Puff Pastry Research Articles

Study of microelement distribution uniformity in a bulk of dough enriched with dietary supplements

The expediency of introduction of dietary supplements based on the chelate complex in food systems and ensuring uniformity of their distribution was substantiated. The objective was to elucidate uniformity of distribution of microelements sorbed on carrier macromolecules and the effect of supplements on functional and technological properties of the dough preparations. Preparations from yeast, puff pastry and unleavened dough with introduced supplements based on the chelate complex were the study subjects. Distribution of the dietary supplement based on the chelate complex in the food system volume and its influence on functional and technological properties of the food systems under study was elucidated. Nuclear magnetic resonance and electron paramagnetic resonance methods, low-temperature calorimetric method and rheological study methods were used.It has been established that powdered supplements based on the stabilized chelate affect mobility and interaction of water molecules with environment of the test dough preparations. It was proved that introduction of metal chelate in the form of a powdered food supplement makes it possible to ensure uniformity of metal distribution in the volume of the preparations under study. It was determined that an increase in amount of chilled water takes place in the dough samples with an introduced dietary supplement based on the chelate complex in comparison with the control samples. The established data indicate growth of amount of bound water provided that a supplement was added. It was noted that the stabilized chelate was mainly in a saturated state since water of the dough preparations was in a «bound» state. A change of elastic properties was established in the test dough preparations with a dietary supplement based on the chelate complex. The obtained results are explained by the change of free to bound water ratio in the food systems under study.The prospects of using powdered supplements with stabilized metal chelates in technologies of food enrichment were proved. It was pointed out that the task of further studies consists in determination of distribution of other microelements of the chelates forming the basis of dietary supplements in the volume of food systems.

Application of fuzzy set theory for integral assessment of agricultural products quality

The methodology of integrated assessment of quality and safety of agricultural products, approbated by the example of indicators of wheat grain in relation to the provision of consumer properties of bakery products, was developed. Determination of the level of quality of the raw ingredients will allow direct using of agricultural raw materials for food production, taking into account ongoing technology, types of products, and, respectively, rational use of resource potential of the agricultural sector. The mathematical tool of the proposed method is a fuzzy set theory. The fuzzy classifier to evaluate the properties of the grain is formed. The set of six indicators normalized by the national standard is determined; values are ordered and represented by linguistic variables with a trapeziform membership function; the rules for calculation of membership functions are presented. Specific criteria values for individual indicators in shaping the quality of the finished products are considered. For one of the samples of wheat grain values of membership; functions of the linguistic variable "level" for all indicators and the linguistic variable "level of quality" were calculated. It is established that the studied sample of grain obtains the 2 (average) level of quality. Accordingly, it can be recommended for the production of bakery products with higher requirements for the structural-mechanical properties bakery and puff pastry products hearth bread and flour confectionery products of the group of hard dough cookies and crackers

Application of sourdough in the production of fat- and salt-reduced puff pastry

Sourdough (SD), as a natural ingredient, has the highly promising potential to compensate the effect of salt reduction on flavour and the consequent influence on further sensory characteristics in bakery products. The objective of this research was to determine the impact of SD (5, 10 and 20% flour basis) on the structure, flavour and quality characteristics of puff pastry with reduced fat (− 40%) and salt (− 30%) content (RFRS) as well as the rheological properties of the resulting dough. A range of empirical rheological tests was carried out including dough extensibility, dough stickiness and GlutoPeak test. Subsequently, the baked puff pastry quality was investigated using a VolScan, texture analyser, C-Cell and sensory analysis. SD addition significantly changed rheological properties of the basic dough reduced in fat and salt as well as a number of major quality characteristics for the resulting puff pastry. Dough resistance decreased and dough stickiness increased (p < 0.05). Gluten formation was delayed for the higher in salt control and accelerated upon salt reduction as well as increasing levels of SD incorporation. Furthermore, SD addition weakened the gluten network. To some extent, RFRS containing SD were significantly enhanced in texture. Peak firmness of RFRS with SD was significantly decreased when compared to RFRS without SD. Furthermore, the specific volume of RFRS with 5 and 10% SD was significantly higher than for RFRS containing no SD. Finally, supported by a sensory study, the flavour and texture of reduced fat and salt pastry were distinctly improved by 10% SD addition.

