Effects of ingredients and process conditions on 'Amaretti' cookies characteristics

This research aimed at determining the influence of different factors (i.e. ingredients and process conditions) on the most important characteristics defining consumers' appreciation of 'Amaretti' cookies using DOE (design of experiment) technique. A different recipe than the original one was used in the manufacturing of the cookies, where saccharose was partially replaced with fructose and bamboo fibre was added as a new ingredient. Besides fructose/saccharose ratio and fibre, the effect of egg white, baking time and baking temperature on quality responses (hardness, water activity, moisture content and colour) of 'Amaretti' was measured by using a fractional factorial design in a screening test. Responses were affected mostly by changes in temperature and fructose/saccharose ratio levels and then by baking time; bamboo fibre had a statistically significant influence only on hardness. The power of fit of the regression models was significant for all four responses and had R ² value in the range of 0.886–0.997. However, the power of prediction was significant only for hardness, moisture content and colour and had Q ² value in the range of 0.584–0.965. The mathematical model for water activity resulted inappropriate to explain the link between factors and response. The achieved results can represent a useful tool to address and facilitate the next phase of optimisation.     

美味牛肝菌饼干的研制

美味牛肝菌富含多种营养物质,兼具食用药用价值,可开发出各种休闲食品以提高其利用价值。以云南美味牛肝菌为原料,以感官评分为试验指标,研究冰糖粉、黄油、菌粉、低筋面粉及泡打粉添加量对牛肝菌饼干感官品质的影响,在单因素试验结果的基础上进行正交设计优化,得出云南美味牛肝菌饼干的最佳工艺配方,并进行相关指标分析。结果表明:制作美味牛肝菌饼干的最佳配方为鸡蛋液5.3 g、泡打粉0.4 g、冰糖粉8 g、黄油11 g、低筋面粉23 g、菌粉2 g,经110℃烤15 min、120℃烤10 min后饼干呈焦黄色且色泽均匀,有美味牛肝菌特有香味,酥脆可口,营养价值高。     

USE OF GAS-LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR QUALITY EVALUATION OF DRY EGG PRODUCTS

SUMMARY— Egg white solids and dried whole eggs were stored at 5, 24 and 43°C and analyzed and evaluated at regular intervals. Changes in aroma and flavor of dry egg products with storage at different temperatures have been recognized for many years. These flavor changes, indicative of egg product quality, could be followed with GLC headspace techniques and correlated with baking performance of the ingredient. Total peak area increased with time and temperature of storage while baking performance decreased. Changes in carbonyl composition as well as free fatty acid composition were also investigated and found to be indicative of baking performance.     

鹰嘴豆曲奇饼干的研制

为开发一款低糖、低脂、新型健康的功能性曲奇饼干,以低筋面粉为主要原料,鹰嘴豆粉为辅料,使用日本豆腐代替部分黄油,木糖醇粉代替部分白砂糖,通过单因素实验和正交实验,制作鹰嘴豆粉曲奇饼干。结果表明,鹰嘴豆粉曲奇饼干的最佳配方为低筋面粉100 g、鹰嘴豆粉添加量45 g、黄油添加量55 g、日本豆腐添加量30 g、木糖醇粉添加量20 g、糖粉添加量30 g、鸡蛋液添加量40 g,烘烤温度为面火190℃,底火170℃;烘烤时间12 min,此时产品的感官评分达94分。该产品口感松脆,甜而不腻,既保持了曲奇饼干原有的风味,又减少了高能量组分油和糖的含量,有较高的营养价值。     

Linear Programming and Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Surimi Gel Texture

A formulation optimization study was conducted on surimi gels prepared with starch, and/or raw egg white employing the stepwise method (SM), linear programming (LP), and response surface methodology (RSM). At 78% moisture, the greatest gel strengthening and reduction of expressible moisture occurred at 8% starch, 6% egg white, or a combination of 5% starch and 5% egg white for SM, 5.33% starch and 4.33% egg white for LP, and 3.5% starch and 5% egg white for RSM. RSM resulted in gels with the greatest strength (compressive and penetration forces), followed by LP and SM. The RSM enabled more accurate prediction of textural behavior of final product at various ingredient combinations than the SM or LP.     

