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Food Technology
Mahtab Moradnia; Akram Arianfar; Ali Mohamadi Sani; Zahra Sheikholeslami
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 29 April 2023
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https://doi.org/10.22067/ifstrj.2023.78044.1195
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IntroductionDonut is a type of sweet fried snack which is usually produced from leavened and deep fried dough. The deliciousness and high energy of donut has made it very popular among sweet products made from wheat flour. The sensitivity of wheat flour to weather conditions as well as bad economic conditions ...
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IntroductionDonut is a type of sweet fried snack which is usually produced from leavened and deep fried dough. The deliciousness and high energy of donut has made it very popular among sweet products made from wheat flour. The sensitivity of wheat flour to weather conditions as well as bad economic conditions in recent years led to perfomingt research to replacewheat flour with other grains. Quinoa is a rich source of protein (the essential amino acids lysine, methionine, cysteine, and threonine), magnesium, fiber, vitamin B, potassium, and other minerals such as iron. Quinoa seeds have less starch than other grains (wheat, barley, corn, and rice). The value of dietary fiber in quinoa is much more in comparison to other grains, it had about 31% insoluble fiber. Also, as a source of phytoestrogens, it prevents cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and osteoporosis. The main problem with quinoa to be used for human diet is the presence of saponin in the outer shell of the seed. Saponins are considered anti-nutritional agents due to their hemolytic activity on red blood cells, bitterness, foaming ability, and inhibition of enzymes. Therefore, the most important step for using quinoa in food products is to remove saponin. The other problem with using saponin its too bitterness hence causing bloating and heartburn. This study aimed to choose the best saponinization method from quinoa and the possibility of using the saponinization quinoa instead of wheat in donut formulation and investigation the quality, texture, and sensory properties of the donuts. Materials of Methods The methods for saponin removal include (maceration, microwave, ultrasound, wet method, and a combination of wet and dry methods) were compared. Donuts were produced with quinoa flour at two levels of 20 and 40% substitution. The Fiber, ash, and protein values of wheat flour, saponinized quinoa flour, and donuts with different levels of saponinized quinoa flour were measured. The effect of replacement wheat flour with saponinized quinoa flour on oil absorption, texture, SEM, and sensory properties of donuts was evaluated. Results and Discussion A comparison between different methods of saponinization indicated that the ultrasound method had the minimum efficiency in saponin removal and the highest amount of saponin removal was in the combined wet and dry methods, followed by the maceration method. The difference between the combined method and maceration was not significant and had the most influence in extracting saponin from quinoa flour. Of course, the maceration method is economically important due to the long time of the process and production of a lot of waste water leading to loss of nutrients from quinoa. The highest amount of protein, fiber, and ash was obtained in saponinized quinoa flour and a donut containing 40% quinoa flour. The amount of firmness, elasticity, SEM, and sensory properties in the sample with 20% quinoa flour had similar characteristics to the control sample, but increasing the amount of quinoa flour reduced these factors. The oil absorption percentage in donuts containing 40% quinoa flour was higher than in other samples. The results of using saponinized quinoa flour on the sensory characteristics (color crust and crumbs, taste, smell, texture and overall acceptance) of donuts showed that donut with 20% quinoa was similar to the control sample and was acceptable for panelists but increased the concentration up to 40% wasn’t pleasant. Conclusion In this study, the saponinized quinoa flour used in donut formulation to increase the nutritional value and reduced the calories of donuts also overcame the challenges of wheat shortage. The saponinization methods were compared to choose the method with the highest saponin removal. Then donut with saponinized quinoa flour was prepared. The use of saponinized quinoa flour as a replacement of wheat flour increased the nutritional value of donuts. Adding saponinized quinoa flour to the donuts formulation significantly declined the oil absorptions. Generally, the donuts containing saponinized quinoa flour had relatively similar sensory properties to the donuts with wheat flour (commercial donuts). Therefore, it seems that saponinized quinoa flour could be used successfully to improve the nutritional value of donuts and also consumers' acceptance.
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Food Engineering
Mohammad Reza Salahi; Seyed Mohammad Ali Razavi; Mohebbat Mohebbi
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 02 July 2023
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https://doi.org/10.22067/ifstrj.2023.81976.1251
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Introduction Emulsion-filled gel is a sort of gel system that traps oil droplets as a filler and contains a wide range of semi-solid to solid food products. It can also be utilized as a dual system to distribute and control the release of both lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive and micronutrient ...
