Effect of Different Black Quinoa Fractions (Seed, Flour and Wet-Milling Coproducts) upon Quality of Meat Patties during Freezing Storage

In this study, the quality of meat patty samples containing different black quinoa fractions (seed, flour and wet-milling coproducts) was evaluated during freezing preservation. Composition, physicochemical parameters (aw, pH, colour and texture), cooking properties, lipid oxidation and sensory characteristic were studied in four batches (control and 8% concentration of quinoa seed, flour and wet-milling coproducts added) at 30, 60 and 90 days of freezing (−20 ± 1 °C). Different black quinoa fraction addition affected (p < 0.05) physiochemical properties, improved cooking properties and reduced lipid oxidations during freezing storage. Batches with flour and wet-milling coproducts added were the most stable for texture parameters and lipid oxidation during freezing. The results obtained showed that quinoa wet-milling co-products could be considered a valuable sustainable and organic food ingredient, maintaining nutritional and global qualities of the fresh meat product. In addition, freezing storage is an effective way to prolong the shelf life of patties with different black quinoa fractions, added without affecting quality.

Studi Literatur: Aplikasi dan Fungsi Porang (Amorphophallus Oncophyllus) dalam Frozen Yoghurt

— Frozen yoghurt is a frozen desserts made with yoghurt and quite similar to ice cream but low in calorie, which cointains milk, sweetener, stabilizers, emulsifier, and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) cultures through combination of process freezing and agitation. The optimal pH about 5.5 on LAB growth and the use of different strains of LAB culture or LAB mixed cultures that can maintain the viability of LAB during processing and freezing storage of frozen yoghurt. The use of LAB mixed cultures could improve viscos ity and overrun of frozen yogurt. The viability of the LAB cultures remained above minimal limit of 107CFU/g in frozen yogurt due to the viability of LAB decrease significantly during processing and freezing storage , high viable survival rate during delivery through the gastrointestinal tract higher than 106CFU/g. The issues that often arise relates to frozen yogurt processing are a grainy texture, faster melting rate and the low viscosity and overrun value. Addition of porang flour in frozen Yogurt as stabilizer and emulsifier that has an extremely high water-holding capacity, which is able to bind water 200 times its molecular weight due to its high solubility, porang glucomannan gel formed in freezing process which can improve the quality of organoleptic having the better consistency and texture of frozen yoghurt. The use of different concentration of porang flour which can have different result in the final gel formed, have complex effects on viscosity, overrun, melting rate, pH, titratable acidity (TA), total LAB and decrease the ability proteolysis of LAB in frozen yoghurt. Keywords: frozen yoghurt, porang, viability Abstrak— Frozen yoghurt merupakan jenis dari makanan penutup seperti es krim yang dibuat menggunakan yoghurt sebagai bahan utama yang terdiri dari susu, bahan pemanis, stabilisator, pengemulsi, dan kultur BAL melalui kombinasi proses pembekuan dan agitasi. pH optimal diantara 5.5 mendukung pertumbuhan BAL dengan baik dan penggunaan kultur BAL strain yang berbeda maupun kultur BAL kombinasi dalam upaya mempertahankan viabilitas BAL selama proses pembuatan dan pembekuan frozen yoghurt. Penggunaan kultur BAL kombinasi juga meningkatkan viskositas dan overrun frozen yoghurt. Persyaratan jumlah BAL minimal 107CFU/g dalam pembuatan frozen yoghurt karena adanya penurunan viabilitas BAL selama produksi berlangsung dan penyimpanan beku frozen yoghurt, serta syarat jumlah bakteri hidup yang sampai di saluran pencernaan harus lebih dari 106CFU/g. Permasalahan yang sering timbul pada proses pembuatan frozen yoghurt adalah tekstur yang tidak lembut, viskositas yang rendah, kecepatan meleleh yang cepat, dan overrun rendah. Adanya penambahan tepung porang dalam frozen yoghurt sekaligus sebagai stabilisator dan pengemulsi yang mengikat molekul air dalam jumlah besar, yakni hingga 200 kali lipat berat molekulnya karena kelarutannya yang tinggi, sehingga membentuk gel porang glukomannan pada saat pembekuan yang dapat meningkatkan mutu organoleptik dengan memiliki tekstur yang lebih baik pada frozen yoghurt. Penggunaan konsentrasi tepung porang yang berbeda, pembentukan gel yang dihasilkan juga berbeda dan terdapat pengaruh terhadap viskositas, overrun, kecepatan meleleh, pH, asam tertitrasi, total BAL dan menurunkan kemampuan proteolisis BAL pada frozen yoghurt. Kata kunci: frozen yoghurt, porang, viabilitas

Peat Storage Losses Investigation

The paper investigates the effect of self-heating, wetting and freezing of different milled peat types on field storage losses. It has been found that the loss of organic matter in peat due to self-heating depends on peat decay degree, type of product obtained, heating temperature (storage duration), preventive measures taken and the technological scheme of peat extraction. When such preventive measures as moving stacks, internal sealing and compaction of peat are taken, a decrease in self-heating and spontaneous combustion losses is observed. In two-stage harvesting, these losses are lower because of peat compaction in stacking operations. It has been established that there is a dependence of peat losses on its wetting and freezing, storage duration, and the total amount of precipitation accumulated over a certain period. With an increase in peat decay degree, the maximum wetting and freezing losses are several times lower than self-heating losses. These losses are 20% higher for upland peat than for lowland peat.