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Jaboticaba (Plinia spp.) peel is an emerging co-product with high levels of flavonoids, anthocyanins, and differentiated sensory characteristics. During the industrial processing of jaboticaba, as in the production of juices, only the pulp is used, and the peel is discarded. This work aimed to produce sequilho biscuits with different concentrations of jaboticaba peel flour (JPF) and evaluate the technological and sensory properties of the products. Biscuits with four concentrations of JPF (B1= 0.75%, B2= 1.5% B3= 2.25% and B4= 3.0%) were prepared. The physicochemical analysis, instrumental texture, color, total flavonoids, and total anthocyanins were evaluated. Sensory perceptions were investigated using the check-all-that-apply (CATA) questionnaire, hedonic scale, and purchase intention scale. Jaboticaba peel flour had high levels of total flavonoids (227.9±14.6 mg 100 g-1) and total anthocyanins (114.2±4.2 mg cyanidin-3-glycoside 100 g-1). Specific volume and bite force were not affected by the addition of JPF. The global impression for all biscuits elaborated with JPF ranged from approximately 6.5 to 7.5. It positively influenced the global impression of the biscuits, with associations with the CATA terms of fruit flavor, jaboticaba flavor, and fruit aroma. However, terms related to the texture, such as fibrous and hard, negatively influenced the global impression. It is recommended to produce sequilho biscuits with JPF addition up to 1.5%. This study demonstrated that the food industry could better exploit the jaboticaba peel, meeting consumer demand for products with differentiated sensory characteristics Jaboticaba (Plinia spp.) peel is an emerging co-product with high levels of flavonoids, anthocyanins, and differentiated sensory characteristics. During the industrial processing of jaboticaba, as in the production of juices, only the pulp is used, and the peel is discarded. This work aimed to produce sequilho biscuits with different concentrations of jaboticaba peel flour (JPF) and evaluate the technological and sensory properties of the products. Biscuits with four concentrations of JPF (B1= 0.75%, B2= 1.5% B3= 2.25% and B4= 3.0%) were prepared. The physicochemical analysis, instrumental texture, color, total flavonoids, and total anthocyanins were evaluated. Sensory perceptions were investigated using the check-all-that-apply (CATA) questionnaire, hedonic scale, and purchase intention scale. Jaboticaba peel flour had high levels of total flavonoids (227.9±14.6 mg 100 g-1) and total anthocyanins (114.2±4.2 mg cyanidin-3-glycoside 100 g-1). Specific volume and bite force were not affected by the addition of JPF. The global impression for all biscuits elaborated with JPF ranged from approximately 6.5 to 7.5. It positively influenced the global impression of the biscuits, with associations with the CATA terms of fruit flavor, jaboticaba flavor, and fruit aroma. However, terms related to the texture, such as fibrous and hard, negatively influenced the global impression. It is recommended to produce sequilho biscuits with JPF addition up to 1.5%. This study demonstrated that the food industry could better exploit the jaboticaba peel, meeting consumer demand for products with differentiated sensory characteristics

Gluten-free bread (GFB) is generally recognized as a product with a less than satisfying appearance, texture, and mouthfeel that lacks nutritional quality and has a short shelf life. In this sense, the potential of chickpea flour (CF), psyllium (PSY), and their combination at reducing GFB staling were investigated in comparison to control bread prepared with rice flour (RF) and cassava starch (75:25 flour weight basis). The effect of time on the crumb and crust moisture and texture and loaves sensory parameters (acceptability on a 9-point structured hedonic scale, Just-About-Right level for bread softness, sensory profile by Check-All-That-Apply) was assessed during 7 days of storage. Replacing RF with CF reduced moisture loss and crumb hardening not only on the same day of baking but also after 7 days of storage. PSY addition (5.5 % flour weight basis) delayed the loss of cohesiveness and springiness of crumb during storage. The findings suggest that CF, and its combination with PSY, was promising for reducing and delaying GFB staling, thus maintaining acceptability, softness, and freshness after 7 days of storage, according to the perceptions of consumers., This work was supported by a grant (2012/17838-4) from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the CNPq - National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - Brazil (grant number 101025/2016-5).

