Food Technology
Elnaz Milani; Zahra Dehghan; Neda Hashemi
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Abstract:1 Introduction: Gastrointestinal diseases are very important among human societies, especially in developing countries. One of these diseases, celiac disease, is the result of the interference of gluten in food, the body's immune system, genetics and environmental factors. Therefore, it is necessary ...
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Abstract:1 Introduction: Gastrointestinal diseases are very important among human societies, especially in developing countries. One of these diseases, celiac disease, is the result of the interference of gluten in food, the body's immune system, genetics and environmental factors. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a solution for the production of gluten-free products and also to improve their quality. The increase in the nutritional knowledge of the people of the society has caused the development and production of healthy food products for certain groups to have a growing trend. Baked products such as cookies are very popular among the society because of their textural characteristics as well as flavoring and attractive colors. Therefore, their enrichment is of interest. Most commercial gluten-free bakery products are based on pure starch or the combination of corn starch with gluten-free flour, which is associated with dryness and sandiness in the product. Materials and methods: The aim of this research wass to investigate the functional characteristics of non-extruded and extruded chickpea flour samples and then the effect of adding different levels of it at three levels of 0, 20 and 40% on physicochemical characteristics, textural characteristics, Lightness, porosity and sensory using completely randomized factorial design. The blend of chick pea flour- xanthan gum was extruded by a parallel twin-screw extruder (Jinan Saxin, China). Process was applied at die diameter of 3 mm, and extrusion temperature of 140 ℃. The chemical composition of raw materials was measured by standard AOAC (2000) methods. The hardness of cookies was measured using Texture Analyzer (TA plus Ametek, UK). The cylinder steel probe (2 mm diameter) was set to move at a speed of 1 mm/s The samples were punctured by the probe to a distance of 10 mm. The color parameters L* (lightness), a*(redness), b*(yellowness) values of the samples were determined by the Hunterlab machine (Reston VA, US) (Rhee et al, 2004). Water absorption index in terms of grams of bonded water was calculated by the sample. Sensory evaluation was performed using a 5-point hedonic test. Results and discussion: In general, gluten-free products are unable to store carbon dioxide gas due to the lack of a coherent and uniform gluten network, which causes an increase in volume. As a result, the product is small in volume and the structure of the crumb is compressed. The extrusion baking process had a high potential to improve cookie quality; In such a way that the addition of extruded chickpea flour increased the porosity of the cookie samples, the results of the texture analysis show that the addition of extruded chickpeas up to a minimum of 40% improved the texture of the cookie and also increased its shelf life. Also, the sensory test results showed the favorable effect of adding extruded chickpea flour up to 20%. concequently, by summarizing the results of physical and sensory tests, it was determined that cookies with appropriate sensory and quality characteristics can be produced using 40% of extruded chickpea flour. Peas, and especially extruded peas, due to their protein and dietary fiber content, high water absorption ability, while maintaining moisture, reduced the hardness of the cookie texture. Considering the increase in demand for gluten-free products, it seems that enriching these products with nutrients such as chickpea flour can be an alternative method to improve the nutritional value of these products. Adding legumes is a good way to increase the consumption of legumes, which are rich in the amino acid lysine. Legumes, especially pea seeds, have high nutritional value and functional characteristics, and including them in the diet by adding them to bakery products is a good way to increase their consumption. The use of chickpea flour as a nutrient source in cookie formulation increases the nutritional value, reduces the glycemic index and improves the variety of such products.
Food Technology
Elham Ghiami; Arash Koocheki; Elnaz Milani
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Introduction Quinoa, which is known as the mother grain,has higher protein content than common cereals and possesses a large lysine content. Quinoa is composed mainly of carbohydrates (60-75%), of which 10-13% is dietary fiber. Quinoa also has a slightly higher protein content (12-16%) compared ...
