Development of multigrain premixes-its effect on rheological, textural and micro-structural characteristics of dough and quality of biscuits

Effect of Moringa oleifera seed flour on the rheological, physico-sensory, protein digestibility and fatty acid profile of cookies

In the present study, debittered Moringa Oleifera seed flour (DDMF) rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and balanced amino acid and fatty acid profile was used to develop functional cookies. DDMF was incorporated at 25, 50, 75 and 100% levels and studied their effect on flour rheological, physicochemical, micro-structural, sensory and nutritional properties of cookies. The results revealed that the addition of an increasing amount of DDMF from 0 to 100% increased water absorption (59.5-77%) by farinograph study; cookie dough hardness (89.2-284.7 N); decreased pasting temperature (60.2-30.1 °C) and peak viscosity (696-9 BU) by amylograph study. SEM studies of cookies indicated that, in control cookies, starch granules are completely gelatinized and enmeshed in the gluten protein matrix, whereas, in 50% DDMF incorporated cookies, partially gelatinized starch granules are seen embedded in a weak protein matrix. Sensory evaluation showed that incorporating DDMF, up to 50% of cookies had clean mouthfeel without any residue formation and were highly acceptable; however, beyond that limit, they became brittle. The addition of 50% DDMF increased cookies' in-vitro protein digestibility, mineral contents, and fatty acids content. Thus, the nutritional quality of cookies concerning quantity and quality of protein and fat could be enhanced by incorporating DDMF.

Effect of fat and sugar replacement on rheological, textural and nutritional characteristics of multigrain cookies

Fat and sugar are responsible for the structure of cookies but make them nutritionally inferior. Therefore, in the present study, cookies with improved nutrition using whole wheat flour (WWF) and incorporation of multigrain mix (MM-oats, peas and fenugreek flours) at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% levels was studied. Further, fat was replaced using pumpkin seed (PS) or watermelon seed (WS) at 25, 50 and 75% level and sugar was replaced using dry dates (DD) or raisins (RS) separately at 20, 40 and 60%. MM having protein at 15.13% and dietary fibre at 12.83% significantly decreased the water absorption (68.1-60.6%), stability (2.52-1.35 min), amylograph peak viscosity (665-821 BU), and cookie dough hardness (1737-690.5) at 100% MM. Based on the physico-sensory analysis, 75% replacement of WWF with MM was selected for replacement of fat or sugar. Addition of PS or WS increased the dough hardness (1235-4103 g), whereas the spread ratio of cookies decreased from 6.25 and 6.31 to 5.54 and 4.06 respectively. Replacement of fat with PS at 50%, sugar by DD at 40% along with a combination of sodium stearoyl lactylate (SSL) and glycerol mono stearate (GMS) showed improvement in the cookie texture. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) of cookie showed coating of starch granules and appearance of sheet-like covering of protein network. The mono and polyunsaturated fatty acid profile of cookies improved apart from a two-fold increase in protein and three-fold increase in dietary fibre.

Fatty Acids, Volatile and Sensory Profile of Multigrain Biscuits Enriched with Spent Malt Rootles

Spent malt rootlets, a by-product of the brewing industry, are a rich source of protein, essential amino acids, healthy fats, polyphenols and minerals, and could be a new promising type of raw material from the nutritional, economic, sensory, and technical perspectives. However, their specific aroma profile could limit their addition in baked products. The aim of this work was to study the effect of spent malt rootlets addition on volatile derivatives of enriched biscuits in relation to their sensory profile. For this purpose, spent malt rootlets and enriched biscuits (0-25% spent malt rootlets added) were analyzed by GC-MS techniques, in order to obtain their fatty acids methyl esters and volatile compounds profile, while for the sensory analysis a nine-point hedonic score test was used. The results of this study reveal the fatty acids and volatile profile of spent malt rootlets and of the enriched biscuits with spent malt rootlets pointing out the contribution of fatty acids to the generation of aroma compounds. The influence of different aroma compounds on the consumer's preferences was studied and the optimum level addition of spent malt rootlets in multigrain biscuits was found to be 15%.