타피오카 분말 대체 쌀 퍼프 페이스트리의 품질특성

타피오카 분말 대체 쌀 퍼프 페이스트리의 품질특성

What makes your shortening suitable for fancy croissants, puff and Danish pastry?

What makes your shortening suitable for fancy croissants, puff and Danish pastry?

Plasticizers and bisphenol A, in packaged foods sold in the Tunisian markets: study of their acute in vivo toxicity and their environmental fate.

Today, processed and packaged foods are considered as among the major sources of human exposure to plasticizers and bisphenol which migrate from plastic packing. In the present study, a wide range of food products sold on the Tunisian market such as grain and grain products, milk and dairy products, fats and oil, drink, fish, and sweets have been analyzed firstly in order to identify the presence of phthalates and bisphenol. Then, the identified chemical molecules were studied for their environmental fate and tested in vivo for its toxicity in mice models. The food products analyzed using GC-MS/MS indicated the presence of the benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisodecyl phthalate (DiDP), diisononyl phthalate (DiNP), and 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester (DINC) and which using UPLC-MS/MS demonstrated the presence of bisphenol A of all food products. However, compared to other phthalates, BBP was found at high concentrations in the puff pastry (123mg/kg), milk (2.59mg/kg), butter (1.5mg/kg), yogurt (2.23mg/kg), oil (6.94mg/kg), water (0.57mg/kg), candy 1 (2.35mg/kg), candy 2 (0.81mg/kg), orange juice (1.25mg/kg), peach juice (1.26mg/kg), fruit juices (0.4mg/kg), and chocolate (0.884mg/kg). The obtained data in vivo clearly showed that the acute administration of BBP caused hepatic and renal damage as demonstrated by an increase in biochemical parameters as well as the activities of plasma marker enzymes such as alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, blood urea nitrogen, glucose, urea, creatinine, and uric acid when compared to the control group. By the same occurrence, the histopathological study revealed that BBP strongly modified the structure of hepatic and renal tissues. In addition, the plasticizers and BBP will therefore discharge via wastewater treatment plants in aquatic system and could reach marine organisms such as fish. We have followed the fate of BBP in bream Sparus aurata. In fact, chemical analysis showed the contamination of wild S. aurata by BBP from Sousse Coast (1.5mg/kg) and wild S. aurata from Monastir Coast (0.33mg/kg).

Tempeto – Expanding the scope and culinary applications of tempe with post-fermentation sousvide cooking

The creation of a new product and ingredient Tempeto is described. Tempeto is created by the joint actions of traditional tempe fermentation using starter cultures of Rhizopus spp., followed by prolonged sousvide cooking in the temperature range 45–55°C. We have explored and described the sensory properties of tempeto in two experiments, where sousvide conditions, starter culture and tempe fermentation time were varied systematically. The results show that the sousvide conditions have profound effects on the sensory properties of tempe, and creates a vast array of distinct products. In addition, starter culture also affects the outcome of sousvide treatments. This allows the creation of widely different sensory directions by careful selection of the parameters.We developed culinary applications both in the savoury and sweet cuisine. The tempeto was successfully used as a flavouring agent that provides a range of different flavours, dependent mainly on the sousvide conditions, but also the starter culture and tempe fermentation time. As a flavour agent it provides umami, sweetness, malty and miso notes. In addition we developed applications where the smooth texture and the stickiness tempeto can provide to a food or dish are suitable and delicious.The paper reports two culinary trials (Chicken skin bar and Rye bread) and two finished dishes (Egg yolk and syrup tempeto pudding with puff pastry and Fermented beans in cricket infusion with rose petals) using tempeto as a central ingredient.

