馒头 品质 论文
关于蒸馒头的小论文

蒸馒头的小论文摘要:本文主要是从老面馒头的市场销售.揭示人们的消费心理,同时,也提醒我们食品从业人员该如何去面对中国饮食业的发展。
并不断完善与日益增长的物质生活需求。
特别是广大老百姓一日三餐的基本物质需求,这就包括如何吃好、吃饱、吃出健康,健康是首要的,如果不能达到这一目的,所谓的吃好就是一句空话。
关健词:发酵面团、老面、消费心理、中式面点的发展发酵面团属生物膨松面团。
即是用冷水或温水,添加适量的酵母(鲜酵母或干酵母)或者酵种(又称老面、面肥等)与面粉调制而成的面团。
这种面团是通过微生物和酶的催化作用,具有体积膨胀,充满气孔,饱满,富有弹性松爽的特点。
行业上称“发面”。
这种面团是餐饮业、食品业中西面点生产中最常见的一种。
一发酵面团的基本发酵原理所谓“发酵”即是微生物通过本身新陈代谢活动,将吸收的各种营养物质,进行分解或合成,成为我们所需要的酶或各种代谢之物。
因此,发酵是在微生物存在的情况下才能进行的。
否则,就不能称之为发酵。
只能称之为膨松。
通常微生物之所以能发酵繁殖,它一般具备三个基本条件;即;微生物在有水分和糖分作为营养的条件下,再有适当的温度,它就会迅速繁殖。
如果在这三项条件中,缺乏其中任何一项条件,微生物细胞就不能分裂繁殖,其发酵活动也就毫无作用了。
利用微生物使面团发酵膨松,目前在面点制作中,主要能起作用的是酵母菌。
酵母菌是一种单细胞微生物,呈卵圆型或圆柱型。
酵母菌的种类很多;发酵面团中使用的酵母通常可分为两大类;一类是食品厂生产培养的纯酵母有鲜酵母和干酵母两种;另一类是饮食行业自行接种培养的面肥。
那么面团在发酵中又经历了哪些变化呢1.溶性糖和淀粉的变化面坯中除了含有少量的可溶性糖外,还含有大量的淀粉和一些淀粉酶。
可溶性糖主要是单糖和蔗糖。
单糖主要是葡萄糖和果糖,可以直接为酵母发酵所利用。
酵母在面坯的发酵过程中进行呼吸作用和发酵作用。
面坯发酵的初期,酵母以单糖为营养物质,在氧的参与下,进行旺盛的呼吸作用,将单糖氧化分解为二氧化碳和水,并放出一定的能量。
影响馒头品质的相关指标分析

影响馒头品质的相关指标分析的报告,600字
影响馒头品质的相关指标分析报告
馒头是一种常见的中餐,广受消费者喜爱。
馒头品质对于面包企业来说是一个重要的考量因素,对企业市场占有率和获得消费者满意度有关系,影响馒头品质指标分析是评判馒头品质的重要方式。
影响馒头品质指标分析主要有三方面:原料指标、加工指标和成品指标。
其中原料指标包括:小麦粉的性质,如水分,筋度,酵母的种类,包括活酵母和死酵母,以及添加剂的种类;加工指标包括:燕麦的添加量,烘焙时间和温度;成品指标主要有馒头的外观,形状大小,酥脆程度,口感,香气等。
原料指标:小麦粉性质一定要有规定的标准,水分不能过大,筋度要合适,酵母的种类也要合适,如活酵母和死酵母。
添加剂的种类也要进行规定,只能使用食品级质量。
加工指标:烘焙时间和温度,要按照规定的标准进行控制,燕麦的添加量也要有规定的标准。
成品指标:馒头的外观要美观、均匀,形状大小要标准,酥脆程度要合适,口感要细腻,香气要持久。
以上就是影响馒头品质的相关指标分析报告,只有掌握正确的技术指标,才能生产出优质的馒头产品,满足市场的需求,从而获得消费者的满意度,为面包企业的发展打下坚实的基础。
馒头

馒头是由中国人发明、发展的一类发酵面团汽蒸食品,具有鲜明的民族文化特色,但尚未完全实现工业化、现代化。
馒头是中国人特别是北方人的主食食品,用于馒头制作的小麦粉占面粉总用量的70%左右,近年来,南方的消费量也有所增加。
长期以来,馒头的生产方式落后,缺乏系统的科学研究,与西方面包、饼干等焙烤食品的生产和科学研究相比差距很大。
本文针对馒头分类问题,采用专家调查及模糊数学方法进行了系统探讨。
围绕主食馒头品质评价问题,开展专家咨询调查,以便建立主食馒头品质评价体系。
采用部分析因实验和响应面分析法,优化建立了硬式主食馒头实验室制作程序与方法。
研究了面粉品质对不同类型主食馒头品质的影响。