Effect of high pressure processing on sugar‐snap cookie dough preservation and cookie quality

In this study, cookie dough was subjected to high pressure processing (HPP) to evaluate the effect of this technology on the microbiological features and on the quality characteristics of both the dough and the cookies. HPP reduced the microbial counts of mesophilic bacteria and yeast/molds. Microbiological inactivation in the cookie dough was maintained for 7 days of storage at ambient temperature suggesting extended shelf‐life of the cookie dough. Cookie dough treated with HPP had higher density. Upon baking the spread rate of HPP treated dough was higher resulting in less baking time. The HPP cookie dough and the corresponding cookies made from them had darker tones compared to the untreated dough. Digital images of cookie surfaces showed that HPP cookies had smoother surface and tiny cracks which were evenly distributed.

Practical applications

The utilization of high pressure for processing represents an opportunity to aid in the preservation and extension of self‐life of cereal products. Cookie dough, traditionally not preserved a room temperature, can be processed by high pressure and stored at ambient temperature. Cookies prepared with high pressured cookie dough spread faster during baking reducing total cooking time significantly, reducing, thus, processing time. Cookie quality characteristics are not significantly affected by high pressure processing.     

响应面法优化戊聚糖曲奇饼干工艺配方研究

旨在改良传统曲奇饼干的制作工艺,研究了添加戊聚糖制备曲奇饼干的最佳工艺配方。在单因素实验明确戊聚糖粉、绵白糖以及烘焙时间对曲奇饼干感官品质影响的基础上,利用Box-Behnken设计实验,对产品进行品质分析。结果表明,采用戊聚糖粉添加量10.85%,绵白糖添加量27.58%,烘焙时间18.93min的条件,制作戊聚糖曲奇饼干,具有传统曲奇饼干酥松香甜的口感和滋味,还起到为人体补充戊聚糖膳食纤维的作用。     

Halogen lamp–microwave combination baking of cookies

The effects of halogen lamp–microwave combination baking on the quality of cookies in terms of texture, color and spread ratio were studied. In addition, gelatinization and pasting properties of cookies baked in different ovens were assessed by using a Rapid Visco Analyzer. The hardness values of the cookies increased with increasing baking time and/or halogen power. The microwave power also contributed to cookie hardness. The lightness values of the cookies decreased, while the a* and E values increased linearly during baking at different halogen lamp and microwave powers. The spread ratio of conventionally baked cookies was significantly lower than that of the other cookies. Halogen lamp power, microwave power and baking time were found to have a significant effect on the spread ratio of the cookies. The moisture contents of the cookies decreased during baking as the halogen lamp and/or the microwave power level increased. The best baking condition in a halogen lamp–microwave combination oven to produce cookies having similar quality parameters as conventionally baked ones was baking at 70% halogen lamp and 20% microwave power levels for 5.5 min. The baking time of these cookies is half of that required in conventional baking.     

IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF TURKISH ALMOND PASTE

Almond paste is an economically valuable product produced from almonds, sugar and a small amount of water. Oxidative rancidity and oil separation are the major problems that are encountered in the paste products affecting the shelf life. Another problem appears to be drying on the surface of the product resulting in poor consumer acceptability. In this study, the formulation of product was altered by adding a commercial stabilizer, antioxidant mixture and maltose syrup to prevent undesirable quality changes during storage at 4C and 30C. Peroxide value, free fatty acid and Rancimat analysis showed that the addition of antioxidant mixture prevented oxidation effectively and improved sensory scores significantly ( P ≤  0.05). Although stabilizer addition had a detrimental effect on the textural properties, samples that have maltose had high sensory scores. The results showed that incorporation of maltose syrup and antioxidant may improve the texture and shelf life of almond paste.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

The available literature on almond paste is mainly focused on the microbiological quality of the product and the prevention of spoilage reactions by modifying packaging materials. However, there is no report on the optimization of the composition to extend the shelf life of almond paste. Turkish almond paste, a healthy and expensive dessert, is a specialty product that is manufactured by using traditional grinding equipment. However, the limited shelf life of this product decreases its export potential resulting in economical losses. Therefore, improved shelf life and quality of the product is of importance from the economical point of view. In our study, we aimed to improve the quality and shelf life of Turkish almond paste by modifying its formulation in order to minimize the undesirable changes that occur during storage.     