Challenges related to the application of high and lowtransmargarine in puff pastry production

Characterization of physicochemical properties of puff pastry margarines and their relationship with final product quality was investigated. The experiment involved the addition of two margarine samples (MLT and MHT), with different trans and saturated fatty acids content, in different quantities (35%, 45%, and 55% on flour basis) and with different relaxation time between laminating (15, 30, and 45 min). The results showed that MLT margarine (low trans) had statistically significantly lower solid fat content, firmness, and approximately 1.5 times lower shear stress compared with MHT margarine. Inadequate physical characteristics of MLT margarine, regardless of the independent variables, lead to bad quality of obtained puff pastry, while MHT margarine, despite the high content of TFA, enables obtaining pastry with good sensory quality. The obtained results indicate that the quantity of puff pastry margarine and the relaxation time need to be adjusted to the physicochemical characteristics of the margarine. Practical applications Bakery products such as puff pastry are products with high energy value as a consequence of high fat content that has a crucial role in the formation of product flaky texture. The puff pastry margarines are commonly obtained by partial hydrogenation and thus, these fats contain significant amounts of trans and saturated fatty acids that are harmful to health. Considering previously stated facts, the incorporation of low trans margarine in puff pastry is a new challenge in developing a novel healthier product. This study explores the application of low and high trans margarine, at different substitution levels and different relaxation time, as well as the correlation between margarine physicochemical properties and quality properties of puff pastry.

Optimization of Fat-Reduced Puff Pastry Using Response Surface Methodology.

Puff pastry is a high-fat bakery product with fat playing a key role, both during the production process and in the final pastry. In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) was successfully used to evaluate puff pastry quality for the development of a fat-reduced version. The technological parameters modified included the level of roll-in fat, the number of fat layers (50–200) and the final thickness (1.0–3.5 mm) of the laminated dough. Quality characteristics of puff pastry were measured using the Texture Analyzer with an attached Extended Craft Knife (ECK) and Multiple Puncture Probe (MPP), the VolScan and the C-Cell imaging system. The number of fat layers and final dough thickness, in combination with the amount of roll-in fat, had a significant impact on the internal and external structural quality parameters. With technological changes alone, a fat-reduced (≥30%) puff pastry was developed. The qualities of fat-reduced puff pastries were comparable to conventional full-fat (33 wt %) products. A sensory acceptance test revealed no significant differences in taste of fatness or ‘liking of mouthfeel’. Additionally, the fat-reduced puff pastry resulted in a significant (p < 0.05) positive correlation to ‘liking of flavor’ and overall acceptance by the assessors.

Effects of quantity and layers number of low trans margarines on puff pastry quality

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of puff pastry margarine with reduced content of trans isomers in production of puff pastry with enhanced nutritional value. Experiments were carried out on the basis of 32 factorial design, wherein the independent variables were the amount of puff pastry margarines (30, 40 and 50%, on flour weight) and number of margarine layers formed during the dough processing (108, 144, and 256). In order to determine the optimum values of independent parameters, the study was focused on defining of relevant qualitative indicators of the final product. By investigation of influence of the type of puff pastry margarine (ML1 and ML2) on the quality of puff pastry, it was determined that physico-chemical properties of margarine ML1 were not optimal for puff pastry production. Margarine ML1 had lower hardness by 50-60%, lower SFC by 20-35% and worse thermal characteristics compared to margarine ML2. Only by application of the maximum amount of margarine ML1 and 144 margarine layers a satisfactory quality of puff pastry was obtained: the lift of 2.89, hardness of 17.7 kgs, volume 83.6 cm3 and the total number of points of 14.8. Because of its better technological characteristics, margarine ML2 is favorable for making puff pastry. Significantly better physical properties and excellent pastry quality was obtained in samples with margarine ML2 in an amount of 50% of margarine and 256 layers: higher lift by 45%, volume by 25% and the total number of points by about 20% compared to sample ML1 with the best quality.