The oak chip is an alternative to the traditional barrels in winemaking in order to improve the aged quality of the red wines. This study investigated the influence of adding of oak chips during the fermentation process in phenolic compounds profile and antioxidant activity. The American (Quercus Alba) and/or French (Quercus Petreae) oak chips were added (4g L−1 doses) in the alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation or solemnly in the malolactic fermentation. Results indicated that Syrah tropical wines presented higher levels (≥265,44 mg L−1) of phenolic compounds compared to wines fermented with oak chips (222,71–254,36 mg L−1). However, the wine with French oak chip added during malolactic fermentation showed a higher antioxidant activity for ORAC method. This study offers a practical application of oak chips in winemaking process as an alternative to produce quality young red wines with low cost to the wineries in places of oak barrels.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) peel powder (JPP) incorporation in extruded breakfast cereals, also containing corn flour (CF) and/or whole grain wheat flour (WGWF), on technological quality and sensorial acceptance of the products, evaluated “without” and “with” milk. The breakfast cereals were elaborated in a twin-screw extruder at 16% feed moisture. The sample containing CF + JPP (CJ) had simultaneously the highest sectional expansion (SE) and the lowest bulk density (BD). Whereas, in the samples containing WGWF + JPP (CWJ), the whole grain flour impaired the expansion rather than JPP. Jabuticaba peel improved extrudate color, enhancing overall impression. WGWF enriched samples had the same hardness and crispness despite JPP presence. Hardness and crispness decreased for all formulations when evaluated after soaking in milk; nevertheless, some crispness was maintained. PCA analysis showed that the most important characteristics to differentiate the samples were color parameters, density and hardness. Finally, it was evidenced that the JPP improved WGWF containing breakfast cereal acceptability.

Aging wine in oak barrels provides more complexity to the beverage, but due to the high cost of wood barrels, alternative aging methodologies such as the use of oak chips gain interest of winemakers in the new world of wines, particularly in the tropical regions. This paper reports the sensory profile and consumer perception of Syrah wine produced in the São Francisco Valley, Brazil, with the addition of American and French oak chips at different stages of the fermentation process. Higher intensity of color, coffee, woody, and sweet/caramelized aromas, sweet and woody taste were observed in the age wines as compared to a control wine (no chip addition). An affective sensory test (N= 129) revealed two segments of consumers exhibiting different attitudes to the wines: one group (N= 60) rejected all samples, whereas the other (N= 69) liked them moderately. In short, the findings provide relevant information for stakeholders in the new world of wine where oak barrels impact negatively on the cost of production of wines, as is the case in Brazil. Made available in DSpace on 2019-11-01T18:07:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sensoryprofileandcheckallthatapply2019.pdf: 413258 bytes, checksum: 4bd537ac7d3e20cbc54357e88cb5f5ca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2019

Summary This study aimed to determine the acceptance of gluten- and sucrose-free breads with addition of pseudocereals and sweeteners, characterise them using quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA®) and identify the drivers of liking using four different techniques of sensorial data evaluation. A consumer test with 118 people was performed, and a QDA® was carried out by 12 trained assessors to obtain the sensory profile. In addition, partial least squares (PLS) regression was used to identify the drivers of liking of gluten-free breads, and principal component analysis (PCA) and external preference maps were provided to correlate the data obtained in the sensory studies. The attributes of amaranth aroma and taste contributed positively to consumer acceptance, whereas a brown crust colour and quinoa aroma and taste contributed negatively to consumer acceptance. The external preference map showed that samples containing amaranth and the sweeteners sucralose, stevia and sucralose–acesulfame-K were the most accepted by consumers.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of psyllium (P) and water (W) on dough Mixolab® parameters, and their relationship with gluten-free bread (GFB) physical properties and acceptability. A 2² factorial design with three center points was used, in which P levels ranged from 2.86 to 17.14% and W levels from 82.14 to 117.86% on a flour basis. Samples were compared to a control GFB (0P:100W), and data were evaluated using regression models and multiple factor analysis (MFA). The predicted model equations were significant (R2adj= 82-99%, p