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Introduction Quinoa, which is known as the mother grain,has higher protein content than common cereals and possesses a large lysine content. Quinoa is composed mainly of carbohydrates (60-75%), of which 10-13% is dietary fiber. Quinoa also has a slightly higher protein content (12-16%) compared with cereal grains and fat content (5-9%) that is rich in unsaturated fatty acids. Quinoa seeds contain similar or slightly higheramounts of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols (2.7-3.8 g/kg). Moreover, quinoa is gluten-free, thus providing the ability to enhance the selection of gluten-free products forconsumers with celiac disease, but this type of characteristicis challenging to development of bakery products from quinoa with desirable physicochemical properties. Processing of cereal grains and pseudo-cereals into products that deliver a nutritive valueto consumers represents a considerable opportunity for large scale food processing. There havebeen some reported studies on roasting, extrusion, steam pre-conditioning and pearling of quinoafor further uses. Extrusion cooking is a promising technology for improvement of functional properties of quinoa flour. The Evaluation of physicochemical properties and microstructure of Expanded quinoa as affected by extrusion conditions was the main goal of this project. Material and Methods In this study, a parallel twin-screw extruder (Jinan Saxin, China) with die diameter of 3 mm was applied. The effects of extrusion process parameters including feed moisture content (14 and 16%) and die temperature (130, 150 and 170 °C) on final moisture content, bulk density, water absorption index (WAI), color parametersL* (lightness), a*(redness), b*(yellowness), hardness, and microstructure of Expanded quinoa were studied. Extrusion was carried out using a co-rotating twin screw extruder with L/D ratio of 10:1 and die diameter of 4 mm. The feed rate of flour and the screw speed were set at 40 kg/h and 200 rpm, respectively. The physicochemical properties were measured using standard methods. The hardness measurement was performed by a texture analyzer. The cylinder steel probe (2 mm diameter) was set to move at a speed of 1 mm/s The samples were punctured by the probe to a distance of 10 mm . The color parameters of the samples were determined by the Hunterlab machine. The morphology of samples was assessed using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results and Discussion A comprehensive study on impacts of extrusion processing conditions on quinoa flour was conducted. The effect of process variables on the physicochemical attributes of the extrudates was observed. the expanded quinoa with higher feed moisture content had greater moisture and those extruded at higher die temperatures showed lower moisture content (p<0.05). Moisture can reduce the shear force as a plasticizer and increase the amount of moisture absorption of the product. While increasing the die temperature, the effect of shear force on starch dextrification increases and reduces moisture absorption (p<0.05). WAI was significantly influenced by extrusion variables. In fact, feed moisture content and die temperature both positively changed the WAI of quinoa flour so that all extruded samples had significantly higher WAI than the untreated sample (p<0.05). Moreover, the sample with the higher feed moisture content (24%) treated at the highest extrusion temperature (170 °C) showed the largest and lowest water absorption and Hardness respectively (p<0.05). Another important feature of expanded quinoa is the lightness index, the results revealed that extrusion cooking caused a reduction in L* and enhancements in a* and b*. While changes in color parameters were more pronounced at more severe die temperature, higher feed moisture content counteracted the effects of cooking temperature on the color of the products. As expected from changes in the abovementioned color parameters, the sample with lower feed moisture content (16%) treated at the highest extrusion temperature (170 °C) experienced the greatest color change (ΔE). The texture profile analysis (TPA) indicated that higher feed moisture content yielded extrudates with harder texture whereas, extrusion at higher temperature resulted in lower hardness. The scanning electron micrographs showed that the native quinoa flour encompassed both small- and large-sized starch granules while the extruded sample mainly consisted of disaggregated particles. Furthermore, extrusion cooking of samples with higher feed moisture content caused formation of more uniform starch aggregates with smoother surfaces.
Alireza Abbasi; Arash Koocheki; Elnaz Milani; Mohebbat Mohebbi
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[1]Introduction: Breakfast cereal products are considered as an important meal for athletes and children. By changing eating habits and increasing the consumption of these products, choosing healthy and nutritious raw materials such as whole grains to produce breakfast cereals with great impact ...
