Rheological and Textural Characteristics of Functional Breads Fortified with Different Eggshell Powders
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study explores the rheologic, textural, and sensory characteristics of bread that has been fortified with eggshell powder (ESP) obtained from various dietary and growing conditions (industrial, organic, free range, and village). The fortification of ESP led to a reduction in water absorbtion capacity, stability, softening degree, maximum resistance, energy, and resistance to extension, while the value of extensibility increased. The highest water absorption value was observed in bread flour with a percentage of 61.9, whereas among breads with ESP fortification, the highest water absorption value was 61.2% in S1 (23.5 g) and S2 (30 g) village ESP-added flours. Only the extensibility value increased when ESP was added, but the effects on water absorption, stability, softening degree, maximum resistance, energy, and resistance to extension declined. The addition of ESP results in significant changes in chewiness, springiness, resilience, and cohesiveness (p≤0.05), but the gumminess value is found to be insignificant (p≥0.05). Through sensory evaluation, all bread samples received scores of 3.77–4.46 on a 5-point scale. The rheological, textural and sensory analyses results obtained from the control and fortified bread samples demonstrated that the inclusion of calcium from egg shell powder improved the structural properties of the flour. In addition, the utilization of eggshell powder at its maximum concentration (30 g) did not yield any detrimental consequences for the dough or the bread production process. Based on a comprehensive analysis, it is concluded that including ESP in bread is an appropriate strategy for dealing with calcium deficiency and is in line with consumer acceptability and bread production technology.
Authors: Samiye Adal, Nazlı Savlak
Institutions: Afyon Kocatepe University, Manisa Celal Bayar University
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi
Award: G8010990136
OpenAlex ID: W4401596485
