验以干鱿鱼为研究对象,建立了鱿鱼复水的Peleg吸水模型,研究了不同碱质量浓度对复水鱿鱼品质特性的影响。结果表明：干鱿鱼的吸水曲线符合经典物质吸水曲线,Peleg方程对鱿鱼吸水曲线具有较高的拟合性,相关系数均在0.99以上。随碱质量浓度的增大,复水鱿鱼感官品质呈先变好后变坏的趋势,在0.3 g/100 mL时感官最好;pH值呈递增趋势;L*、a*、b*值、硬度、咀嚼性、胶着性、剪切力和蛋白质溶解度均呈递减趋势,黏性和弹性变化不显著;可溶性蛋白溶出量在碱质量浓度0～0.2、0.3～0.4、0.5～0.6 g/100 mL范围内显著增大,在0.2～0.3 g/100 mL和0.4～0.5 g/100 mL范围内变化不显著。     

Rehydration Studies on Pretreated and Osmotically Dehydrated Apple Slices

ABSTRACT: The influence of different pretreatments (freezing, blanching, high electric field pulse, and high pressure) and osmotic dehydration (OD) times (0 to 6 h) on some characteristics of rehydrated apple was investigated. Pretreated apple slices were osmotically dehydrated, oven dried, and rehydrated in distilled water at room temperature. Rehydration capacity (RC) increased with OD time. Blanched and prefrozen samples had higher RC, firmer rehydrated samples, and greater dry-matter loss than the other pretreated samples. There was no change (P > 0.05) in the color of the samples before and after rehydration. The electrical conductivity of the immersion medium increased with rehydration time but decreased with OD time.     

BROWNING BEHAVIOR OF TAURINE AND PROLINE IN MODEL AND DRIED SQUID SYSTEMS

Model systems containing taurine or proline mixed with glucose at pH 6.4 were adjusted for water activity (Aw) to 0.99, 0.90, 0.84, 0.75 and 0.60 with celite. The browning rates measured during 96 h at temperatures between 5° and 45°C increased with increased temperature and reduced water activity. The model system containing taurine had a higher browning rate than that with proline at the same Aw and temperature. The browning rate with taurine at Aw = 0.60 increased 34 times at 45°C and 7 times at 35°C compared to that at 25°C. Decreases in Aw from 0.90 to 0.60 resulted in increased browning rate, 4.1 times at 45°C and 1.3 times at 35°C. The browning rate in model systems with proline followed the same pattern. Temperature had a more pronounced effect on browning rate than Aw. Browning was very slow in model systems at temperatures below 25°C. Evidence is provided that the Maillard reaction occurred in the mantle of squid (Illex argentinus) during air drying at 35°C. Dehydration resulted in loss of 50% of the taurine (from 22.3 to 11.6 mmoles/100g dry mass) and more than 60% of the proline (from 23.4 to 8.9 mmoles/100g dry mass). Total free amino acids remained unchanged when the moisture level was above 50% or Aw = 0.95. The browning intensity of the squid mantle increased 5 fold during drying. Taurine and proline were digested most at water activity above 0.95, while other amino acids were lost at a greater rate in the intermediate water activity range.     

Kinetics of water absorption and soluble‐solid loss of hot‐air‐dried carrots during rehydration

Cubes of carrots dried at 60, 70, 80 and 90 °C were rehydrated at 20 and 95 °C. Kinetics of water gain and soluble‐solid loss were monitored and described by Peleg model. Dry matter holding capacity, water absorption capacity and rehydration ability were derived to assess the rehydration process. It was found that leaching flow was higher for the samples dried at higher temperatures. Rehydration ability and dry matter holding capacity of the samples rehydrated at 95 °C were higher than those observed for the samples soaked at 20 °C. Swelling of carrots during rehydration neither depended on temperature of drying nor on the temperature of the water. The results indicate that the use of low drying temperatures is suitable for preserving the quality attributes of carrots after rehydration.     