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[1]Introduction: Breakfast cereal products are considered as an important meal for athletes and children. By changing eating habits and increasing the consumption of these products, choosing healthy and nutritious raw materials such as whole grains to produce breakfast cereals with great impact on people's health. Rice grain as a technologically important source of starch causes the expansion of extruded products. Since in the production of breakfast cereal and baby food products, exclusively starch with low amylose is used, this indicates the suitability of this source for productionof such products. During the dehusking process, about 14% of the rice is broken to smaller grains, which is commercially classified as a low-value product. The broken rice can be converted to rice flour and used as a raw material in various types of food products. To maintain consumer demand for healthy diets, it is necessary to use high-fiber flours because these types of products will be able to modify the process of decomposition of starch. Although the integration of fiber in products has technological challenges, but by using rice grain as an important source of starch, the technological properties, expansion index, volumetric density and texture (texture hardness and brittleness) can be accepted. At present, modified starch derivatives are widely used in the food industry due to the increase in the quality of the final product. In the production of ready-to-use products for flaking, puffing, a process called extrusion is used. In this process, the product suddenly loses its moisture and leads to the creation of a dense structure containing pores. In this study, the effect of extrusion cooking process parameters on the desired characteristics of flax and rice meal breakfast cereal product with desirable physicochemical and sensory properties was investigated. Materials and Methods: Extrusion: In this study, a parallel twin-screw extruder (Jinan Saxin, China) was applied, die diameter of 3 mm, and extrusion temperature of 140 ℃. Central composite statistical design was used to study the effect of feed moisture (12, 15 and 18%), screw speed (140, 170 and 200 rpm) and Flaxseed oil cake addition (10, 20 and 30%) on technological and functional properties expanded extrudates. The chemical composition of flax meal and rice flour was measured by standard AACC (2000) methods. The expansion ratio was calculated by dividing the mean diameter (mm) by the diameter of the extruder die (4 mm) (Brennan et al, 2008). Textural measurement: The hardness of the extruded breakfast cereals was measured using Texture Analyzer (TA plus Ametek, UK). The cylinder steel probe (2 mm diameter) was set to move at a speed of 1 mm/s The samples were punctured by the probe to a distance of 10 mm. Bowl life hardness: Breakfast cereal samples were immersed in whole milk (3% fat) at 5 ° C for 3 minutes, Then rinsing was performed for 10 seconds and finally the samples were tested similar to the tissue hardness test procedure before immersion by a tissue analyzer (Oliveira et al, 2017). The color parameters L* (lightness), a*(redness), b*(yellowness) values of the samples were determined by the Hunterlab machine (Reston VA, US) (Rhee et al, 2004). Water absorption index in terms of grams of bonded water was calculated. The WSI of the dry solids regained through the evaporation of the supernatant obtained from the water absorption test was calculated (Alam et al, 2019). Sensory evaluation was performed using a 9-point hedonic test. Response surface methodology was applied for experimental data using a commercial statistical package, Design Expert (version 7.0) for the generation of response surface plot and statistical analysis of the experimental data. Results and Discussion: One of the most important parameters in the evaluation of breakfast cereal products is the amount of bowl-life hardness, which in this study, the highest amount was obtained at the level of 30% of flaxseed meal, 18% moisture and the lowest amount of screw rotation speed. After immersing breakfast cereal in milk, by increasing the percentage of flax meal due to the harder flow path, moisture absorption decreases and thus prevents the expansion of the product and increases the density of the mass and the hardness of the tissue. Due to the formation of a layer of lipids and micelles on the surface of the product prevents moisture transfer and absorption, so tissue hardness decreases and bowl-life hardness time increases. In fact, the amount of moisture absorption is a good model that shows the potential of bowl hardness-life of the samples. It is also compact and dense, which increases the retention time of breakfast cereal texture. Moisture can also reduce the shear force as a plasticizer and increase the amount of moisture absorption of the product. While increasing the speed of screw rotation, the effect of shear force on starch dextrinization increases and reduces moisture absorption. Another important feature of breakfast cereals is the lightness index, the highest value of which was obtained at the speed of screw rotation, humidity and low flax meal level. In the study of sensory properties of products produced at meal levels less than 20%, moisture content less than 15% and screw speed of 200 rpm showed the highest overall acceptance.
Elnaz Milani; Fakhri Shahidi; Elham Ansarifar; Mohammad KalilianMovahed; Farideh Salehipour
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Introduction: Extruded snacks were among the most commercially successful extruded foods. Extrusion cooking is the process extensively used for the production of snacks which are mainly produced from cereal flour or starches. Extruded snacks are normally high in calories and fat with low content ...