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of sweeteners and pseudocereals in gluten-free bread formulations. The quality parameters evaluated were specific volume, firmness, color, water activity, proximate composition, gross energy and an image analysis of the crumb. The sensory properties were analyzed using the time-intensity method. The bread containing amaranth, quinoa and sweeteners presented specific volume, firmness and water activity similar to those of the control bread, but showed higher protein, lipid and ash contents and a larger alveolar area. In the time-intensity analysis, those containing sweeteners did not differ statistically from the control bread (demerara sugar) for the sweet stimulus, but in relation to bitter stimulus, the bread containing quinoa and the sweeteners sucralose and sucralose-acesulfame showed higher maximum intensity. These results showed that it is possible to develop gluten-free breads with pseudocereals and sweeteners with similar sensory and physicochemical properties to those produced with starch-based formulations.

In order to investigate the potential of the green banana as a prebiotic, and for its content of resistant starch, fermented yogurts were produced by cultures composed of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Streptococcus thermophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus acidophilus as well as being enriched with three concentrations of industrialized green banana pulp (GBP) (3%, 5% and 10% w/v). The green banana pulp added to the yogurt stimulated the multiplication of L. acidophilus after the first day of fermentation and B. bifidum after seven days in cold storage compared to the control that consisted of yogurt without the addition of green banana pulp. The dose-response effect was not observed; however, the results show that the green banana pulp has a prebiotic potential without interfering with either the physicochemical or sensorial characteristics.

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the maceration time up to 30 days on the phenolic compounds, monomeric anthocyanins, color intensity, and antioxidant activity (FRAP, DPPH, and ORAC) of both must and Syrah wine produced in the Sao Francisco Valley, Brazil. Up to the 15th day, the maceration process promoted an increase in phenolic compounds, while the major extraction of anthocyanins occurred up to the 20th days. The results showed the concentration of total phenolic compounds stabilized in 20th days until the end of maceration and it was higher in comparison with the concentration found at the beginning. Consequently, prolonging the maceration time to 20 days not only improved the phenolic compounds profile but also the antioxidant activity of the tropical Syrah wine. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: The maceration process in winemaking is an important step aimed at extracting and increasing the concentration of phenolic compounds and, as a consequence, the antioxidant activity of the wine improves as well. In practical terms, this process takes about 5 days to complete in wineries, although this paper demonstrates that higher maceration times, up to 20 days, have improve the concentration of phenolic compounds in tropical wines produced with Syrah vines and such improvement has a great impact not only in the sensory properties but in antioxidant properties of the beverage, which may be positively seen by the consumer.