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Introduction Emulsion-filled gel is a sort of gel system that traps oil droplets as a filler and contains a wide range of semi-solid to solid food products. It can also be utilized as a dual system to distribute and control the release of both lipophilic and hydrophilic bioactive and micronutrient substances. The main polymers involved in gel formation in food products are proteins and polysaccharides. Using molecular interactions between biopolymers, a wide range of rheological and physicochemical properties of gels can be methodically created. As a result, the interaction between proteins and polysaccharides has received a lot of attention in order to generate novel products. Because of their functional qualities and high nutritional value, whey proteins are frequently used in the food industry. As a result, mixed gels based on whey protein have gained a lot of attention. k-Carrageenan is commonly utilized in the food industry as a gelling and firming agent. Because k-Carrageenan, like whey protein isolate, can form a gel independently, its interaction with whey protein isolate in emulsion gel systems appears appealing. Therefore, in this study, the effect of k-Carrageenan gum (0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7%) on the textural (uniaxial compression test), rheological (steady shear, strain sweep, and frequency sweep tests), and water holding capacity of cold-set emulsion-filled gel based on whey protein isolate was investigated. Materials and Methods Whey protein isolate (WPI) (98.9% protein, dry basis) was given as a gift by Agropur Ingredients Co. (Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA). -Carrageenan and CaCl2 ( : 147.01 gr/mol) were purchased from Sigma Aldrich Co. (USA) and Merck Co. (Darmstadt, Germany), respectively. Sunflower oil was supplied from local supermarket. Stock dispersions of WPI and -Carrageenan were prepared by dissolving sufficient amounts of their powders in deionized water. To prepare uniform oil in water emulsion, sunflower oil was added to the WPI dispersion and the obtained mixture homogenized first using a laboratory rotor-stator homogenizer (15000 rpm, 3 min), then by an ultrasonic homogenizer (20 kHz, 5 min). The prepared emulsion and -Carrageenan dispersions were poured into Schott bottles and heated in a water bath (90 °C, 40 min). WPI emulsion and AG dispersion were mixed in a cylindrical container on a stirring plate at a speed of 600 rpm for 6-8 min to obtain a homogeneous mixture. After decreasing the temperature to 60 °C for the ion-induced gelation, the mixtures were charged with CaCl2 (10 mM). The prepared samples were incubated in a refrigerator overnight to stabilize the 3D network. The final mixed EFG samples contained 5.5% WPI, 20% oil, and 0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7% (w/w) of k-carrageenan. The tests performed on emulsion-filled gel samples were: 1) steady shear (0.01-10 s-1), 2) strain sweep (strain: 0.1-1000%, frequency: 1 Hz), 3) frequency sweep (frequency: 0.1-100 Hz, strain: 0.5%), 4) uniaxial compression (target strain: 80%, deformation speed:1 mm/s), and 5) water holding capacity (by utilizing a microcentrifuge, 600×g for 10 min). Results and Discussion According to the results of steady shear test, all samples had a shear thinning behavior, and based on the power-law model, this behavior was intensified in the presence of k-Carrageenan; and with increasing the gum concentration from 0 to 0.7%, the consistency coefficient increased from 339.9 to 545.7 Pa.s. In the strain sweep test, with the increase in the gum concentration, the values of the elastic and viscous modulus in the linear region and the modulus at the crossover point increased, and tan dLVE decreased from 0.17 to 0.13, which indicated an increase in the strength of the emulsion gel network structure. Based on the frequency sweep test, with the increase in k-Carrageenan concentration, the parameters and , network strength and network expansion increased from 5311.8 Pa, 939.9 Pa, 1.5380 Pa.s1/z and 10.05 in the control sample to 25080 Pa, 3574.9 Pa, 16097.7 Pa.s1/z and 16.41 in the sample containing 0.7% k-Carrageenan, respectively. Moreover, the frequency dependency of elastic modulus decreased from 0.095 in the control sample to 0.050 in the 0.7% k-Carrageenan contained sample. According to the large deformation test, in general, in the composite emulsion-filled gels, the values of apparent modulus of elasticity and fracture stress were higher and fracture strain and fracture energy were lower than in the control sample. Also, the results showed that different k-Carrageenan concentrations had no significant effect on the water holding capacity. ConclusionThe obtained results showed that k-Carrageenan had considerable influence on the rheo-mechanical features of cold-set emulsion-filled gels based on whey protein which can add to the knowledge base for the production of new functional foods.
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Food Technology
Fatemeh Ghorbanpour; Vahid Hakimzadeh; Hassan Rashidi
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 September 2023
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https://doi.org/10.22067/ifstrj.2023.83169.1267
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IntroductionOne of the relatively new dairy products is cheese sauce, which can increase the consumption of cheese per capita and replace unhealthy sauces. Process functionality achieved by adding useful compounds to food in order to improve properties of foods while maintaining its appearance. ...