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Introduction: Extruded snacks were among the most commercially successful extruded foods. Extrusion cooking is the process extensively used for the production of snacks which are mainly produced from cereal flour or starches. Extruded snacks are normally high in calories and fat with low content of protein, fiber, and perceived as unhealthy food to many consumers. Several attempts to improve the nutritional profile of extruded starch by using food by-products have been reported (Onwulata et al., 2001; Stojceska et al., 2008). Zizyphus jujube (Rhamnaceae) is widely distributed in Iran and the fruit of this plant has gained wide attention in native herbal medicine for the treatment of a broad range of disorders. Chemical analysis of the fruit has shown the presence of antioxidants. The high consumption of low-value meals and malnutrition among the population, especially children and adolescents, is one of the problems that exists today in society, Therefore, in this research, production of high-nutritional snack with jujube flour was studied. Materials and methods: Extrusion: In this study, a parallel twin-screw extruder (SAIXIN, model DS56, China) was applied, screw diameter of 15 mm, die diameter of 3 mm, and extrusion temperature of 180°C. Central composite statistical design was used to study the effect of feed moisture (12, 16, 18%), jujube flour addition (5, 10, 15%) and screw speed (120, 150, 180 rpm) on physicochemical properties, texture and color of expanded extrudates based on corn-wheat flour (50-50%). Bulk density was calculated using AACC (2000). The WSI of the dry solids regained through the evaporation of the supernatant obtained from the water absorption test was calculated. Textural measurement: The hardness of the extruded snacks was measured using Texture Analyzer (TAXT plus, England). The cylinder steel probe (2 mm diameter) was set to move at a speed of 1 mm/s. The samples were punctured by the probe to a distance of 8 mm. the color of samples was measured using an image processing technique (Lotfi Shirazi et al., 2020). The color parameters L* (lightness), a*(redness), b*(yellowness) values of the samples were obtained. Response surface methodology was applied for experimental data using a commercial statistical package, Design Expert (version 8.0) for the generation of response surface plot and statistical analysis of the experimental data. The second-order polynomial model was selected to predict the optimal point of the responses. Results & Discussion: Results showed that the addition of jujube flour independently increased the density 0.33, hardness 35.73 N, solubility 42% and redness (a*) 3.41, and reduced the color brightness parameter (L*) 89.1 of the samples. Similar fiber effects for pineapple pulp (Salani et al., 2014), a mixture of barley flour and grape pulp (Altan et al., 2009) and beet fiber (Lue et al., 1994) has been observed. The reduction of bulk density in samples with increasing screw speed is probably due to the starch gelatinization. When gelatinization of the starch material increased, the volume of extruded product also increased giving low density to the samples (Hagenimana et al., 2006). The WSI is a parameter which indicates the degradation of starch granules (Sharma et al., 2015). WSI decreased with increasing feed moisture and increased with increasing jujube flour or screw speed. Increase in solubility of extruded products under mild extrusion condition could result from dispersion of amylose and amylopectin molecules during gelatinization; while, the formation of low molecular weight compounds under severe conditions (low moisture and high temperature) is the main reason for an increase in flour solubility (Colonna et al., 1984). Color changing during extrusion process can provide important information regarding the degree of browning and Maillard reaction, and also pigment degradation. Increasing the feed moisture increased flour L* while it decreased the a* and ∆E of the final product. This is probably due to the decrease in mass residence time inside the extruder which causes shorter residence time necessary for non-enzymatic darkening (Lazou and Krokida, 2011). Texture is one of the most important sensory properties of extruded products in the development of snack products. Increasing the feed moisture and jujube flour increased hardness of samples. This can be explained by the effect of fiber on cell wall thickness. However, the simultaneous effect of two parameters of screw speed and jujube flour improved the properties of the snacks, by which the increase of the screw speed may cause a decrease of the starch viscosity and then lead to extrudates with reduced hardness 1.79 N. Optimum conditions for puffed snack production was found to be 13.19% feed moisture content, 6.30 % jujube flour, 122.2% screw speed.
Nasim Hasanpoor; Mohebbat Mohebbi; Arash Koocheki; Elnaz Milani
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Introduction: Nowadays, frozen dough technology is used to produce bakery, pastry & cakes products. On the other hand, extrusion plays a role as a high-performance process in the food industry, which, given its unique characteristics, can replace many common methods of food processing. This study was ...
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Introduction: Nowadays, frozen dough technology is used to produce bakery, pastry & cakes products. On the other hand, extrusion plays a role as a high-performance process in the food industry, which, given its unique characteristics, can replace many common methods of food processing. This study was carried out aimed to investigate the effect of freezing methods (slow and rapid) and the storage time of frozen dough under freezing conditions on physicochemical and sensory properties of extruded and non-extruded sorghum flour for producing a gluten-free product suitable for Coeliac patients.