Nutritional quality of spray dried protein hydrolysate from Black Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

The nutritional quality of spray-dried protein hydrolysate from black tilapia, a fresh water fish, was evaluated. Hydrolysed protein from Oreochromis mossambicus was spray-dried at two different temperatures of 150 °C/76 °C (inlet/outlet temp) and 180 °C/90 °C. Proximate analyses revealed that the dried hydrolysates consisted of 37.7–49.6% protein, 2.6–2.8% fat, 1.6–4.0% moisture and 8.6–8.7% ash. The higher drying temperature used was found to significantly decrease the contents of all amino acids analysed. Nevertheless, the protein quality of both dried hydrolysates was found to be high, with in vitro digestibilities of 88.4 and 92% and protein digestibility corrected amino acid scores of 0.34 and 0.82, respectively. In addition, the predicted protein efficiency ratios of the dried hydrolysates were calculated to be 2.97 and 2.53.     

Ileal amino acid digestibility of some novel dietary protein sources for growing chickens

The apparent ileal digestibility coefficients of amino acids in five high‐protein ingredients (casein, isolated soyprotein, maize gluten meal, spray‐dried bovine plasma (SBP) and spray‐dried porcine plasma (SPP)) and soybean meal were determined using 3‐week‐old broiler chickens. The amino acids in casein were highly digestible. Isolated soyprotein was also well digested by the birds, but the digestibility coefficients of all amino acids in isolated soyprotein were lower (P < 0.05) than those in casein. The amino acid digestibility coefficients in isolated soyprotein were greater (P < 0.05) than those in soybean meal, which may be reflective of reduced concentrations of anti‐nutritive factors, particularly indigestible oligosaccharides. The digestibilities of amino acids in maize gluten meal were higher (P < 0.05) than those in soybean meal, except for the digestibilities of arginine, histidine, threonine and aspartic acid, which were similar (P > 0.05) between the two protein sources. The ileal digestibilities of all indispensable amino acids in SBP and SPP were lower (P < 0.05) than those in casein and isolated soybean meal but higher (P < 0.05) than those in soybean meal. No differences (P > 0.05) were observed in the digestibility of amino acids between SBP and SPP. The overall mean amino acid digestibility coefficients of casein, isolated soyprotein, soybean meal, maize gluten meal, SBP and SPP were 0.955, 0.888, 0.823, 0.849, 0.860 and 0.856 respectively. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influence of polyethylene glycol on the excretion and digestibility of amino acids in casein and tannic acid‐fed broilers

Using the precision feeding technique, an experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of tannic acid (TA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the excretion of amino acids and the apparent and true digestibilities of casein protein in broilers. Seventy‐two 9‐week‐old broiler cockerels grouped in nine treatments of eight replicates were fed warm water (50 mL, control birds), casein alone (12 or 18 g) or casein (12 or 18 g) with TA solution (4.5 g per 10 mL) or/and PEG solution (2 g per 10 mL). Total excreta were collected for 48 h and freeze‐dried. The amino acid content of casein and excreta was determined by reverse phase high‐performance liquid chromatography. In the absence of TA the digestibility of casein was almost complete. TA increased the excretion of amino acids to a varying extent (P < 0.01). Although the digestibility of all essential and non‐essential amino acids was adversely affected by the presence of TA, raising the amount of casein from 12 to 18 g improved significantly (P < 0.05) the apparent and true digestibilities of all amino acids. PEG reduced significantly (P < 0.01) the excretion of amino acids and improved significantly (P < 0.01) the amino acid digestibility of casein in TA‐dosed birds. However, the improvement was greater when the lower level of casein (12 g) was fed. Thus PEG might play an important role in inactivating dietary tannins in the gastrointestinal tract of birds and improving protein digestibility and utilisation, particularly when the diet is low or intermediate in protein. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry     

Determination of microwave drying and rehydration kinetics of green peppers with the bioactive and textural properties