探讨了木聚糖酶对软式主食馒头面团特性及品质的影响。
论文主要内容及结论如下: 1.分析总结国内外关于馒头分类问题的研究成果,开展了专家咨询调查,初步确定了中国馒头的“消费用途—口感—形状、口味及气味”三级分类标准的层级结构。
发现了馒头的三种基本类型。
首次提出了中国馒头的分类体系。
在此基础上采用模糊聚类分析方法,进行了主食馒头客观分类特性研究。
结果表明,当馒头分为3类时,其在比容和硬度指标上差异明显。
2.本文首次系统地探讨了馒头感官品质评价体系建立的新方法。
以专业性咨询调查为基础,应用模糊优先关系排序决策方法,选择出10个馒头感官品质评价优先指标和2个物性指标;运用统计学方法,得出三种不同类型主食馒头品质评价指标的权重系数。
进而,分别建立了三种不同类型的主食馒头品质评价体系。
3.在实地考察基础上,通过部分析因法和响应面(RSM)分析法,首次优化建立了硬式主食馒头实验室制作程序。
中筋粉、强筋粉适合制作硬式主食馒头。
响应面分析实验结果表明,用中筋粉的主要制作程序条件为一次发酵时间:36min;主面团用面量:21-22%;中种面团用面量:52-53%;用强筋粉的为压面次数:40-41次;主面团用面量23-24%;一次发酵时间39-40min。
馒头品质评价方法探析_郭波莉

麦类作物学报 2002,22(3):7~10Journa l of T riticeae Crops馒头品质评价方法探析郭波莉,魏益民*,张国权,欧阳韶晖,胡新中(西北农林科技大学食品科学与工程学院,陕西杨陵712100)摘 要:以参加陕西省1999/2000年度区域试验的19个小麦品系为试验材料,在对其籽粒品质性状和馒头品质的感官评价与质构仪测试的基础上,通过相关分析对馒头品质评价方法、评价指标进行了探讨。
研究结果表明,评价馒头品质的主要感官指标为色泽、外观形状;度量指标为体积;质构仪测试指标主要为弹性和回复性;当馒头的感官品质及度量体积较好时,质构仪测试的弹性和回复性数值越高,馒头品质越好。
关键词:馒头品质;感官评价;质构仪;相关分析中图分类号:S512.331 文献标识码:A 文章编号:1009-1041(2002)03-0007-04Study on the Qual ity Judging Methods of Steamed BreadGUO Bo-li,WEI Yi-min,ZHA NG Guo-quan,OUYA NG Shao-hui,HU Xin-zhong (College of Food Science and Engineering,North w est Sci-Tech Univers ity of Agriclutu re and Forestry,Yangling,Shaanxi712100,China)Abstract:Based on determining the w heat grain quality and steamed bread quality(sensory judgm ent and tex ture analy zer determination)of nineteen w heat cultivars from Guanzhong,Shaanxi province,quality judging m ethods and indicato rs of steamed bread w ere studied by correlation analysis.The results show ed that main indicators of assessing steamed bread w ere its volume,color,appearance,springiness and resilience gotten by the tex ture analy zer.In general,for good steamed bread according to their sensory judgm ent(color and appearance)and v olume determination,the higher data of springiness and resilience,the better quality of steamed bread.Key words:Steamed bread quality;Senso ry judg ment;Tex ture analyzer;Correlation analy sis馒头是我国的传统主食,在北方人民膳食结构中约占到三分之二。