Materials and methods: In this study, extruded sorghum flour (an extruder with a temperature of 150-160°C, a moisture content of 14%, a speed of 150 rpm, feeding of 40 grams per minute and circular matrix with a diameter of 5 mm and, in the last step, using a grinding mill and 0.599 mm mesh, flouring is done), non-extruded sorghum flour (100%), Xanthan gum (1% w/w) were used in cookie dough formulation. Two types of slow and fast freezing were used to freeze the dough of cookie. Slow freezing according to the method provided by X.u et al. (2009) and Ke et al. (2013). In a fast freezing method, rapid cooling rooms were used at -40°C for 30 minutes. After freezing, the samples were placed in polyethylene bags and stored for 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks in a refrigerator at -18°C (X.u et al., 2009). For the thaw process, dough pieces were placed in a refrigerator at + 4°C for 16 hours (Maizani et al., 2012). Baking was performed in a microwave oven at 180°C for 14 minutes. The properties of the final product, such as the ratio of expandability (AACC 10-52), textural properties (cookie texture were carried out using a TA.XTplus Texture Analyzer (Walker et al, 2012)), total gelatinization and enthalpy temperature(Using the DSC device and temperature range 7-157°C and heating temperature 10°C/min), color, percentage of porosity, shell thickness (Image processing technique and ImageJ software) and sensory evaluation were investigated in a completely randomized factorial. Statistical analysis of the results was done using a factorial arrangement of completely randomized design and comparison of the meanings using Duncan's multiple range tests at 5% level. Data analysis was performed with three replications using SPSS 18 software.
Results & discussion: The gelatinization temperature decreased with increasing times of storage; however, the total enthalpy of the process was increased. The results showed that with increasing freezing rate, the gelatinization temperature increased significantly (P≤0.05), and the total enthalpy of the process decreased and the cookie from frozen dough containing extruded sorghum flour has the highest gelatinization temperature and the minimum total enthalpy value. With increasing times of storage, the dough chewiness decreased significantly (P≤0.05) and the adhesion and stiffness of the dough texture increased. The dough chewiness increased with the increase in the freezing rate, however, the adhesion and stiffness of the dough texture decreased and cookie dough containing extruded sorghum flour resulted in a significantly higher chewiness and lower adhesion and stiffness (P≤0.05) of the texture compared to the non-extruded sorghum cookie flour in both methods of freezing. The extensibility ratio has significantly decreased (P≤0.05) with increasing the times of storage. The extensibility ratio of cookie was significantly increased with the increase in freezing rate (P≤0.05) and non-extruded sorghum flour samples showed a lower extensibility ratio relative to the extruded sorghum flour cookies. The dough freezing method also had a significant effect on the final cookie quality (P≤0.05). The stiffness of the cookie texture from the frozen dough decreased by increasing the dough freezing rate and its tissue was softer and cookie samples containing extruded sorghum flour have a significantly lower tissue stiffness compared to other samples. The stiffness of the cookie tissue increased significantly (P≤0.05) with increasing times of storage. L* parameter (lightness) significantly decreased (P≤0.05) with increasing the times of storage and decreased the yellowness factor (b*) and increased the redness factor (a*) significantly (P≤0.05) for the cookie made from frozen dough. The freezing rate had a significant effect (P≤0.05) on the lightness of the cookies. The parameters L* and b* decreased by increasing the freezing rate and the colors of these cookies were darker. Cookies containing extruded sorghum flour had the lowest level of L* and b* and highest level of a*. The porosity% and thickness of crust of cookie decreased significantly (P≤0.05) with increasing times of storage. These parameters increased significantly with increasing freezing rate (P≤0.05) and tissue porosity and thickness of crust of cookies obtained from the frozen dough containing extruded sorghum flour was significantly higher (P≤0.05). The results of the kinetics of cookie mass transfer from frozen dough showed that the effective moisture diffusivity of cookie was reduced by increasing times of storage. Overall, the results showed that the process of extruding sorghum flour has improved the physicochemical properties of the cookie, and the fast freezing process improves the quality of the cookie made from frozen dough, and in this condition extruded flour sorghum can be used as a suitable alternative to wheat. Also, the use of frozen dough for cookie production can be a good way to supply this product.
Sorour Lotfi Shirazi; Arash Koocheki; Elnaz Milani; Mohebbat Mohebbi
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Introduction: Snack foods have become an important part of the people’s diets. During last decade demands for utilization of fruit and vegetable waste in order to their dietary fibers in value added food products has been increased. Carrot pomace is rich in dietary fiber that contains important functional ...
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Introduction: Snack foods have become an important part of the people’s diets. During last decade demands for utilization of fruit and vegetable waste in order to their dietary fibers in value added food products has been increased. Carrot pomace is rich in dietary fiber that contains important functional and nutritional properties. Barley contains a high amount of dietary fiber, especially soluble fiber, which has essential role in reducing blood cholesterol level.
