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Effect of modified dietary fiber extracted from wholegrain wheat on the physicochemical and cake properties
Kwang Yeon Lee1, Ka Hwa Park1, Hyeon Gyu Lee1
1Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763 Korea.
Abstract:
Dietary fiber (DF) extracted from whole wheat was chemically modified by cross-linking (CL), carboxymethylation (CM), and hydroxypropylation (HP) and their physicochemical properties and baking performance were evaluated. CM contributed to the increase in soluble DF (SDF) contents and water solubility. While CL and HP contributed to the decrease in water solubility as insoluble DF (IDF) contents increased. In comparison to the chemically modified DF, CLDF deteriorated textural and physical properties of cakes. On the other hand, the cakes with CMDF and HPDF had improved cake qualities such as appearance, higher volume and lower hardness compared to cake with native DF. Consequently, this study suggested that the chemical modifications of wheat DF can effectively regulate the IDF/SDF ratio and total dietary fiber (TDF) contents, resulting in the change of physicochemical properties of them. When applied to cake, modified wheat DF diversified the physicochemical properties and quality by a functional group.
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