基于模糊数学感官和响应面法研制豆渣麻花及品质分析

本文以豆渣粉和中筋粉为主要原料,辅以泡打粉、植物油、蔗糖、全蛋液进行豆渣麻花的研制.在单因素实验的基础上,利用模糊数学感官评价法和响应面优化法对影响豆渣麻花感官品质的蔗糖添加量、植物油添加量、豆渣粉添加量进行优化,并对最后成品的营养成分、理化指标和微生物指标进行相关测定.豆渣麻花的最佳工艺配方为:豆渣粉添加量14％(豆...     

A NUMERICAL APPROACH WITH VARIABLE TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT VALUES DURING BAKING OF COOKIES

The increasing trade of ready‐to‐eat foods such as cookies highlights an interest in quality defects during baking. Heat (h and thermal diffusivity) and mass (mass transfer and diffusion coefficients) transfer parameters are significant parameters affecting the quality changes. Therefore, it is important to determine these parameters for modeling and process optimization studies. Among these, the h is important, revealing the relationship between the heating medium and product surface. As baking involves a simultaneous heat and mass transfer involving moisture diffusion and heat conduction inside and convective heat and mass transfer outside, a lumped system method may not be an accurate choice to determine the h value. Changes in the product volume and contact heating from bottom of the product also bring extra challenges to the determination of h. Therefore, the objective of this study was to use realistic approaches including simultaneous heat and mass transfer to determine the changes in h. The h_effvalues for the bottom and top surface of the cookies were then determined, applying a numerical procedure where the surface temperature changes were the boundary conditions with evaporation on the surface. The h_band h_t values increased with baking temperature and varied with baking time. The results of this study showed that evaporative mass flux for the top surface, heat flux for the bottom surface and the product's volume changes were significant in the variation of h values.     

Effect of leavening agents and sugars on the formation of hydroxymethylfurfural in cookies during baking

The effects of recipe compositions in terms of leavening agent (ammonium and sodium bicarbonates) and sugars (sucrose and glucose), and baking conditions (temperature and time) on HMF formation in cookies were studied. Five recipes were prepared by varying the types of leavening agent and sugar. The cookies were baked at different temperatures (180, 200, 210 and 220 °C) for different time (10, 15, 20 and 25 min) to monitor physical and chemical changes in cookie composition in terms of water activity, pH, surface browning, sugar decomposition, and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) formation. Decreasing moisture to a level under a water activity of 0.4 appeared as the critical point in baking where the rate of HMF formation drastically increased after this point. After this stage, sucrose decomposed very rapidly if ammonium bicarbonate was used as the leavening agent at temperatures greater than 200 °C. Replacing ammonium bicarbonate with sodium bicarbonate maintained pH of cookies ranging between 9.0 and 10.0 during baking, which limited the decomposition of sucrose.     

Physical properties and consumer liking of cookies prepared by replacing sucrose with tagatose

ABSTRACT:  The objective of this study was to investigate the suitability of tagatose, a minimally absorbed prebiotic monosaccharide, as a replacement for sucrose in cookies. A sucrose-containing cookie recipe was prepared as the control. Sucrose was replaced with tagatose at various levels ranging from 25% to 100%. Cookies containing fructose were also prepared for comparison due to the structural similarities between tagatose and fructose. The rheological properties of the dough were measured using texture profile analysis. The baked cookies were evaluated for spread, color, and hardness. For tagatose-containing cookies, the extent of likeness was evaluated by 53 untrained panelists using a 9-point hedonic scale. When sucrose was replaced by tagatose, doughs with similar rheological properties to the control resulted. The tagatose-containing cookies were harder and darker with a lower spread than the control. Sensory data indicated that panelists liked the brown color of the 100% tagatose cookies better than the control, but disliked their sweetness. Overall likeness scores of the control and cookies made by replacing half of the sucrose with tagatose were the same. Tagatose appears to be suitable as a partial replacer for sucrose in cookies based on similar dough properties, cookie properties, and likeness scores. Using tagatose to replace sucrose in foods would reduce the amount of metabolizeable sugars in the diet as well as provide the desirable prebiotic effect.     

