scholarly journals Chickpea and Chestnut Flours as Non-Gluten Alternatives in Cookies

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 911
Author(s):  
Marta Torra ◽  
Mayara Belorio ◽  
Manuel Ayuso ◽  
Marcio Carocho ◽  
Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira ◽  
...  

This study proposes the use of a mix composed of chickpea flour and chestnut flour in cookies, aiming to improve their acceptability. Cookie properties and nutritional value were also analysed. The gluten-free cookies were made by using different mixes of chickpea and chestnut flours (0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25, 100:0). Dough rheology and cookie dimensions, texture, external colour and acceptability were evaluated. The presence of the chestnut flour increased the values of G’ and G”, but reduced the loss factor (tan δ) when compared with the doughs made with chickpea flour. Chestnut flour also decreased the diameter and the spread ratio of the cookies, while increasing the hardness and darkening of the cookies. Furthermore, adding chestnut to the flour mixture increased the nutritional quality of the cookies by adding unsaturated fatty acids and fibre. The use of reduced percentages of chestnut flour (25%) resulted in masking the off-flavour of the chickpea flour, which improved the cookie’s acceptability without significantly changing the dough rheology, cookie dimensions, hardness, or lightness.

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (15) ◽  
pp. 4442
Author(s):  
Michela Costantini ◽  
Carmine Summo ◽  
Michele Faccia ◽  
Francesco Caponio ◽  
Antonella Pasqualone

Gluten-free (GF) products, including pasta, are often characterised by nutritional deficiencies, such as scarce dietary fibre and excess of calories. Chickpea flour is increasingly being used by the food industries. Hulls, rich in dietary fibre and bioactive compounds, are discarded after milling. The aim of this work was to evaluate the quality features of short-cut GF fresh pasta added of hull (8% w/w) derived from kabuli (KH) or Apulian black (ABH) chickpeas, in comparison with control GF pasta prepared without hull. The enriched pasta, which could be labelled as “high fibre”, was characterised by a higher level of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity than the control. ABH-enriched pasta showed the highest anthocyanins (33.37 ± 1.20 and 20.59 ± 0.11 mg/kg of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside on dry matter in raw and cooked pasta, respectively). Hull addition increased colour intensity and structural quality of GF pasta: ABH-enriched pasta had the lowest cooking loss and the highest water absorption capacity; KH-enriched pasta showed the highest firmness. No significant differences in sensory liking were found among the samples, except for “aftertaste”. Chickpea hull can be used as an innovative ingredient to produce potentially functional GF pasta, meeting the dietary needs of consumers without affecting quality.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3590
Author(s):  
Endale Amare ◽  
Luca Grigoletto ◽  
Viviana Corich ◽  
Alessio Giacomini ◽  
Anna Lante

Teff and amaranth are gluten-free cereals with significant nutritional and health benefits. However, they are underutilized and known in limited areas of the world. The present study evaluated the fatty acid profile, crude fat, squalene content and lipid quality of seven teff (Eragrostis teff (Zucc.) Trotter) and three amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus L.) varieties from Ethiopia. The fat content ranged from 2.92 to 3.34% (averaging 3.06%) and from 8.28 to 9.21% (averaging 8.6%) for teff and amaranth, respectively. Linoleic, oleic and palmitic acid were predominant in both teff and amaranth, accounting for approximately 89 and 85% of total fatty acid content, respectively. The saturated to unsaturated fatty acids ratio ranged from 0.30 to 0.32 in teff and from 0.38 to 0.40 in amaranth. The parameters used to describe lipid quality, i.e., thrombogenicity and atherogenicity indices, show that teff was superior over amaranth, suggesting a preference for the former for healthy food formulation. The squalene content of white amaranth (486.54 mg/100 g DM) was significantly higher than that of the other two varieties (327.54 and 340.81 mg/100 g DM for red and brown amaranth, respectively). In general, both gluten-free crops should be exploited for their potential as ingredients for the development of novel functional foods.


2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rostamian ◽  
Jafar M. Milani ◽  
Gisoo Maleki

Abstract The quality of gluten-free bread made using chickpea flour and corn flour at different proportions, together with 3% (w/w) hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) was studied. For this purpose, physical properties, crumb firmness, and micro-structure were determined. The results of these tests showed that gluten-free bread quality had been significantly improved as the concentration of chickpea flour increased. Based on the results of all performed experiments, it was concluded that the formulation containing 20% corn flour and 80% chickpea flour had the greatest effect on improving quality of the gluten-free bread.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (14) ◽  
pp. 2623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oniszczuk ◽  
Widelska ◽  
Wójtowicz ◽  
Oniszczuk ◽  
Wojtunik-Kulesza ◽  
...  

