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This study evaluates the use of chickpea aquafaba (CA)-based emulsions as a potential substitute for palm oil (PO), using pound cake as a case study. The CA was characterized in terms of pH (6.38 ± 0.01), density (1.02 g mL-1 ± 0.01), color, total soluble solids (6.3 ± 0.2 °Bx), total solids (5.7 ± 0.2%), thermal properties through DSC, and apparent viscosity (2.5 cPa·s-1 ± 0.02 at 300 s-1). Emulsions containing 35, 30, and 25% of CA were produced and applied to cake formulation C1, C2, and C3, respectively. The cake batter was evaluated in terms of apparent density (0.87-1.04 g1 cm-3), rheology, and pH (6.6-6.8). The cakes were evaluated for specific volume, baking loss (8.9-9.5%), color, and symmetry index on day 1, and firmness, water activity (aw), and moisture content (%), after 14 days of storage. The cakes produced with the emulsions were found to have slightly higher specific volume (2.3 cm3 g-1) when compared to the control (C4) produced with PO (2.2 cm3 g-1). The moisture and aw decreased and firmness increased during storage. In terms of formulation (i.e., day 1 for C1, C2, C3, and C4), there was no significant difference for moisture. As for aw, the C4 (0.90) was significantly different from the cakes produced with emulsions (0.91-0.92). The results from the sensory evaluation, carried out with 120 panelists, showed no statistically significant difference between C3 and C4 for the attributes of aroma, color, texture, flavor, and overall impression. Based on our results, it appears that the CA-based emulsions have the potential to replace PO in pound-cake recipes, reducing total and saturated fat.
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This study evaluated and compared the effect of the utilization of five different non-conventional starches (chickpea, common bean, Peruvian carrot, sweet potato and white bean) and four different commercial starches (cassava, corn, potato and rice) in pound cake. Common bean starch, followed by Peruvian carrot starch were the non-conventional starch sources that showed tendency to improve the technological quality of pound cake, mainly in relation to corn starch, the most common commercial source. With these sources, the batters presented lower specific gravity and the cakes presented higher specific volume, lighter color, lower crumb moisture reduction during the storage period, and better texture attributes during all the cake shelf-life. Moreover, common bean starch provided higher scores in the cake sensory evaluation; especially for grain and texture attributes (moisture, tenderness and softness). Chickpea and white bean starches were more similar to corn starch in pound cake application.
Este estudo avaliou e comparou o efeito da utilização de cinco amidos de fontes não convencionais (grão de bico, feijão carioca, mandioquinha, batata doce e feijão branco) e de quatro diferentes amidos de fontes comerciais (mandioca, milho, batata e arroz) em bolo inglês. Amido de feijão carioca, seguido pelo amido de mandioquinha, foram os amidos de fontes não convencionais que mostraram tendência a melhorar a qualidade tecnológica do bolo inglês, principalmente em comparação com o amido de milho, o qual é a fonte comercial mais utilizada. Com o amido dessas fontes, os batidos apresentaram menores valores de gravidade específica e os bolos maiores valores de volume específico, cor mais clara, menor redução da umidade durante o período de estocagem e melhores valores nos atributos de textura durante a vida de prateleira. Além disso, amido de feijão carioca promoveu maiores escores na avalição sensorial; especialmente para os atributos do miolo e textura (umidade, suavidade e maciez). Amidos de grão de bico e feijão branco foram muito similares ao amido de milho em aplicação em bolo inglês.
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This study evaluated and compared the effect of the utilization of five different non-conventional starches (chickpea, common bean, Peruvian carrot, sweet potato and white bean) and four different commercial starches (cassava, corn, potato and rice) in pound cake. Common bean starch, followed by Peruvian carrot starch were the non-conventional starch sources that showed tendency to improve the technological quality of pound cake, mainly in relation to corn starch, the most common commercial source. With these sources, the batters presented lower specific gravity and the cakes presented higher specific volume, lighter color, lower crumb moisture reduction during the storage period, and better texture attributes during all the cake shelf-life. Moreover, common bean starch provided higher scores in the cake sensory evaluation; especially for grain and texture attributes (moisture, tenderness and softness). Chickpea and white bean starches were more similar to corn starch in pound cake application.
Este estudo avaliou e comparou o efeito da utilização de cinco amidos de fontes não convencionais (grão de bico, feijão carioca, mandioquinha, batata doce e feijão branco) e de quatro diferentes amidos de fontes comerciais (mandioca, milho, batata e arroz) em bolo inglês. Amido de feijão carioca, seguido pelo amido de mandioquinha, foram os amidos de fontes não convencionais que mostraram tendência a melhorar a qualidade tecnológica do bolo inglês, principalmente em comparação com o amido de milho, o qual é a fonte comercial mais utilizada. Com o amido dessas fontes, os batidos apresentaram menores valores de gravidade específica e os bolos maiores valores de volume específico, cor mais clara, menor redução da umidade durante o período de estocagem e melhores valores nos atributos de textura durante a vida de prateleira. Além disso, amido de feijão carioca promoveu maiores escores na avalição sensorial; especialmente para os atributos do miolo e textura (umidade, suavidade e maciez). Amidos de grão de bico e feijão branco foram muito similares ao amido de milho em aplicação em bolo inglês.