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of microwaves on drying and rehydration kinetics of green pepper varieties (sweet, green, and bell) and the bioactive and textural properties of dried and rehydrated peppers. Drying was performed at 90, 180, and 90 + 180 W and dried peppers were rehydrated at 25, 50, and 70°C. The best drying fits were obtained using the equations of both Sigmoid and Hii et al. for drying, and two term exponential decay was the most appropriate model for rehydration. The lowest and highest final rehydration ratio values were obtained for the peppers dried at 180 and 90 W, respectively at each temperature and pepper variety. Among peppers, bell pepper showed the lowest color change (ΔE) and it was the most potent to recover initial color in rehydration. Peppers had softer texture in both drying and rehydration treatment. Total phenolic content of peppers was reduced around 56–65% compared to the fresh pepper by drying and this decrement was reached up to 87% in rehydrated peppers. Results showed that drying at 180 W and rehydration at 70°C provided faster drying and rehydration as well maintained the quality characteristics of green peppers.     

REHYDRATION OF FREEZE-DRIED STRAWBERRIES AT VARYING TEMPERATURES

Strawberries (var. Seascape), cut in halves or 5‐mm slices, were freeze‐dried at a heating plate temperature of 55C for 28 h. Freeze‐dried products were then rehydrated at 0, 20, 40 and 80C in distilled water. The progression of the rehydration coefficient (RC) was followed as a function of time (up to 25 min). Less than 2 min were necessary to fully rehydrate the slices and less than 5 min for half strawberries. The results showed that halved and sliced freeze‐dried strawberries had higher RCs when rehydrated at a temperature near 0C. A simple diffusive‐type equation was used to represent water uptake during rehydration. Effective diffusion coefficients were modeled as a function of temperature using an Arrhenius‐type relationship.     

干燥方式对复水香菇感官、质构及营养品质的影响

为获得复水性较好的干香菇,研究了热风干燥（hot-air drying,HAD）、中短波红外干燥（infrared radiation drying,IRD）和真空冷冻干燥（freeze drying,FD）香菇的复水特性及复水后的综合品质。结果表明：FD香菇具有均匀的多孔结构,使得干香菇的复水速率明显高于HAD香菇和IRD香菇,复水60?min即可达最大复水体积比（9.22）,且复水香菇的外观与鲜样接近。同时,复水后FD香菇的剪切力（1?352.99?g）和咀嚼性（232.54?g）最小,表明其质地柔软、易被切分。此外,FD复水香菇和其他两种复水香菇具有相似的电子鼻响应值曲线,表明其香气无差异。复水时FD香菇的蛋白质和VB2的溶出率最高,分别为0.42?mg/g和0.71×10－3?mg/g,说明FD复水香菇富含营养成分,且加工时较易溶出。综上,FD可作为一种较好的干燥方式来制备复水性较好的高品质香菇。     

Quality Changes of Dehydrated Restructured Fish Product from Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) as Affected by Drying Methods

Restructured fish slices from silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) were dried using air drying (AD), freeze drying (FD), and vacuum drying (VD) (4 mm thickness) and microwave-vacuum drying (MVD) (2, 4, 6, and 8 mm thickness). Quality attributes of the dried products were compared in terms of their rehydrated characteristics, change in dimensions, color, texture, sensory values before and after rehydration, and change in volatile compounds. AD, FD, and VD resulted in the different levels of shrinkage while MVD caused some expansion in diameter and thickness in the 4-, 6-, and 8-mm-thickness samples. Rehydration caused significant swelling in AD, FD, and VD products (p?<?0.05) but insignificant change in MVD products (p?>?0.05). Drying methods significantly affected the color and texture of both dried and rehydrated products (p?<?0.05), but slice thickness had no significant effect on the color in MVD products (p?>?0.05). MVD products rehydrated faster and had higher rehydration ratio as well as lower water hold capacity, hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, and chewiness than others. In sensory evaluation, MVD products alone exhibited acceptable crispness and favorable odor. The rehydrated dried products were acceptable by the sensory panelists and were preferred in the order: FD, VD, AD, MVD. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed that drying significantly decreased the n-alkanals and 1-octen-3-ol content (p?<?0.05) and produced new aldehydes including 2-methyl-propanal, 3-methyl-butanal, and furfural in MVD products. This study demonstrated that drying restructured fish meat can be potentially used to develop the new dried fish products using optimal drying conditions.     