Chestnut fruit abounds in carbohydrates, proteins, unsaturated fatty acids, fiber, polyphenolic compounds, as well as vitamins and micronutrients, that are behind the health-promoting properties of this plant. The purpose of the discussed research was to obtain innovative gluten-free pasta from rice and field bean flour enriched with a various addition of chestnut flour. Regarding the studied pasta, the following were determined: the content of free phenolic acids, total polyphenols, and antioxidant properties. Chromatographic analysis (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS (high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry)) revealed a wide variety of phenolic acids. In a sample with 20% and higher content of chestnut flour, as many as 13 acids were detected. Isoferulic acid prevailed. The total content of free phenolic acids and total polyphenols increased along with the increasing chestnut content. Moreover, in most cases, the content of individual acids increased with the addition of chestnut flour. Besides, the antioxidant activity was positively correlated with the addition of chestnut fruit flour, the content of free phenolic acids, and total polyphenols. Our research has demonstrated that our innovative gluten-free pasta, with the addition of chestnut flour, has a potential to be a source of polyphenolic compounds, including free phenolic acids, that are valuable for human health.


Foods ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Gokcen Kahraman ◽  
Sebnem Harsa ◽  
Maria Cristina Casiraghi ◽  
Mara Lucisano ◽  
Carola Cappa

The main objective of this study was to develop a healthy rice-based gluten-free bread by using raw, roasted, or dehulled chickpea flours. All breads containing chickpea flours showed a darker crust and were characterized by an alveolar (porosity 41.5–51.4%) and soft crumb (hardness 5.5-14.1 N). Roasted chickpea flour bread exhibited the highest specific volume, the softest crumb, and the slowest staling rate. Enriching rice-based breads with the chickpea flours resulted in increased protein (from 9.72 to 12.03–13.21 g/100 g dm), ash (from 2.01 to 2.45–2.78 g/100 g dm), fat (from 1.61 to 4.58–5.86 g/100 g), and total phenolic contents (from 49.36 up to 80.52 mg GAE/100 g dm), and in reduced (~10–14% and 13.7–17%, respectively) available starch levels and rapidly digestible starch compared to rice bread. Breads with roasted chickpea flour also showed the highest in vitro protein digestibility. The results of this study indicated that the enrichment of rice-based gluten-free breads with chickpea flours improved the technological and nutritional quality of the breads differently according to the processed chickpea flour used, also allowing recovery of a waste product.


Author(s):  
О.Л. ВЕРШИНИНА ◽  
В.В. ГОНЧАР ◽  
Ю.Ф. РОСЛЯКОВ ◽  
А.Е. ЕРЕМИНА ◽  
Э.А. СИМОНЯН

Исследована возможность использования полуобезжиренной льняной муки (ПЛМ) для улучшения качества и повышения пищевой ценности безглютеновых хлебобулочных изделий. В процессе исследования выпекали хлеб из рисовой муки с добавлением 4, 6, 9 и 11% ПЛМ. Контролем служил хлеб без добавления льняной муки. После выпечки определяли физико-химические показатели качества образцов рисового хлеба с ПЛМ. Установлено, что с увеличением содержания ПЛМ влажность в образцах хлеба снизилась на 0,4–5,7%; кислотность мякиша увеличилась на 57–185,7%. Удельный объем и пористость опытных образцов хлеба с добавлением ПЛМ в количествах 4 и 6% увеличились по сравнению с контролем на 9,1–13,6% и 3,21–8,1% соответственно, однако при увеличении дозировки льняной муки свыше 6% эти показатели снизились на 4,5–14,1% и 1,6–6,5% соответственно. Количество клетчатки при добавлении 6% ПЛМ увеличилось до 1,8%; белка – до 2,9%. Энергетическая ценность хлеба из смеси рисовой муки и ПЛМ осталась на уровне энергетической ценности хлеба из рисовой муки. Рекомендовано применение ПЛМ при производстве безглютенового хлеба из рисовой муки. Определена дозировка ПЛМ – 6% в смеси с рисовой мукой. The possibility of using semi-fat-free linen flour (SFF LF) to improve the quality and nutritional value of gluten-free bakery products has been studied. During the study, bread was baked from rice flour with the addition of 4, 6, 9 and 11% SFF LF. The control served the bread without adding linen flour. After baking, the physicochemical parameters of the quality of rice bread samples with SFF LF were determined. It is established that with increase in the content of SFF LF moisture content in samples of bread was down 0,4 to 5,7%; the acidity of the crumb increased by 57–185,7%. The specific volume and porosity of bread samples with the addition of SFF LF in quantities of 4 and 6% increased compared to the control by 9,1–13,6% and 3,21–8,1%, respectively, but with an increase in the dosage of linen flour over 6%, these indicators decreased by 4,5–14,1% and 1,6–6,5%, respectively. The amount of fibre with the addition of 6% of SFF LF increased to 1,8%; protein – to 2,9%. The energy value of bread from a mixture of rice flour and SFF LF remained at the level of energy value of bread from rice flour. The use of SFF LF in the production of gluten-free bread from rice flour is recommended. The dosage of SFF LF – 6% in a mixture with rice flour was determined.