馒头工艺研究与质量控制

馒头工艺研究与质量控制馒头生产工业化的实现,使馒头生产技术研究,馒头原料质量及添加剂的研究倍受人们关注。
对于面粉生产企业来讲,需要研究面粉的应用情况,以及添加剂的使用效果。
许多研究人员反映,面粉品质的改良效果不稳定,其主要是制作技术掌握不好所致。
然而,如何才能真正掌握馒头的制作技术,需要进行深入的理论探讨和反复的实践。
一、馒头是我国的最主要的面制主食之一1、全国各地百姓都把发酵面食作为日常必需的主食或辅助主食。
我国人民有食用面食的习惯,北方人以面食作为最主要的能量来源。
南方以大米为主要能量来源,但也把面食作为辅助的日常主食。
除面条类、糕点类等是非发酵食品外,其他的面食主要是发酵食品。
重要的发酵面制食品有:馒头、包子、烤饼、发糕、发酵饼干、面包等。
2、馒头是我国最主要的传统发酵面食。
我国制作馒头有二千多年的历史,百姓已形成了使用馒头的习惯,同时民间也流传下了宝贵的传统加工理论和经验。
蒸煮是中国的家庭烹饪重要手段之一。
西方人习惯用烘烤的方法熟制食品,而中国人则以煎炸、炒焖、蒸煮等方法熟制食品为主。
馒头具有良好的口感和风味,更适合中国人的口味。
经发酵蒸制而成的馒头,具备色白、皮软、光润、膨松喧软、筋力适度、淡香微甜等的感官性状,其有宜于配菜,久食不厌的特点。
而且,馒头还有经济、实惠、物美、价廉、易消化等优点。
馒头生产较面包破坏面粉营养成分少。
蒸制的温度较烤制的温度低得多,基本上不发生非酶褐变,氨基酸的有效性保持较好。
3、馒头的质量取决于原料质量和制作工艺。
加工优质的馒头除需要有合适的面粉、酵母、添加剂外,更应注重生产技术的掌握。
以较差的原料生产出高质量的产品才是食品研究者的水平。
(1)馒头生产可选择工艺条件有很多。
常用的馒头工艺,根据发酵方法不同分为:面团过度发酵法(老面法)、面团快速发酵法(二次发酵法)、面团不发酵法(一次发酵法)等;依发酵剂不同分为:酵母发酵、酵头(老面)发酵、酒曲发酵等;生产设备的先进程度不同又有:家庭制作(蒸锅蒸制)、作坊生产(蒸笼蒸制)和生产线设备生产(蒸箱蒸制)等。
馒头为什么是软的作文

馒头为什么是软的作文
馒头为什么是软的?
老实说,这个问题我也曾经费过不少脑筋。
小时候,我经常被馒头那柔软蓬松的口感所迷惑。
它们看起来虽小巧可爱,实则藏着难以解开的谜团。
记得有一次,我特地去问了做馒头的大婶,她笑着说:"这可是行家里手艺啊,你小小年纪就别钻牛角尖了。
"看着她熟练地搓圆、擀扁、再合拢馒头皮,我暗自下定决心,总有一天要探索这个谜底。
后来在学校学习面点制作时,终于对馒头的"软硬之谜"有了进一步了解。
原来,馒头之所以柔软,主要靠三个关键:
首先是发酵!发酵过程中,酵母会释放出二氧化碳,形成馒头内部的小气孔。
这些小空间不仅让馒头体积膨胀,更赋予了它独特的疏松质地。
其次是和面顺序!先将水和酵母混合,静置一段时间让酵母"休息"。
然后再加入盐和面粉,这样可以更好地调节馒头的柔软度。
最后则是工序的火候掌控。
上笼蒸制时,外皮一旦硬化就会影响馒头的嫩度。
所以掌握好时间和温度,在外皮未完全硬化时迅速取出,才能让馒头保持恰到好处的软糯口感。
馒头背后的"软硬哲学"并非浅显易懂。
需要对发酵、配料和制作工艺了然于胸,方能做出一个个白白软软、香喷喷的小可爱。
现在想来,
大婶当年那句"行家里手艺"才是不折不扣的人生真谛啊!。
馒头为什么是软的作文

馒头为什么是软的作文
你有没有想过,馒头为啥是软的呢?这可真是个有趣的问题!