Trans fatty acids levels of puff pastry products marketed in the central region of Portugal

Trans fatty acids levels of puff pastry products marketed in the central region of Portugal

TopPI: An efficient algorithm for item-centric mining

In this paper, we introduce item-centric mining, a new semantics for mining long-tailed datasets. Our algorithm, TopPI, finds for each item its top-k most frequent closed itemsets. While most mining algorithms focus on the globally most frequent itemsets, TopPI guarantees that each item is represented in the results, regardless of its frequency in the database.TopPI allows users to efficiently explore Web data, answering questions such as “what are the k most common sets of songs downloaded together with the ones of my favorite artist?”. When processing retail data consisting of 55 million supermarket receipts, TopPI finds the itemset “milk, puff pastry” that appears 10,315 times, but also “frangipane, puff pastry” and “nori seaweed, wasabi, sushi rice” that occur only 1120 and 163 times, respectively. Our experiments with analysts from the marketing department of our retail partner demonstrate that item-centric mining discover valuable itemsets. We also show that TopPI can serve as a building-block to approximate complex itemset ranking measures such as the p-value.Thanks to efficient enumeration and pruning strategies, TopPI avoids the search space explosion induced by mining low support itemsets. We show how TopPI can be parallelized on multi-cores and distributed on Hadoop clusters. Our experiments on datasets with different characteristics show the superiority of TopPI when compared to standard top-k solutions, and to Parallel FP-Growth, its closest competitor.

Effect of salt reduction on wheat-dough properties and quality characteristics of puff pastry with full and reduced fat content

Puff pastry is a major contributor of fat and sodium intake in many countries. The objective of this research was to determine the impact of salt (0–8.4g/100g flour) on the structure and quality characteristics of puff pastry with full and reduced (−40%) fat content as well as the rheological properties of the resulting dough. Therefore, empirical rheological tests were carried out including dough extensibility, dough stickiness and GlutoPeak test. The quality of the puff pastry was characterized with the VolScan, Texture Analyzer and C-Cell. NaCl reduction significantly changed rheological properties of the basic dough as well as a number of major quality characteristics of the puff pastry. Significant differences due to NaCl addition were found in particular for dough resistance, dough stickiness, Peak Maximum Time and Maximum Torque (p<0.05). Peak firmness and total firmness decreased significantly (p<0.05) with increasing salt levels for puff pastry containing full fat. Likewise, maximal lift, specific volume, number of cells and slice brightness increased with increasing NaCl at both fat levels. Although a sensorial comparison of puff pastries revealed that salt reduction (30%) was perceptible, no significant differences were found for all other investigated attributes. Nevertheless, a reduction of 30% salt and 40% fat in puff pastry is achievable as neither the perception and visual impression nor attributes such as volume, firmness and flavour of the final products were significantly affected.

Bacterial contaminants from frozen puff pastry production process and their growth inhibition by antimicrobial substances from lactic acid bacteria.