Rheological, physico-sensory and antioxidant properties of punicic acid rich wheat bread

Punicic acid (PA), a predominant fatty acid (85%) in pomegranate seeds, also called as an ω-5 fatty acid, is known to render various health beneficial effects to humans. The objective of this study was to prepare and observe the effect of replacement of wheat flour with 5-12.5% punicic acid rich pomegranate seed powder (PSP, 9XXX fraction) on rheological, physico-sensory and antioxidant properties of bread. The increasing amount of PSP caused decrease in farinograph water absorption capacity, dough stability; amylograph peak viscosity; bread volume and overall quality score, whereas crumb hardness was increased. The combination of additives (CA) showed significant improvement in dough strength, texture and quality of bread with 10% PSP. The total polyphenol content (TPP) and radical scavenging activity (RSA) increased by 10- to 30-fold while PA was increased to 60-fold when compared to control. The recovery of PA from bread samples was in range of 45-60% and further increased by the addition of CA (65%). Hence, 10% PSP bread having 60% recovery of PA can be successfully considered for formulations without altering the rheological and sensory quality of bread. These results reveal that PA rich PSP prepared from a fruit industry by-product can be utilized for preparing antioxidant rich functional bread which also helps in overall improvement of bone health.

Influence of multigrain premix on nutritional, in-vitro and in-vivo protein digestibility of multigrain biscuit

Effect of addition of multigrain premix (MGP) prepared using a combination of cereals, pulses and oilseeds at 40% level, on nutritional properties of multigrain biscuit, its in-vitro and in-vivo protein digestibility and protein profiling were studied. The incorporation of MGP significantly increased the protein content (from 7.37 to 16.61%), insoluble dietary fiber (from 1.71 to 6.67%), soluble dietary fiber (from 0.46 to 2.42%). The significant increase in the levels of isoleucine (ND-34.79%), methionine (0.04 to 7.65%), tryptophan (0.22 to 5.95%) valine (0.38 to 16.58%), lysine (0.36 to 7.32%), and threonine (0.51 to 7.2%) was observed, whereas fatty acid profile of MGP incorporated biscuits showed increased polyunsaturated fatty acids and decreased saturated fatty acids. The vitamin-mineral profile of MGP incorporated biscuits showed increased the thiamin (0.07-0.21 mg/100 g), riboflavin (0.09-0.28 mg/100 g), calcium (12.89-45.28 mg/100 g) and iron (1.13-3.47 mg/100 g) contents. The in-vitro protein digesibility of multigrain and control biscuits indicated that the proteins present in multigrain biscuits had high digestibility (71.73%) as compared to control biscuit (38.13%). The in-vivo studies indicated that, the protein quality of multigrain biscuits was comparable with casein protein with high protein efficiency ratio of 3.02. The electrophoretic pattern of multigrain biscuits showed subunit molecular weight distribution of different protein units and aggregation of protein bands at high molecular weight region of 85 to 166 kD. The outcome of the study indicated the possibility of utilising MGP to improve the overall nutritional quality of biscuits.

Quality of biscuits as affected by addition of fibre

The aim of the study was to propose formulas with addition of bamboo and hemp fibre and grape seed flour in an amount of 3, 6 and 9% and then assess the effect of added fibre on the quality of biscuits. A total of 20 samples were baked, in half of the samples the basic ingredient was wheat flour, and in the rest of samples spelt flour was used. During a baking experiment, it was found that the best effect on the product volume and the weight after baking had bamboo fibre. Minor baking losses occurred in biscuits with wheat flour. The best sensory results were attained with the sample having 3% of grape seed flour with a spelt flour base. The crispiest was the sample made from spelt flour with 3% of hemp fibre and the wheat samples with bamboo fibre were of the lightest colour. Control samples had the highest nutritional values and biscuits with added bamboo fibre contained the lowest energy in both formulas.