咱先来说说馒头的原料吧,那主要就是面粉、水,再加上酵母啥的。
这酵
母可是个神奇的小玩意儿,它在面团里悄悄工作,产生好多小气泡。
就好像面
团里藏了无数个小气球,把面团一点点地给撑起来,变得蓬松柔软。
想象一下,如果没有酵母,那做出来的可能就是一块硬邦邦的“面疙瘩”,咬一口,估计能把牙给咯着!而有了酵母产生的这些气泡,馒头就有了松软的
空间,不再是硬邦邦的啦。
还有啊,揉面这个过程也很重要。
要是揉面的时候偷个懒,没揉到位,那
做出来的馒头也可能硬邦邦的。
只有好好揉面,让面团里的各种成分均匀混合,才能保证馒头的松软口感。
再说了,蒸馒头的时候也有讲究。
火候和时间都得把握好,要是火太大或
者时间太长,馒头可能就被“蒸老了”,变得干巴巴的;要是火太小或者时间
太短,馒头又可能没蒸熟,里面还是硬的。
只有恰到好处的蒸煮,才能让馒头
又软又香。
所以啊,馒头之所以是软的,那是因为有酵母的帮忙,揉面的功夫,还有
合适的蒸煮。
这一系列的操作,才让我们能吃到那一口松软可口的馒头。
怎么样,下次吃馒头的时候,是不是会觉得更有意思啦?。
影响馒头品质的相关指标分析

影响馒头品质的相关指标分析论文题目:影响馒头品质的相关指标分析摘要:馒头作为中国传统的主食之一,一直以来受到消费者的喜爱和重视。
然而,不同的馒头产品在质量和口感上存在明显的差异,这与制作过程中的各项指标有着密不可分的关系。
本文通过对馒头品质的相关指标进行分析研究,总结出影响馒头品质的主要指标及其分析方法,为生产制造者提供一定的参考和指导。
关键词:馒头品质、相关指标、影响因素、分析方法一、引言馒头作为我国主要的传统食品之一,一直以来受到人们的青睐,而不同品牌、不同生产厂家的馒头产品,在质量及口感等方面也存在着不小的差异。
因此,对于生产制造者而言,掌握馒头品质的相关指标,是保证产品质量稳定,提高市场竞争力的关键之一。
本文将对影响馒头品质的相关指标进行分析研究,并提出相应的分析方法和建议。
二、影响馒头品质的相关指标1. 水分含量馒头的水分含量是影响其质量的重要因素之一。
若水分含量太高,馒头容易变质发霉,若水分含量太低,则馒头容易变硬,口感不佳。
因此,合理控制馒头的水分含量是确保馒头质量稳定的重要手段之一。
2. 面粉品质面粉的品质直接影响着馒头产品的质量。
质量较好的面粉在加工过程中容易吸收水分,筋力强,能够保证馒头的松软度和口感,而劣质面粉则难以吸收水分,不易发酵,会导致馒头质量下降。
3. 酵母用量酵母的使用量对馒头发酵及口感都有重要影响。
若酵母用量不足,则馒头发酵不充分,松软度低下;若酵母用量过多,则馒头口感酸涩,质量降低。
4. 烘烤温度及时间烘烤温度和时间是影响馒头质量的关键因素之一。
若烘烤温度过高或烘烤时间过长,会导致馒头表皮燃烧,内部干硬,影响口感。
因此,合理控制烘烤温度和时间是确保馒头口感和质量的重要手段之一。
5. 盐含量盐含量的高低也会影响馒头的质量和口感。
过高的盐含量容易使馒头变硬干,口感不佳,过低的盐含量则会使馒头味道不够鲜美。
三、对馒头品质相关指标的分析方法1. 分析水分含量水分含量的测量可采用静态烘箱法或称为干燥法,即将馒头样品放入烘箱中进行加热干燥,直至确定干样的重量。
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Spontaneous sourdough processing of Chinese Northern-style steamed breads and their volatile compoundsYangsoo Kim a,*,Weining Huang a ,Huiyan Zhu a ,Patricia Rayas-Duarte baThe State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology,International Exchange and Cooperation Program,School of Food Science and Technology,Jiangnan University,1800Lihu Road,Wuxi,Jiangsu 214036,China bRobert M.Kerr Food &Agricultural Products Research Center,Oklahoma State University,Stillwater,OK 74078,USAa r t i c l e i n f o Article history:Received 2July 2008Received in revised form 27August 2008Accepted 7October 2008Keywords:Chinese steamed bread SourdoughSpecific volumeCrumb texture firmness Volatile compoundsa b s t r a c tThe effect of amount of flour in the pre-fermented form (10%,20%,and 30%flour in the pre-fermented form),fermentation time (12,24,and 36h),and amount of yeast (0.5%,1.0%,and 1.5%)on acidity,specific volume,and crumb texture of Chinese Northern-style sourdough steamed breads were studied.Volatile compounds of the sourdough and non-sourdough steamed breads were also determined.The prefer-ments were produced from spontaneous fermentation using all purpose (APF)and whole wheat flours (WWF).Specific volume was the highest at 20%preferment for APF sourdough steamed bread (ASSB)and 30%preferment for WWF sourdough steamed bread (WSSB).The softest texture was obtained with 20%preferment while at 30%preferment there was excessive gluten weakening due to high acidification.A total of 89volatile compounds were identified in steamed breads with ethanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol being the most abundant compounds.Ó2008Elsevier Ltd.All rights reserved.1.IntroductionChinese steamed bread is a widely consumed breakfast item,representing about 40%of the wheat consumption in China.Steamed bread is formulated with wheat flour,water,and yeast.Since the 1980s,studies on Chinese steamed bread have ex-plored the relationship of quality to different types of flour,formu-lation,and processing factors (Addo,Pomeranz,Haung,Ruventahler,&Jefferes,1991;He,Liu,Peña,&Rajaram,2003;Huang,Detker,Quail,&Moss,1993;Huang,Yun,Quail,&Moss,1996;Rubenthaler,Huang,&Pomeranz,1990;Rubenthaler,Pomeranz,&Huang,1992).Quality requirements of Chinese steamed bread are different from those of pan breads,including distinct attributes of elasticity,stickiness and smooth appearance associated with the traditional product (He et al.,2003).Conflicting reports on the effects of flour protein quantity and gluten quality on Chinese steamed bread quality include no effect (Zhang &Wang,1987),positive