Seventy‐five bacterial contaminants which still persisted to cleaning system from three puff pastry production lines (dough forming, layer and filling forming, and shock freezing) were identified using 16S rDNA as seven genera of Bacillus, Corynebacterium, Dermacoccus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, and Staphylococcus with detection frequencies of 24.00, 2.66, 1.33, 37.33, 1.33, 2.66, and 30.66, respectively. Seventeen species were discovered while only 11 species Bacillus cereus, B. subtilis, B. pumilus, Corynebacterium striatum, Dermacoccus barathri, Enterobacter asburiae, Staphylococcus kloosii, S. haemolyticus, S. hominis, S. warneri, and S. aureus were detected at the end of production. Based on their abundance, the highest abundance of E. asburiae could be used as a biomarker for product quality. While a low abundance of the mesophile pathogen C. striatum, which causes respiratory and nervous infection and appeared only at the shock freezing step was firstly reported for its detection in bakery product. Six antimicrobial substances (AMSs) from lactic acid bacteria, FF1‐4, FF1‐7, PFUR‐242, PFUR‐255, PP‐174, and nisin A were tested for their inhibition activities against the contaminants. The three most effective were FF1‐7, PP‐174, and nisin A exhibiting wide inhibition spectra of 88.00%, 85.33%, and 86.66%, respectively. The potential of a disinfectant solution containing 800 AU/ml of PP‐174 and nisin A against the most resistant strains of Enterobacter, Staphylococcus, Bacillus and Klebsiella was determined on artificially contaminated conveyor belt coupons at 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16 hr. The survival levels of the test strains were below 1 log CFU/coupon at 0 hr. The results suggested that a combined solution of PP‐174 and nisin A may be beneficial as a sanitizer to inhibit bacterial contaminants in the frozen puff pastry industry.

I did eat my vegetables. Agreement between parent and child food intake diaries.

To assess the level of agreement between children and their parents when reporting a child's food consumption. Cross-sectional study in which children and parents independently completed 7 d food diaries describing the foods and drinks the child consumed at every meal and snack. The association between child and parent reporting was assessed for nineteen food groups using Kendall's tau-b non-parametric correlations, Spearman's rank correlations, kappa coefficients and Lin's concordance measure of agreement. Results were also stratified by gender of the child and his/her grade at school. Households in Ticino, Switzerland, April-June 2014. Two hundred and ninety-nine children aged 6-12 years and one of their parents participated, with 264 providing complete data (35 % completion rate). Results showed a high level of agreement between child and parent reporting. Spearman correlations ranged from 0·55 (sauces) and 0·57 (fatty meat) to 0·80 (fruit), 0·83 (starchy foods) and 0·84 (pastries). All nineteen Spearman correlations were significant at the 0·001 level. Kendall's tau-b correlations ranged from 0·44 (fat meat) to 0·81 (puff pastry). Kappa values showed low to high levels of agreement, ranging from 0·15 (sweets) to 0·77 (puff pastry). Lin's concordance correlation coefficients ranged from 0·39 (whole grains) to 0·86 (puff pastry). When assessing the eating behaviour of children using a 7 d food diary, children's reports might be as reliable as their parents'.

Analysis of co-crystallized free phytosterols with triacylglycerols as a functional food ingredient

This research focuses on the analysis of mixtures of free phytosterols (FPSs) with fully hydrogenated soybean oil (FHSO):soybean oil (SO) mixtures as a potential zero-trans substitute for various types of shortenings. Oil binding capacity as well as the thermal, rheological and structural properties of FHSO:SO blends containing 0, 20 and 25wt.% β-sitosterol or stigmasterol were investigated in this study. Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy and wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXRD) revealed that co-crystallization of FPSs with FHSO:SO blends occurred. Polymorphic forms were characterized as a mixture of β′ and β for all samples. The addition of FPSs decreased oil loss (OL) of FHSO:SO samples. Melting profiles of the prepared FPS–TAG (triacylglycerol) blends were extended to higher temperatures compared to a commercial shortening. Rheological properties were comparable to those of commercial puff pastry shortening suggesting that FPS–TAG blends may be acceptable for bakery applications. FPSs co-crystallized with FHSO and SO may be a suitable trans-fat free substitute for a number of types of shortening, including puff pastry shortening. The manufacturing of co-crystallized /FPS-TAG matrices will possibly bring large economic benefits as their functionalization can potentially be achieved by using existing simple shear processing.

Impact of low-trans fat compositions on the quality of conventional and fat-reduced puff pastry.

