Effect of β-Cyclodextrin on the Quality of Wheat Flour Dough and Prebaked Bread

Effects of Wheat Oligopeptide on the Baking and Retrogradation Properties of Bread Rolls: Evaluation of Crumb Hardness, Moisture Content, and Starch Crystallization

Delaying the deterioration of bakery goods is necessary in the food industry. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of wheat oligopeptide (WOP) on the qualities of bread rolls. The effects of WOP on the baking properties, moisture content, and starch crystallization of rolls during the storage process were investigated in this study. The results showed that WOP effectively improved the degree of gluten cross-linking, thereby improving the specific volume and the internal structure of rolls. The FTIR and XRD results showed that the addition of WOP hindered the formation of the starch double helix structure and decreased its relative crystallinity. The DSC results revealed a decrease in the enthalpy change (ΔH) from 0.812 to 0.608 J/g after 7 days of storage with 1.0% WOP addition, further indicating that WOP reduced the availability of water for crystal lattice formation and hindered the rearrangement of starch molecules. The addition of WOP also improved the microstructure of the rolls that were observed using SEM analysis. In summary, WOP is expected to be an effective natural additive to inhibit starch staling and provide new insights into starchy food products.

Effects of chitosan oligosaccharide and hyriopsis cumingii polysaccharide on the quality of wheat flour and extruded flour products

Abstract

Effects of chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) and hyriopsis cumingii polysaccharide (HCP) on the quality of wheat flour and corresponding extruded flour products were investigated in this work. The results showed that both COS and HCP are conducive to the improvement of dough quality. Moreover, compared to control group samples, the moisture content, expansion ratio and oil absorption rate of the samples were increased and the hardness were decreased with the addition of COS. These phenomena indicate the quality of extruded flour products became better in the presence of COS as well. However, HCP has little or no effect on the quality of extruded flour products may be due to its degradation under high temperature and pressure extrusion. COS with higher stability exhibited better improvement effects on the quality of extruded flour products and showed a promising prospect for application in extruded food industry.

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Cyclodextrin in starchy foods

Cyclodextrins are widely used in various fields including food industry. In this review, their role in high carbohydrate-containing, starchy foods are reviewed and discussed. Both the effects as functional ingredients affecting the structural properties of starch and as active ingredients slowing down starch digestion and, as a consequence, decreasing the glycaemic index of starchy foods are overviewed without considering the traditional applications as carriers and stabilisers of aroma and flavour, essential oils, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and other bioactive components to enrich foods, even if they are carbohydrate foods. The effect on starch metabolism is explained by the structural transformations caused by cyclodextrins on starch amylose and amylopectin. Several examples are shown how the technological and sensorial properties of bread, rice products, pasta, and other starchy foods are modified by cyclodextrin supplementation, and how the digestibility is changed resulting in reduced glycaemic and insulinaemic effects.

The Effect of α-, β- and γ-Cyclodextrin on Wheat Dough and Bread Properties

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides that have found widespread application in numerous fields. CDs have revealed a number of various health benefits, making them potentially useful food supplements and nutraceuticals. In this study, the impact of α-, β-, and γ-CD at different concentrations (up to 8% of the flour weight) on the wheat dough and bread properties were investigated. The impact on dough properties was assessed by alveograph analysis, and it was found that especially β-CD affected the viscoelastic properties. This behavior correlates well with a direct interaction of the CDs with the proteins of the gluten network. The impact on bread volume and bread staling was also assessed. The bread volume was in general not significantly affected by the addition of up to 4% CD, except for 4% α-CD, which slightly increased the bread volume. Larger concentrations of CDs lead to decreasing bread volumes. Bread staling was investigated by texture analysis and low field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (LF-NMR) measurements, and no effect of the addition of CDs on the staling was observed. Up to 4% CD can, therefore, be added to wheat bread with only minor effects on the dough and bread properties.

The effect of γ-[Glu](1≤n≤5)-Gln on the physicochemical characteristics of frozen dough and the quality of baked bread

This study was the first to examine the effects of γ-[Glu]_(1≤n≤5)-Gln (GGP, a taste enhancer; added at 0.5% or 5.0%) on the breadmaking using frozen dough. γ-[Glu]_(1≤n≤5)-Gln was produced using the method established in our research center. The addition of GGP at either level increased yeast viability, freezable water content and storage and loss moduli, decreased the free sulfhydryl content of dough during the frozen storage and freeze-thaw cycles, and improved the microstructure of frozen dough and texture of the baked bread. The addition of GGP at 0.5% led to a dough having the highest extensibility, and most complete and uniform starch-gluten network, and a baked bread crumb with the lowest hardness, best texture, and most uniform organization. These results indicated that GGP has great potential as a food-derived cryoprotectant/antifreeze agent for the baking industry.

Effects of inulin on protein in frozen dough during frozen storage

Effects of inulin on protein in frozen dough during frozen storage were investigated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The strength of electrophoretic bands in A1 (32-57 kDa) and A2 (20-25 kDa) regions and the content of freezable water and sulfhydryl in frozen dough with inulin were lower than those of the blank under the same storage time. The gluten structure of frozen dough with 2.5 wt% long-chain inulin was more dense and compact than that of the sample with 5.0 wt% short-chain inulin after 2 weeks. Moreover, 4 weeks later, the change of the α-helix and β-sheet with 2.5 wt% long-chain inulin was lowest. These characteristics suggested that long-chain inulin exhibited a better protection effect on protein in frozen dough and showed a promising prospect for application in the food industry.