Comparison of selected sensory properties of wholemeal breads

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare textural (firmness) and sensory properties (surface colour, crumb colour, crumb texture, appearance, appearance and colour preferences) between whole breads made from conventional wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.) and whole breads made from unconventional wheat (Triticum aestivum, L., winter variety Skorpion, grains with blue aleuron). Wholemeal breads (control samples with marks C1, C2 and C3) were prepared of 100, 90 and 80 % amount of conventional wholemeal wheat flour to 0, 10 and 20% amount of smooth white flour made from conventional wheat using baker's experiment. Wholemeal breads (experimental samples with marks S1, S2 and S3) were prepared of unconventional wholemeal wheat flour to smooth white wheat flour in same ratio as control samples of breads. Our results showed, that negative evaluation of some sensory attributes of breads made from unconventional wheat correlated with increasing addition of wholemeal flour of this wheat. It was found that breads made from conventional wheat (100, 90 and 80% amount of conventional wholemeal flour) were more acceptable in surface colour, colour and appearance preferences than these sensory attributes of breads made from unconventional wheat (same amount of wholemeal flour). Appearance and crumb colour of breads made from conventional wheat (100 and 90% amount of wholemeal flour) were evaluated better than these attributes of breads made from blue coloured wheat (same amount of wholemeal flour). Appearance and crumb colour of both groups of whole wheat breads (80:20) was similarly evaluated. Crumb texture of breads made from conventional wheat (90% and 80% amount of wholemeal flour) was worse than crumb texture of breads produced of same ratio of flour, but made from unconventional wheat. Breads with addition of 80% of wholemeal flour milled of blue coloured wheat were most acceptable in all of sensory attributes for evaluators. Significant difference (p <0.05) of crumb fimness of breads were demonstrated between samples of breads (80:20) made from conventional or unconventional wheat. Crumbs of breads (100:0 and 80:20) made from blue coloured wheat had higher firmness than crumbs of breads (100:0 and 80:20) made from conventional wheat. But crumbs of breads (90:10) made from conventional wheat were firmer than crumbs of breads (90:10) made from unconventional wheat. Breads produced of blue coloured wheat were also more friable than breads made from conventional wheat. Although evaluation of wholemeal breads made from unconventional wheat had not better scores than evaluation of wholemeal breads made from conventioval wheat, but evalution of breads produced of unconventional wheat wholemeal flour were not below average and its market position could be very high in the future, due to the content of health benefit substances, which will be the subject of further research.