Four vegetable fat blends (FBs) with low trans-fatty acid (TFA≤0.6%) content with various ratios of palm stearin (PS) and rapeseed oil (RO) were characterised and examined for their application in puff pastry production. The amount of PS decreased from FB1 to FB4 and simultaneously the RO content increased. A range of analytical methods were used to characterise the FBs, including solid fat content (SFC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), cone penetrometry and rheological measurements. The internal and external structural quality parameters of baked puff pastry were investigated using texture analyser equipped with an Extended Craft Knife (ECK), VolScan and C-Cell image system. Puff pastry containing FB1 and FB2 achieved excellent baking results for full fat and fat-reduced puff pastry; hence these FBs contained adequate shortening properties. A fat reduction by 40% using FB2 and a reduction of saturated fatty acids (SAFA) by 49%, compared to the control, did not lead to adverse effects in lift and specific volume. The higher amount of RO and the lower SAFA content compared to FB1 coupled with the satisfying baking results makes FB2 the fat of choice in this study. FB3 and FB4 were found to be unsuitable for puff pastry production because of their melting behaviour.

Puff pastry with low saturated fat contents: The role of fat and dough physical interactions in the development of a layered structure

In puff pastry, fat and dough rheological behavior during sheeting control pastry dough development by formation of the layered structure which is essential for product quality. The aim of this work was to unravel the influence of fat and dough physical interactions during sheeting, as affected by variations in fat composition, to the rheological behavior, the microstructure and baking performance of pastry dough. Rheological data at small and large deformations were collected on bulk dough and pastry dough as function of sheeting steps and fat composition. The resistance of fat to work related deformation, i.e. fat consistency, and softening behavior during sheeting were also studied by means of a multi extrusion cell. The physical interaction of bulk dough and bulk fat during sheeting promoted progressive structuring of the pastry dough in a multi-layer system of solid layers alternating with soft gel layers. Structuring resulted in increasing elastic-like behavior and consistency of the pastry dough. Pastry dough elastic-like behavior and consistency increased with increasing fat consistency, until a maximum was reached. Such maximum corresponded to an ideal fat-layered structure, as indicated by microscopic analysis, and provided puff pastry with the best baking and textural quality. A further increase in fat consistency had detrimental effect on pastry dough structure and baking performance.

Ingredient Functionality in Multilayered Dough-margarine Systems and the Resultant Pastry Products: A Review

ABSTRACTPastry products are produced from heterogeneous multilayered dough systems. The main ingredients are flour, water, fat and sugar for puff pastry, and the same plus yeast for fermented pastry. Key aspects in pastry production are (i) building laminated dough containing alternating layers of dough and bakery fat and (ii) maintaining this multilayered structure during processing to allow for steam entrapment for proper dough lift during baking. Although most authors agree on the importance of gluten and fat for maintaining the integrity of the different layers, detailed studies on their specific function are lacking. The exact mechanism of steam entrapment during dough lift and the relative contribution of water set free from the fat phase during baking also remain unclear. This review brings together current knowledge on pastry products and the factors determining (intermediate) product quality. Its focus is on flour constituents, fat, water, and (where applicable) yeast during the different production stages of pastry products. Future research needs are addressed as the knowledge on biochemical and physical changes occurring in flour constituents and other ingredients during pastry production and their effect on product quality is currently inadequate.

Factors affecting the rheological properties of a structured cellular solid used as a fat mimetic

The effects of water content, monoglyceride chain length and concentration, oil type, and the addition of oil-phase and water-phase additives on the elastic modulus and yield stress of a structured oil in water were evaluated. The goal was to increase the elastic modulus of the original emulsion from 8.42×103±11.3Pa to 1.55×106±2.1×105Pa, and the yield stress from 112±2.31Pa to 835±227Pa. The addition of wax at greater than 10% (w/w), the use of palm oil or the gelation of the liquid oil phase with 5–7.5% rice bran wax, the use of C-18 saturated monoglyceride at 6%(w/w), and 4% (w/w) for C-22 saturated monoglyceride molecules were effective modifications capable of improving the mechanical behavior of the emulsion so that it can be used as a zero trans and reduced saturated fat laminating shortening substitute for puff pastry products.