effect (Addo et al.,1991)and negative effect (Rubenthaler et al.,1992).These contrasting reports could be due in part to the use of different types of flour,laboratory processing,and evaluation procedures (Huang et al.,1996).Other flour attri-butes,i.e.,flour whiteness,rapid visco analyser peak viscosity,and ash content were also related to the quality of steamed bread (He et al.,2003;Huang et al.,1996).The types and amount of ingredients and processing conditions also contribute to the conflicting reports.Amount of water in steamed bread dough is considerably lower than that of the pan bread (45–50%,flour weight basis)(Rubenthaler et al.,1990).Huang et al.(1993)suggested that a number of studies do not ade-quately represent the traditional Chinese style steamed bread when salt,sugar,and fat were included in the formulation.Sourdough bread has been produced for thousands of years using natural or spontaneous fermentation,and it was the only bread leavening method available before the commercial produc-tion of yeast (Röcken &Voysey,1995).It is well established that sourdough bread has a unique flavour,longer shelf life,and larger volume compared to conventional bread (Katina,Heinio,Autio,&Poutanen,2006;Katina et al.,2005).Other positive nutritional implications such as increasing mineral bioavailability as well as the reduction of glucose and insulin responses in human subjects have been reported (Clarke,Schober,Angst,&Arendt,2003).The traditional formulation of sourdough steamed bread also utilized sourdough technology before yeast was commercially available (Huang et al.,1993).In some parts of China,the steamed bread is still produced with sourdough (Sun,2007).However,little information on quality of sourdough steamed bread has been reported.The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of process-ing parameters such as amount of flour in sour,fermentation time of sour and amount of yeast on the quality of Chinese sourdough0308-8146/$-see front matter Ó2008Elsevier Ltd.All rights reserved.doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.10.008*Corresponding author.Tel./fax:+8651085919139.E-mail addresses:yskksu@ ,yskksu@ (Y.Kim).Food Chemistry 114(2009)685–692Contents lists available at ScienceDirectFood Chemistryj o u r n a l h o m e p a g e :/locate/foodchemsteamed breads with spontaneous sours using all purpose and whole wheatflours.2.Materials and methods2.1.Ingredients andflour propertiesAll purposeflour(APF)and whole wheatflour(WWF)were pur-chased from New Cultural Starch Ltd.(Gaoyou,China)and active dry yeast(Heibei Mauri Food Co.,Zhangbei,China)from a local supermarket.Moisture,ash,and protein content offlour were determined using approved methods44–15A,08–01,and46–12, respectively(AACCI2000).Optimum water absorption and dough properties were determined with approved method54–22using a Farinograph(C.W.Brabender Instruments Inc.,Hackensack,NJ) (AACCI2000).Farinogram for sourdough was conducted following the method described by Clarke,Schober,and Arendt(2002)with a modification:the24h fermented material(20%flour in the pre-fermented form)and water were premixed and added to the rest offlour in the Farinograph.2.2.Preferment and steamed bread dough preparationPreferments,also known asflour brew or liquid sponge,were prepared using1:1.25w/w ratio wheatflour:water and mixed with a spoon until lumps offlour were minimized.Preferments were produced spontaneously at30°C and85%rh from12to36h.Northern-style sourdough steamed bread containingflour,pre-ferment,water,and yeast was prepared as described by Huang et al.