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IntroductionOne of the relatively new dairy products is cheese sauce, which can increase the consumption of cheese per capita and replace unhealthy sauces. Process functionality achieved by adding useful compounds to food in order to improve properties of foods while maintaining its appearance. Nowadays, due to the importance of some compounds such as essential fatty acids, antioxidants and fiber, the demand for consuming products containing these compounds in the diet is increasing. Date kernel extract contains fiber, antioxidants, lignans and essential fatty acids. Also, date kernels contain micronutrient such as selenium, iron, calcium, phenolic compounds, sterols, tocopherols, metal ions and essential amino acids. The functional properties of phenolic compounds and flavonoids in date kernels have also been proven. On the other hand, whey as a by-product in dairy plants has many nutritional properties and contains many essential and functional amino acids. In addition to the nutritional properties of whey powder, its technological properties such as creating viscosity are considered important in sauces formulation. The purpose of this research was to prepare cheese sauce using such compounds so that while preparing a useful product, it is possible to prevent the wastage of valuable by-products. Materials and MethodsIn this research, in order to prepare cheese sauce powder, the homogenized mixture was turned into powder by a spray dryer at 180°C. During the treatment of samples, date kernel extract was formulated at three levels of zero (control), 5 and 15%. In the treatments, one sample without whey and another sample with 15% of the final formula was considered. The effect of Date kernel extract and whey on the physicochemical properties of cheese sauce powder samples were investigated by determining solubility, dry matter, protein, total phenol, pH, viscosity and antioxidant activity. The organoleptic properties of samples, were also studied in 5-hedonic points. The results were analyzed in the form of a completely randomized design with 6 treatments and 3 replications. The software used was SPSS and the comparison of mean was done by Duncan's method at the 5% level. Graphs were plotted using Excel software. Results and DiscussionThe results showed that increasing the level of date kernel extract in the formulation of cheese sauce powder containing whey led to the improvement of the antioxidant power of cheese sauce and its phenolic compounds due to the presence of compounds such as gallic acid and cysteine amino acids in whey. High levels of date kernel extract in the presence of whey improved its solubility due to the increase in the amount of protein and dry matter of the sauce powder. It was also observed in the results obtained from the viscosity measurement that the presence of whey along with the date kernel extract reduced the viscosity by adjusting the percentage of carbohydrates. The result obtained in relation to the reduction of protein percentage in the conditions of simultaneous use of whey and date kernel extract was probably due to the precipitation of whey proteins based on the interaction with the carbohydrate components of date kernel extract leading to formation of unsolved products during the drying process. The presence of protein and essential amino acids, carbohydrates and fiber, mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants in the final product increased the percentage of dry matter in samples containing high percentage of extract along with whey. Changes in pH were also not significant in different treatments. Overall, the results showed that the use of seemingly useless compounds can be significantly effective on the properties of cheese sauce and improve the properties of cheese sauce and finally produce a functional product.
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Food Technology
Hoda Ghorbanzadeh; Jafar Mohammadzadeh Milani; Ali Motamedzadegan
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 December 2023
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https://doi.org/10.22067/ifstrj.2023.85321.1293
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Introduction
With the growth of the population and increasing demand for obtaining food and supplying the required food, the interest in the cultivation and consumption of edible mushrooms has increased. Since 1990, the world has focused on the mushroom production industry. In recent years, mushrooms ...
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Introduction
With the growth of the population and increasing demand for obtaining food and supplying the required food, the interest in the cultivation and consumption of edible mushrooms has increased. Since 1990, the world has focused on the mushroom production industry. In recent years, mushrooms have become one of the most important food and medicinal sources. One of the largest species of edible mushroom is button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), which has high nutritional value due to the presence of fiber, carbohydrates, protein, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, etc., and also its antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-diabetic properties. This commodity has shown good health benefit for humans. The quality of button mushrooms is determined by their color, texture, and taste. Color is the first characteristic that is perceived by consumers. Browning is one of the main reasons for the loss of mushroom quality, which reduces the commercial value of mushrooms. Edible coating is considered as the best method for maintaining quality of perishable foods, these coatings almost prevent the penetration of oxygen, depending on the type of coating used, and reduce the loss of moisture during storage. Chitosan has functional characteristics such as antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. The purpose of this research was to find a suitable chitosan coating for button mushrooms that can maintain its characteristics such as color, texture hardness, and moisture during the storage period and increase the shelf life of mushroom.