Evaluation and utilization of guava seed meal (Psidium guajava L.) in cookies preparation as wheat flour substitute

Guava seeds were chemically evaluated for their moisture, fat, protein, ash, fibre and minerals content. The fatty and amino acids composition was also studied. Guava seed meal was used in the preparation of cookies. Chemical composition, dough characteristics as well as cookies baking quality were studied to evaluate its possible utilization. The water absorption, dough development time and stability were decreased and dough weakening was increased as the level of guava seed meal in the dough increased. Adding guava seed meal to wheat flour improved volume, specific volume, diameter and thickness of the cookies after baking. Using 9% guava seed meal gave an acceptable, but comparatively inferior product.     

EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT: MOISTURE CONTENT AND HUMIDITY RATIO DRIVING FORCE APPROACHES DURING BAKING

Moisture distribution in baked products at the end of baking is important because it directly affects the product's quality. In fact, nonhomogeneous moisture distribution may result in quality defects such as cracking, checking etc. Diffusion inside and convective mass transfer outside the product are important factors affecting the quality. Therefore, accurate values of mass transfer parameters should be known for optimization of the baking process to obtain a product of higher quality. For this objective, infinite mass transfer and constant diffusion coefficient simplifying approximations have been applied in the literature numerous times to develop mass transfer models. However, the infinite mass transfer coefficient approximation may not hold true, especially under natural convection conditions. To evaluate the mass transfer coefficient, baking experiments were carried out to obtain the moisture content changes of cookies during baking at 190, 200 and 210C under natural and forced convection conditions. Then, mass transfer coefficient was determined using the moisture content difference and the humidity ratio difference as the driving force for mass transfer. The results of these two approaches were compared, and the use of humidity ratio difference seemed to be a better approach in terms of reflecting actual process conditions because it is based on the surface changes.     

IDENTIFICATION OF HURDLES FOR IMPROVING STORAGE STABILITY OF BRAISED KIDNEY BEANS, A KOREAN SEASONED SIDE DISH

The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting the preservation of braised kidney beans, a traditional Korean side dish, to extend its shelf life. The effects of ingredient formulation, refrigerated storage and modified atmosphere packaging on storage stability and/or sensory quality were examined. Count of yeast/mold was selected as a primary quality index from the storage test at 10C. A formulation was found in cooked kidney beans, sugar, soy sauce and corn syrup to provide the retarded microbial growth and affordable sensory quality. The temperature dependence value (Q₁₀) for the shelf life of the stretch-wrapped product was 2.0 for temperatures of 5 to 20C. Modified atmosphere packaging (60% CO₂/40% N₂ or 100% CO₂) extended the shelf life at 10C by 500% (to 36 days) compared to air packaging (6 days) based on criteria of yeast/mold growth. Equations for estimating microbial spoilage and shelf life were derived as function of temperature.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Microbial growth retardation by ingredient formulation change, chilled storage and high CO₂ modified atmosphere packaging is useful to design the processing, packaging and distribution of the Korean side dish product. Quality change kinetics of yeast/mold growth established can be used for determining shelf life of the product under different storage temperature conditions. Through the scale-up procedure, the knowledge found in this study will be useful for the industrial processing and storage of the seasoned side dishes.     