不同处理方式对芡实中游离氨基酸和碳水化合物的含量及淀粉消化率的影响

以芡实为原料,采用水煮后冷冻干燥、水煮后热风干燥、冷冻干燥、太阳晒干、热风干燥等5种方式处理芡实,测定处理后芡实中游离氨基酸、还原糖、总糖、淀粉含量及淀粉消化率,比较不同处理方法的差异性。结果表明:热风干燥、冷冻干燥、太阳晒干对芡实中还原糖、总糖和游离氨基酸的含量影响差异极显著(P<0.01),且冷冻干燥、太阳晒干、热风干燥的芡实中还原糖、总糖、游离氨基酸的含量依次下降,这表明真空冷冻干燥处理能最大程度地保留样品中还原糖、总糖等物质。冷冻干燥、热风干燥及太阳晒干的处理方法对赖氨酸、亮氨酸、色氨酸等游离氨基酸的含量影响差异不显著(P>0.05)。水煮加工处理显著影响芡实中还原糖、总糖和游离氨基酸的含量(P<0.01),而对淀粉含量影响差异不显著(P>0.05)。淀粉体外消化率分析表明,各样品的淀粉体外消化率均随着消化时间的增加而呈现上升的趋势,不同干燥方式显著影响芡实中淀粉的体外消化率,冷冻干燥、热风干燥、太阳晒干的芡实中淀粉体外消化率依次增大,水煮后样品中淀粉的体外消化率增加,且水煮后冷冻干燥的样品中淀粉的体外消化率最高。     

LF-NMR动态分析4种干燥方式下鱿鱼干的复水特性

以鱿鱼为研究对象,采用自然晒干、热风干燥、热泵干燥、真空冷冻干燥4种干燥技术干制鱿鱼,结合鱿鱼干的肌纤维微观结构和复水率,通过低场核磁共振(LF-NMR)动态分析鱿鱼干复水过程的水分迁移和分布,探讨干燥方式对鱿鱼干复水的影响。结果表明,4种干燥方式中,真空冷冻干燥的鱿鱼干水分含量最低,氧化程度也最低(比其它3种处理的低1.5~6.7倍)。电镜扫描图显示鱿鱼干肌纤维内部有大量疏松多孔的蜂窝状结构,且真空冷冻干燥复水最快。复水过程,部分结合水向不易流动水迁移,不易流动水含量明显增加,且占比90%以上,自由水含量也有所提升。LF-NMR分析也表明真空冷冻干燥的鱿鱼干复水效果最好,复水后可截留更多的自由水。热泵干燥的鱿鱼干复水效果与自然干燥接近,热风干燥的复水率最差。干燥方式对干制品复水效果影响明显,真空冷冻干燥和热泵干燥技术有利于水产品干制。     

Effect of air temperature on drying kinetics and quality characteristics of osmo-treated jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas)

The present study investigated the influence of air temperature on the drying kinetics, color, rehydration, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN), antioxidant capacity and texture of osmosed jumbo squid fillets during convective dehydration at 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 °C. The Logarithmic and Two-term models could be used to describe the squid experimental drying curves. Discoloration of product was more noticeable at high drying temperatures where combined effects of non-enzymatic browning as well as protein denaturation modified the original color of the squid samples. Rehydration indexes showed a decrease while texture presented an increase with increasing air-drying temperature probably due to changes in food protein matrix. Total volatile basic nitrogen increased with process temperature. Antioxidant activity presented a decrease with temperature, especially at high drying temperatures. Results of this study demonstrated that the drying kinetics together with the reported quality attributes of the dried squid can be used to improve the final characteristics of the product.     

Nutritive Value of Protein Extracted from Honey Bees

Studies were carried out to determine the protein quality of whole dried honey bees (56.8% crude protein, 11.1% chitin) and honey bee protein concentrate (64.2% crude protein, 0% chitin). The levels of most of the indispensable amino acids were higher in honey bee protein concentrate than in whole dried bees. The true protein digestibility was higher (P < 0.05) in the concentrate (94.3%) than in whole dried honey bees (71.5%), as were the amino acid availabilities. PER and NPU were 2.47 and 62, respectively, in the concentrate and 1.50 and 42.5, respectively, in whole dried honey bees. The removal of chitin following alkali extraction of whole dried honey bees is primarily responsible for the improvement in protein quality.     

