Researchers have revealed many novel applications for plum and raisin products as functional natural bakery ingredients. Raisin and plum concentrate were incorporated into the bread formulation at different concentrations and their effects on the rheological, baking properties and shelf life of breads were evaluated. The results showed that the use of plum concentrate at 6% had the highest wate...

0260-8774/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.11.019 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 509 335 2140; fax E-mail address: [email protected] (J. Tang). This study explored the application of radio frequency (RF) energy in conjunctionwith conventional hot air treatment to provide uniformheating for control ofmold in pre-packaged bread loaf. A 6 kW, 27.12 MHzRF system was...

Composition of second-grade dates from the potential Tunisian cultivars “Deglet Nour” was similar to that of commercial dates. In fact, date flesh could present a value addition by extraction and use of date flesh fiber concentrate in bread formulation. Date flesh fiber concentrate (DFFC) of Deglet Nour variety was extracted and dried at 40 °C. This concentrate was added to wheat flour bread at...

Fennel seeds are a source of many nutrients, i.e. sugars, minerals, essential fatty acids, vital vitamins, protein and fibre. They are also rich in essential oil and many flavonoids. The sweet-flavoured fennel seeds are very popular worldwide and are extensively used in culinary and therapeutic fields. Bread fortified with fennel seed powder is thus likely to have higher consumer acceptability ...

Arabinoxylan (AX) is a major dietary fibre component found in a variety of cereals. Numerous health benefits of arabinoxylans have been reported to be associated with their solubility and molecular features. The current study reports the development of a functional bread using a combination of AX-enriched material (AEM) and optimal commercial endoxylanase. The total AX content of bread was incr...

Retardation of microbial spoilage of bread can be achieved by the use of spontaneous sourdough with an antimicrobial activity. This study was undertaken to identify lactic acid bacteria naturally occurring in spontaneous sourdough and use them for quality improvement and prolonging shelf life of rye, wheat and rye with wheat bread. Identification of isolates from spontaneous sourdough by pyrose...

Recently, consumers have become more concerned with foods contain natural ingredients in terms of health and economic. Hence, in this study, the effects of concentrate of smoked and sun dried raisin were investigated at 3 levels (1, 3 and 5%) as a natural humectant to improve the quality and shelf life of flat bread. Results showed that addition of smoked and sun dried raisin improved quality a...