2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 196-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idriss Mohammed ◽  
Abdelrahman R. Ahmed ◽  
B. Senge

2020 ◽  
pp. 108201322098133
Author(s):  
Mayara Belorio ◽  
Cecilia Moralejo ◽  
Manuel Gómez

Psyllium is a natural fibre with high water absorption capacity and proved nutritional advantages. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of psyllium as a fat replacer in sugar-snap cookies. Elaborations were made with wheat flour or maize flour by maintaining the original recipe or replacing the fat by a paste made with different proportion of psyllium and water. Cookies dough rheology and final cookies properties were evaluated. An acceptability test was also carried out. The replacement of fat decreased the values of G′, G″ and G*, but increased tg delta to a greater extent in cookies with gluten. Cookies diameter and spread factor decreased and increased both cookies hardness and moisture content. Fat replacement increase L* value of cookies. Variation of the water content did not influence in the rheology of the dough and in the characteristics of gluten-free cookies, but wheat cookies had smaller spread ratio and decreasing hardness for increasing amount of water. Final cookies had low acceptability and this result was more evident in gluten-free cookies. Considering this result, it is difficult to use psyllium as a total fat substitute in this type of product.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuyue Wang ◽  
Yongxin Yu ◽  
Mingxiao Cui ◽  
Kehai Liu ◽  
Kewu Liu

Natural edible oil derived from wild non-cultivated oil crops contributed to human daily nutritional diversity and disease prevention. It was important to investigate the nutritional value of these oils and the feasibility of crop cultivation. The present study focused on the assessment of seed oil quality of Sambucus williamsii Hance (SWH) and its molecular breeding. Wild SWH seed oil was extracted by supercritical CO2 technology and the composition of the oil was determined by using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. The oil content of SWH seeds reaches around 40%. Its seed oil was found to be rich in unsaturated fatty acids, such as 24.24% of linolenic acid and 50.56% of linoleic acid, and vitamin E (25.92 mg kg−1). The cytotoxicity and heavy metal analysis showed SWH seed oil was safe for consumption. In addition, the SWH strains with excellent characteristics were screened out for cultivation according to genetic diversity and morphological analysis. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers were used to evaluate the genetic diversity of 28 accessions of wild SWH seeds and 5 accessions were selected to cultivate. Among them, two strains of SWH (sample 3 and 6) with high yielding (275.7 and 266.8 area yield kg−1) were suitable for dense planting and could be used to establish the raw material forest of SWH seed oil. The results of this study indicated the potential of development of selected SWH as novel oil crops and their wide cultivation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
A.A. Imaeva ◽  

During the research, physical and chemical parameters of non-traditional types of flour and their influence on the gluten complex of wheat dough were studied to determine the feasibility of using it in the production of flour confectionery products. Thanks to the experience and scientific work of both Russian and foreign scientists and manufacturers, a number of potential promising raw materials have been identified. Amaranth, Flaxseed, oatmeal, and corn flour are suitable for producing and expanding the range of gluten-free products. The results of the study of the quality of these types of flour and their impact on the technological properties of wheat flour indicate the possibility and feasibility of their use as an additive in the baking and confectionery industry to increase the nutritional value of finished products and possibly give them preventive properties.


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