Rehydration kinetics of vacuum-dried Salicornia herbacea

Rehydration kinetics of Salicornia herbacea prepared by vacuum drying at 70 or 80°C was studied at water temperature of 30, 60, and 90°C, respectively. A 2-term 5-parameter exponential decay model was used to describe the rehydration process. The rehydration times for the S. herbacea to reach maximum water absorption (t _M ) at each rehydration condition varied depending on the rehydration temperature and the drying air temperature. The inverse of the time (1/t _M ) showed linear temperature dependency as described by the Arrhenius-type relationship. The activation energy values for the S. herbacea dried at 70 and 80°C were 17.66 and 21.06 kJ/mol, respectively.     

Chemical Composition and Protein Quality of Some Southern New England Marine Species

Chemical composition, nutritional quality of protein and mineral content of cod, whiting, scup, squid and monkfish were determined. With a protein content ranging between 15 and 18%, the amino acid composition, in vitro enzymatic digestibility and PER evaluation indicated variation among two species. Protein quality of scup was significantly superior and that of squid was significantly inferior (p < 0.05) when compared to other species. The ratio of essential to nonessential amino acids ranged between a high of 0.72 for whiting and a low of 0.62 for squid. The cholesterol values for all the species, except squid (80.65 mg/100g tissue), were between 18.58 and 37.69 mg/100g tissue. The elemental analysis indicated scup and squid values deviating from the other species for major essential trace elements.     

Structural and physical properties of dried Anaheim chilli peppers modified by low‐temperature blanching

The effect of low‐temperature blanching and drying processes on the ultrastructural and physical properties of Anaheim chilli pepper was studied and optimum conditions to provide a final product with maximum firmness were determined. Lots of Anaheim pepper were blanched in water for 4 min at 48, 55, 65, 75 and 82 °C and maintained for hold times of 35, 45, 60, 75 and 85 min, blanched again for 4 min at 96 °C and dehydrated at 53, 60, 70, 80 and 87 °C. After treatment the samples were rehydrated in water at 30 °C. Rehydration ratio, texture and structural changes were evaluated. Optimisation used a second‐order rotatable central composite design. Texture and rehydration ratio were affected by blanching temperature and the interaction of blanching temperature with hold time (p ≤ 0.05); drying temperature did not show a significant effect. The best results, ie those which gave greatest firmness, were obtained by blanching at 64 °C for 4 min, holding for 55 min after blanching, followed by a second blanching at 96 °C for 4 min and then drying at 70 °C. Evaluation of the rehydrated dried pepper by microscopy showed that low‐temperature blanching close to the optimum conditions provided a protective effect in maintaining cell wall integrity. The results of processing increased firmness in the rehydrated product by a factor of 1.97. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

中华鳖腿肉蛋白质体内外消化研究

通过测定氨基酸组成、体内外蛋白质消化率及经蛋白质消化率校正的氨基酸评分（protein digestibilitycorrectedamino acid scores,PDCAAS）等指标,评价热处理前后中华鳖腿肉蛋白质的营养价值。结果表明：中华鳖腿肉热处理前后必需氨基酸含量分别为36.84%、34.55%（以干质量计）,占氨基酸总量的41.12%、40.20%,其构成符合联合国粮农组织/世界卫生组织推荐的理想模式。热处理前,测得中华鳖腿肉蛋白质体外消化率为83.68%,体内消化率为95.05%;热处理后,测得其体外消化率为87.04%,体内消化率为96.18%,热处理后消化率显著提高（P＜0.05）。结合氨基酸评分及真实消化率,计算得到热处理前其PDCAAS为100%,由于蒸煮过程营养物质的流失,测得热处理后Trp氨基酸评分最低为80,热处理后其PDCAAS为76.94%。