Materials and Methods
To make chitosan solutions, first, each type of chitosan (70% deacetylated, 80% deacetylated, 90% deacetylated, and 100% deacetylated) was weighed in amounts of 0.5g, 1g, and 2g., then it was dissolved in 100 ml of 0.5% acetic acid and stirred for 12 hours at a speed of 1000 rpm at room temperature to dissolve uniformly. After 12 hours, each sample was centrifuged for 15 minutes at 6000 rpm at 25°C to separate undissolved materials. Mushrooms were prepared freshly harvested, washed with water, and then excess water was removed. After sorting and screening in terms of size and approximate weight, the mushrooms were added to 0.5%, 1%, and 2% chitosan solutions without being sliced and were immersed in the solution for one minute. The control sample was immersed in 0.5% acetic acid solution for one minute. After that, the mushrooms were air-dried at room temperature for one hour, and at the end, their excess water was removed with a tissue. The mushrooms were placed in 18*14 size polyethylene zip lock bags and stored in a refrigerator at 4°C. The effects of chitosan coating on weight loss, color and browning index, enzyme activity, texture, and total phenolic compounds of mushroom were studied.
Results and Discussion
The spoilage of edible mushrooms happens in a short time, and the storage of mushrooms has become one of the most important challenges in mushroom marketing. Coating edible mushrooms is one of the suitable methods to increase the shelf life of edible mushrooms. In this research, chitosan with four degrees of deacetylation and three different concentrations was used as a coating for button mushroom. The results indicated that coating the mushroom with chitosan could delay the occurrence of spoilage and change its color or texture. Due to the very strong antimicrobial properties of chitosan, it is suggested to investigate the microbial load of edible button mushrooms ans other tissue factors of the mushroom, such as gumminess, adhesive properties and cohesieveness.
Conclusion
The spoilage of edible mushrooms happens in a short time, and the storage of mushrooms has become one of the most important things in mushroom production. Coating edible mushrooms is one of the suitable methods to increase the shelf life of edible mushrooms. In this research, chitosan with four degrees of deacetylation and three different concentrations was used as a coating for button mushroom. The results indicated that coating the mushroom with chitosan could delay the occurrence of spoilage and change its color or texture. Due to the very strong antimicrobial properties of chitosan, it is suggested to investigate the microbial load of edible button mushrooms, also other tissue factors of the mushroom, such as gumminess, adhesive properties and cohesieveness can be studied.
Research Article
Food Biotechnology
Hadis Taghvatalab; Dornoush Jafarpour
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Introduction: Scientific evidence is mounting that synthetic chemicals used as food additives may have harmful impacts on health and the biological system and cause many diseases and damages to the human body. Also, many consumers are concerned about the use of artificial ingredients to maintain the ...
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Introduction: Scientific evidence is mounting that synthetic chemicals used as food additives may have harmful impacts on health and the biological system and cause many diseases and damages to the human body. Also, many consumers are concerned about the use of artificial ingredients to maintain the quality and safety of foods. Therefore, the use of natural preservatives and food preservation methods based on natural compounds have attracted the attention of researchers. Edible films and coatings are useful materials, mainly produced from biodegradable polymers including polysaccharides (gums), proteins, and lipids, and are commonly used for the shelf life extension of foods. The primary edible films /coatings are promising alternative methods to preserve, and retard the adverse chemical reactions and microbial growth. They also can act as a carrier of antimicrobials, antioxidant substances, and other additives. Sage seed gum (SSG) is a water-soluble polysaccharide obtained from Sage (Salvia macrosiphon). It is an environmentally-friendly biodegradable material that can form high-viscosity aqueous solution and exhibit pseudoplastic behavior. Essential oils (EOs) are volatile and aromatic oily liquids extracted from various plants. Most of the EOs have antimicrobial and antioxidant activities due to their phenolic compounds, terpenes and terpenoids. A promising technique is incorporating EOs into coating solutions as active film/coating to extend the shelf life of food products. Bay leaf (Laurus nobilis) is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous leaves. It is used as a flavoring agent and an essential ingredient in food preparation. Bay leaf has received much attention due to its antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immune system stimulating properties. Hence, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of SSG coating incorporated with different concentrations of bay leaf EO (BLEO) and its nanoemulsion (NEO).Materials and methods: The active packaging was produced based on the gum of sage seed containing BLEO and BLNEO. After preparing the EO from bay leaves, their corresponding NEO was produced and the characterization of nanoparticles was evaluated in terms of droplet size, polydispersity index (PDI) and zeta potentials. Then, the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of BLEO and BLNEO were compared. After that, SSG coatings were prepared with 1.5% and 3% BLEO and their corresponding NEO forms. Subsequently, the antioxidant (DPPH and ABTS) and antimicrobial (against Bacillus