原料特性对曲奇饼干品质和丙烯酰胺生成的影响

以面粉、油、糖为主要原料制作曲奇饼干,通过测量其水分含量、色度、质地、感官和丙烯酰胺含量,研究原料特性对曲奇饼干品质和丙烯酰胺生成的影响。实验表明:面粉中蛋白质的含量显著影响曲奇饼干的品质和丙烯酰胺的生成。与高筋粉和中筋粉相比,低筋粉粗蛋白含量仅为7.67%,其制作的曲奇饼干水分含量低,硬度小,柔软和酥松程度表现更好,品质最佳且丙烯酰胺生成量最低。普通黄油和发酵黄油制作的曲奇饼干酥脆,香味浓郁,品质优良,发酵黄油在焙烤过程脂肪氧化较为缓慢,生成的丙烯酰胺含量低为212μg/kg。红糖制作的曲奇饼干呈棕褐色,具有独特的香味,但丙烯酰胺含量高达828μg/kg。白砂糖、冰糖和绵白糖制作的曲奇饼干品质差异较小,其中白砂糖制作的曲奇饼干感官评价得分最高,丙烯酰胺含量最低为230μg/kg。综上,低筋面粉、发酵黄油和白砂糖制作的曲奇饼干品质较优,丙烯酰胺生成量较少。     

中性木聚糖酶在面包制作中的应用

通过探讨不同浓度的中性木聚糖酶对面粉粉质、面包焙烤品质以及面包贮存过程中老化程度的影响 ,研究中性木聚糖酶作为焙烤添加剂的可行性。结果表明 ,中性木聚糖酶能显著地改善面粉的粉质 ,当添加量为 0 3mL/kg(面粉 )时 ,面团的形成时间可减少 5 0 %左右 ;能有效地改善面包焙烤品质 ,明显地增加面包的体积和比容 ,同时可以改善面包心的弹性和硬度 ,减小面包皮的硬度 ;酶添加范围为 0 0 5～ 0 48mL/kg(面粉 ) ,能增加面包的抗老化作用 ,贮藏 7d后 ,面包的硬度和弹性没有明显变化 ,延长了货架期     

CHANGES IN QUALITY DURING STORAGE OF VACUUM-PACKED SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX, Linnaeus, 1758) COOKED BY DIFFERENT METHODS

This work evaluates the chemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics of vacuum-packed sea bass processed by different cooking methods under different time/temperature conditions and storage at 2C. The heat treatments applied in core were: 5 min, at 180C for frying, 30 mi, at 230C for baking, and 16 min at 2450 MHz for microwave cooking. Chemical, microbiological and sensory quality changes were investigated periodically. In all groups; the total viable and psycrophilic bacteria counts increased throughout the storage period of vacuum-packed sea bass. Total viable counts of fried, baked and microwave-cooked sea bass reached 6.06, 7.00, 7.24 log cfu/g, respectively, after 15 days. On day 15, the total volatile base nitrogen (TVB-N) value of microwave-cooked sea bass exceeded the allowable limit of 38.72 mg/100 g, whereas the TVB-N value of fried and baked sea bass reached 22.46 and 29.85 mg/100 g, respectively. Therefore, it can be concluded that frying at 180C for 5 min in core is the most effective cooking method to ensure the safety and extend the shelf life of fried sea bass, preserving its microbiological guality.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

This study establishes the chemical, microbiological and sensory quality of vacuum-packed sea bass and emphasizes the relevance of the quality changes of the different cooked sea bass. Heat treatments and storage temperatures are very important to ensure the safety of the fish product.     

Mitigation of acrylamide formation in cookies by using Maillard reaction products as recipe modifier in a combined partial conventional baking and radio frequency post-baking process

This study aimed to mitigate acrylamide formation in cookies by lowering thermal energy input along with certain recipe modifications. Lowering temperature required longer cooking times as expected in order to achieve desired final moisture content. To shorten cooking time, conventional baking was combined with radio frequency post-baking process. Lack of development of surface browning in cookies during lower-temperature baking could be overcome by adding the Maillard reaction products (MRP) into dough. The MRP used to modify dough was prepared by heating a binary mixture of arginine and glucose at 100?°C for 6?h or by overbaking thin dough-layered disks. In comparison with control cookie baked at 205?°C for 11?min, combined conventional baking (205?°C for 8?min) and radio frequency post-drying process (45?s) decreased acrylamide formation in biscuits by up to 50?%. The use of Maillard reaction products to improve the visual acceptability of cookies to the consumer may have applications in food industry.