Materials and methods: In this project based on Central Composite Design, the effect of independent variables containing extrusion temperature (120-170 °C), moisture content (14-20%) and carrot pomace level (10-25%) were evaluated on expansion ratio, bulk density, WAI, WSI, hardness, color snacks were evaluated by panelists in terms of acceptance or non-acceptance.
Results and discussion: Results expressed that expansion ratio, lightness, total acceptability and WAI decreased by increasing the amount of carrot pomace. Reduction of expansion ratio and WSI and improvement of lightness and WAI were shown as increased in moisture levels. The hardness and bulk density decreased with an increase in temperature. When temperature increased up to 145°C, expansion ratio, lightness, WAI and WSI increased and decreased thereafter. The optimum conditions for barley flour-carrot pomace snack were determined at the maximum expansion ratio, L*, WAI and overall acceptability with minimum bulk density and hardness in a snack. The optimum condition provides the highest value of expansion ratio 296.1 (%), L* 65.087, WAI 4.931 (g/g) and overall acceptability 4.502 with lowest bulk density 1.22 (g/cm3) and hardness 6.756 (N). Accordingly, the optimum conditions for the snack are 10% carrot pomace, 148°C die temperature and 15.49% moisture. The approximate composition of the snack extruded and unextruded obtained under the optimal conditions. Extrusion did not affect the protein and ash contents but it decreased the fat content of snack. During the extrusion, the SDF increased from 7.63 to 9.27 g/100g while the IDF decreased from 5.24 to 3.71 g/100g. Extrusion cooking did not affect the TBG content in barley flour-carrot pomace snack. Extrusion cooking resulted in the conversion of insoluble to soluble fiber and well balance of both types of the fiber
Soudabeh Einafshar
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Sour cherry is one of the most important horticultural products in Iran that consumes as fresh and dried fruit. In this research the effect of osmotic pretreatment on Physicochemical, antioxiative and microbial characteristics of 4 cultivars of sour cherry: Early Jibilium, Butermo, Sigany and Local were ...
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Sour cherry is one of the most important horticultural products in Iran that consumes as fresh and dried fruit. In this research the effect of osmotic pretreatment on Physicochemical, antioxiative and microbial characteristics of 4 cultivars of sour cherry: Early Jibilium, Butermo, Sigany and Local were investigated. The samples were placed in different osmotic solution, dried and vacuum packed in Polyamide pouches The physicochemical tests (pH, Bx, titrable acidity, moisture content, color, anthocyanin and phenolc compounds and antioxidative activities) and microbial tests were carried out after 6 and 12 months. The results showed that sour cherry Butermo var. had the most Bx, pH, acidity. Local and Early Jibelium var. had the least Bx and ph. The amount of moisture of Early Jibelium and Local var. were the most and the least, respectively. The chroma of Local var. was the most and had the more red purity than other varieties. Butermo and Local var. with 28.8 and 23.35 mg Cyanidin 3 Glychoside had the most and the least anthocyanins respectively. The amount of total phenolic compounds in Butermo Var. was significantly more than other varieties. The reducing power of Early Jibelium var. was the more significantly than other varieties. Osmosis process had no effect on the moicrobial growth, anthocyanins and phenolic compounds and antioxidative activities. One year storage significantly increased moisture, color, microbial growth, phenolic compounds and radical scavenging power of dried cherries but had no effect on other factors. The microbial conditions of samples were on the standard limits.
Behzad Nasehi
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Pasta products are known in all countries of the world and the quality of them are dependent on the technology and type of flour. At the present, these products are producing with wheat flour and old technology, or semolina and modern technology. The goal of this study was the Assessment of spaghetti's ...
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Pasta products are known in all countries of the world and the quality of them are dependent on the technology and type of flour. At the present, these products are producing with wheat flour and old technology, or semolina and modern technology. The goal of this study was the Assessment of spaghetti's quality that are producing in Iran, for this purpose Samples were taken from all factories in the Khuzestan province that have produced spaghetti via old method and characteristics of them based on the standard methods, compared with spaghetti produced by modern technology. The analysis showed, the cooking, chemical, sensorial and microbiological characteristics have significantly different (p≤ 0.05) in types of spaghetti. So that the amount of protein and cooking time of these samples were fewer and cooking loss of them was more than the control samples. On the other hand, the panelists were evaluated the appearance, color and taste of controls better than others samples. The results also showed that the amount of the microbial contamination, except coliform, were in the standard range, however, the content of the infection in these samples were more than the controls.