Orientador: Helena Maria André Bolini Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos Resumo: Na atualidade a doença celíaca atinge aproximadamente 1% da população do mundo, e cerca de 3,1% dos pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo I. A doença celíaca é caracterizada pela atrofia da mucosa intestinal na parte proximal e pela permanente intolerância ao glúten. Seu tratamento consiste em uma dieta isenta de glúten. Novas estratégias tem sido utilizadas para a fabricação de produtos de panificação isentos de glúten e sacarose, que se referem à utilização de pseudocereais, tais como amaranto e quinoa e edulcorantes, como por exemplo, sucralose e estévia. Diante disso, o objetivo desse estudo foi analisar a incorporação de farinha de amaranto e quinoa e edulcorantes (sucralose, estévia, acessulfame-k) no estudo do perfil sensorial e físico-químico em 6 amostras de pães isento de glúten e de sacarose. Os pães foram formulados contendo 20% farinha de amaranto e quinoa como substituto parcial da composição de amidos, sucralose, estévia e sucralose/acessulfame-K como edulcorantes substitutos da sacarose. Para compor o estudo de análise sensorial foram realizados Análise Descritiva Quantitativa (ADQ), teste de aceitação e análise tempo-intensidade para os estímulos gosto doce e amargo. O perfil físico-químico foi determinado por meio de volume específico do pão, cor, firmeza, atividade de água, composição centesimal, energia bruta e análise de imagem dos alvéolos. A análise estatística foi composta por Análise de Variância (ANOVA), teste de médias de Tukey ao nível de 5% de significância. Foi realizada uma correlação com os resultados da ADQ e impressão global do teste de aceitação por meio da análise de mínimos quadrados parciais (PLS). A ADQ foi realizada por 12 assessores, que geraram 24 termos descritores. Os pães com amaranto e quinoa foram percebidos com aroma e sabor característico desses pseudocereais, coloração marrom da casca do pão e maciez. No teste de consumidor verificou-se que a amostra com farinha de amaranto com sucralose foi a que obteve maior aceitação pelos consumidores. As análises-físico-químicas mostraram que os edulcorantes e as farinhas de amaranto e quinoa resultaram em bons substitutos para sacarose e amidos, respectivamente. A análise tempo-intensidade identificou um comportamento similar para a percepção do gosto doce entre as amostras. Quanto à percepção do gosto amargo, os pães de quinoa com edulcorantes sucralose e sucralose/acessulfame-K apresentaram maior intensidade máxima para esse estímulo. A correlação por PLS revelou que os atributos aroma e sabor de amaranto foram direcionadores de preferência positivos. Por meio desses resultados observa-se que a incorporação de farinha de quinoa e amaranto e edulcorantes em pães sem glúten e sacarose foi eficiente no desenvolvimento dos pães. Assim a pesquisa possibilitou o desenvolvimento de pães para uma população específica, ou seja, os celíacos, diabéticos ou ambos Abstract: Nowadays the celiac disease reaches nearly 1% of the world population, and almost 3,1% of the patients that have mellitus type I diabetes are affected by this disease. It is characterized by the atrophy of intestinal mucosa in the proximal part and permanent gluten intolerance. The treatment is a gluten free diet. Recent studies have shown new strategies for the gluten free or/and sugar free baked products, with pseudocereals amaranth; quinoa and sweeteners as sucralose and stevia. The objective of this study was analyze the partial replacement of amaranth and quinoa flour incorporation and sucrose replacement with sweeteners (sucralose, stevia and acesulfame-K) in gluten and sucrose free bread in the sensorial and physicochemical profile in 6 samples. Different types of breads where produced with either 20% amaranth or quinoa flour replacing wheat flour and sucralose, stevia and a blend of sucralose/acesulfame-K as sucrose replacers. The sensory evaluations were performed by means of Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA), acceptance test, time intensity analysis for the sweet and bitter stimuli. Physicochemical analyses were performed by specific volume, colour, firmness, water activity, proximate composition, gross energy and image analysis of the alveoli. Statistical data were statistically analised by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Tukey¿s test average (in p

The use of oak chips is an alternative method to the traditional barrels in winemaking in order to improve the aged quality of the red wines. This study investigated the influence of adding of oak chips during the fermentation process on phenolic compounds profile and antioxidant activity. The American (Quercus alba) and/or French (Quercus petreae) oak chips were added (4 g L?1 doses) in the alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation or malolactic fermentation alone. Results indicated that Syrah tropical wines presented higher levels (?265 mg L?1) of phenolic compounds compared to wines fermented with oak chips (223?254 mg L?1). Twenty-five phenolics were identified among the wine samples, with gallic (70.67 mg L?1) and malvidin-3-O-glucoside (68.30 mg L?1) as the main compounds. However, the wine with French oak chip added during malolactic fermentation showed a higher antioxidant activity, when using ORAC assay. This study offers a practical application of oak chips in winemaking process as an alternative to produce high quality young red wines with low cost to the wineries in places of oak barrels. Made available in DSpace on 2020-11-26T09:01:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 The-use-of-oak-chips-during-the-fermentation-process-2020.pdf: 1854850 bytes, checksum: 7f96adde9ff669b0e8700ddea5a9b598 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2020