Author : Iman Hani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (785 download)
Book Synopsis Effects of Shortening and Surfactants on Quality Parameters of Arabic Bread by : Iman Hani
Download or read book Effects of Shortening and Surfactants on Quality Parameters of Arabic Bread written by Iman Hani and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like most baked products, Arabic bread has a relatively short shelf-life. The rapid deterioration in its desirable attributes coupled with the increased tendency towards mechanisation has triggered the search for auxiliary ingredients in an endeavour to improve its quality. Additives such as shortening and surfactants have wide applications as crumb-softeners and/or dough strengtheners in white pan bread. The commonly used surfactants in bread are mono-diglycerides (MDG), sodium stearoyl lactylate (SSL), and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of monoglycerides (DATEM). MDG is known for its crumb-softening effect while shortening, SSL and DATEM have crumb-softening as well as dough-strengthening effects. Recently, ascorbyl palmitate (AP) has been found to have anti-firraing and shortening-sparing effects in white pan bread. The effects of shortening, MDG, SSL, DATEM, and AP on the organoleptic properties of Arabic bread were evaluated in an attempt to clarify their role in pocket-type flat Arabic bread. At the studied levels, shortening did not exert any effect while DATEM showed adverse effects. High levels of surfactants (0.5%) with or without shortening resulted in deterioration of bread quality. Apart from AP, medium levels of surfactants (0.25%) at medium (0.5%) and high (1%) levels of shortening were also found to be detrimental. The medium level (0.25%) of MDG did not show any difference. However, the medium level (0.25%) of SSL and AP did produce a significant improvement in the quality of Arabic bread.