cereus, and Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli) properties of the produced films were investigated.Results and discussion: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) identified 1,8-Cineole and α - Terpinyl acetate as the major components of BLEO. The NEO exhibited a droplet size of approximately 92.4 nm and a zeta potential of -45.1 mV. In comparison to the control and SSG, it was found that the group comprising EO and NEO significantly (p<0.05) showed superior free radical scavenging capacity. SSG-3% BLNEO had the highest DPPH inhibition percentage (69.54%). According to the results obtained, EO at the nanoscale can scavenge more free radicals than EO (p<0.05). Antimicrobial inhibition zone of different treatments against selected gram positive and gram negative bacteria showed that all bacteria were strongly inhibited after the addition of BLEO into the SSG. Moreover, data revealed that the growth of the studied pathogens was completely inhibited in a dose-dependent manner (p<0.05). SSG-BLNEO exhibited better antimicrobial activity than SSG-BLEO coating and its antimicrobial activity was significantly enhanced by increasing BLNEO concentration (p<0.05). This phenomenon is attributed to the protective role of encapsulation and the slow release of EO from the coating matrix, resulting in enhanced antimicrobial activity. Nanoemulsions, owing to their small droplet size and high surface area, offer superior efficacy compared to conventional emulsions. Consequently, the gradual release of essential oils from nanoemulsion-based edible coatings contributes to their enhanced antimicrobial performance.Conclusion: These findings suggest that the SSG-BLNEO edible active coating possesses promising applications as an antimicrobial and antioxidant agent for food packaging applications.
Review Article
Food Chemistry
Amir Kazemi; Asghar Mahmoudi; M. Khojasteh Najand
Abstract
Meat is a significant source of nutrition and has an important role in the human diet, and lack of monitoring of the quality and safety of meat can result in it being highly perishable and posing health threats. Determining safety through chemical methods is costly and time-consuming, without the ability ...
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Meat is a significant source of nutrition and has an important role in the human diet, and lack of monitoring of the quality and safety of meat can result in it being highly perishable and posing health threats. Determining safety through chemical methods is costly and time-consuming, without the ability to monitor in real-time. Therefore, nowadays assessing the quality of meat considers spectral techniques such as spectroscopic and spectral imaging, as promising tools and these strategies have recently undergone swift advancements and garnered heightened public attention. Therefore, the purpose of the present review paper is to present an overview of the latest advancements in spectral methods for assessing ground meat safety. The basic working principles, fundamental settings, analysis process, and applications of these techniques are described. By investigating the practical utilization possibilities of spectral detection technologies in the evaluation of meat safety, researchers discussed the present challenges and upcoming research prospects. Furthermore, the newest advances in the application of artificial intelligence accompanied by the mentioned techniques were also discussed.Meat is a significant source of nutrition and has an important role in the human diet, and lack of monitoring of the quality and safety of meat can result in it being highly perishable and posing health threats. Determining safety through chemical methods is costly and time-consuming, without the ability to monitor in real-time. Therefore, nowadays assessing the quality of meat considers spectral techniques such as spectroscopic and spectral imaging, as promising tools and these strategies have recently undergone swift advancements and garnered heightened public attention. Therefore, the purpose of the present review paper is to present an overview of the latest advancements in spectral methods for assessing ground meat safety. The basic working principles, fundamental settings, analysis process, and applications of these techniques are described. By investigating the practical utilization possibilities of spectral detection technologies in the evaluation of meat safety, researchers discussed the present challenges and upcoming research prospects. Furthermore, the newest advances in the application of artificial intelligence accompanied by the mentioned techniques were also discussed.Meat is a significant source of nutrition and has an important role in the human diet, and lack of monitoring of the quality and safety of meat can result in it being highly perishable and posing health threats. Determining safety through chemical methods is costly and time-consuming, without the ability to monitor in real-time. Therefore, nowadays assessing the quality of meat considers spectral techniques such as spectroscopic and spectral imaging, as promising tools and these strategies have recently undergone swift advancements and garnered heightened public attention. Therefore, the purpose of the present review paper is to present an overview of the latest advancements in spectral methods for assessing ground meat safety. The basic working principles, fundamental settings, analysis process, and applications of these techniques are described. By investigating the practical utilization possibilities of spectral detection technologies in the evaluation of meat safety, researchers discussed the present challenges and upcoming research prospects. Furthermore, the newest advances in the application of artificial intelligence accompanied by the mentioned techniques were also discussed.