(1993)with modifications.The amount of water was reduced to85%of Farinograph optimum water absorption(FOWA)and dough for steamed bread was mixed only once instead of twice. Water temperature was varied in order to yield afinal dough tem-perature20–21°C.Dough(500g)was mixed with the preferment,flour,water,and yeast using an A120T Hobart mixer(Troy,Ohio)for3min at low speed and1min at medium speed.Amount offlour in the dough was adjusted by replacing10%,20%,and30%offlour with an equivalent quantity offlour in the preferment.Three levels of3fac-tors,amount offlour in the preferment,fermentation time;and amount of yeast were assigned with a central composite face-cen-tered design(CCF).The levels were10%,20%,and30%for amount offlour in the pre-fermented form(flour weight basis(fwb));12, 24,and36h for fermentation time,and0.5%,1%,and1.5%for amount of yeast.In total,17experiments with3experiments at the central point(20%,24h,and1%for amount of the preferment, fermentation time,and amount of yeast,respectively)were de-signed using Design Expert software(Stat-Easy,Inc.,Minneapolis, MN)and conducted.After mixing,the dough was fermented at30°C and85%rh for 1h,divided into four100g pieces and sheeted at9and5.5mm for 5times each(TP413,Shanghai Zaomio Co.Ltd.,Shanghai,China). The dough was rounded and molded manually and proofed for 20min at30°C and85%rh.The proofed dough was steamed for 10min using a steam tray and boiling water(JYC-1851,Joyong, Jinan,China).Each dough treatment was processed in duplicate.2.3.pH and total titratable aciditypH and total titratable acidity(TTA)of preferment,sourdough after mixing,and steamed bread were determined according to Bastetti(2001).The samples(10g)were homogenized with 90ml of sterile distilled water.The pH value was recorded and the acidity was titrated with0.1N NaOH to afinal pH8.5.The TTA was expressed in ml of0.1N NaOH.pH and TTA of the prefer-ments were determined at0,5,10,15,20,25,30,and36h fermen-tation.All tests were performed at least in duplicate.2.4.Specific volume and crumb texture of sourdough steamed breadAfter a cooling period of15min,the volume(seed displace-ment)and weight of steamed breads were recorded.Within1h of steaming,the crumb texture was determined using a TA–XT2i Texture Analyser(Stable Micro Systems,Ltd.,Godalming,UK) equipped with a25mm diameter aluminium cylindrical probe. Steamed bread was sliced horizontally and a bottom piece, 25mm height,was compressed to50%of its height.The test con-ditions were:pre-test speed3mm/s,test speed1mm/s,post-test speed5mm/s,and trigger force5g.The peak force of the compres-sion curve was reported as crumbfirmness.The analysis was per-formed in duplicates with four sub-samples.2.5.Volatile compounds of sourdough steamed breadVolatile compounds of steamed breads with(20%offlour in the preferment)and without the preferment were determined for both flours.A solid phase micro extraction(SPME)isolation technique was used.Five grams of sample were heated to60°C in a vial and the headspace was sampled with a100l m polydimethylsilox-ane SPMEfibre(Supelco,Bellefonte,PA)for40min.The SPMEfibre was directly inserted in a Finnegan Trace MS for GC/MS(Thermo-Quest,Austin,TX)equipped with a DB-5MS capillary column (60mÂ0.32mmÂ1l m,lÂidÂed)(J&W Scientific Inc.,Fol-som,CA).The GC temperature was at40°C for1min,increased to160°C at a rate of6°C/min and then to250°C at a rate of 10°C/min.The carrier gas was helium with a columnflow of 1.2ml/min and split ratio12:1.Mass spectra were recorded by electronic impact(EI)at70eV using ion source temperatures at 200°C.The scan mode was used to detect all the compounds in the range m/z33–495atomic mass unit(amu).The identification of volatile compounds was verified by comparison of the mass spectral data obtained with those in the XCalibur database(Ver 1.1,ThermoQuest,Austin,TX).The contents of the volatile com-pounds were expressed as relative peak areas(peak area of each compound/total area)X l00.3.Results and discussion3.1.Flour propertiesMoisture,ash,and protein content were13.7%,0.65%,and10.6% (14%flour moisture basis,mb)for APF and11.4%,1.85%,and13.2% (14%mb)for WWF.Addition of the preferment(24h at20%offlour in the pre-fermented form,fwb)in farinograph decreased water absorption(56.4–56.1%and74.2–72.6%,for APF and WWF,respec-tively),development time(2.2–1.3min and5.5–4.3min,for APF and WWF,respectively)and stability(4.4–2.1min and 5.1–2.6min,for APF and WWF,respectively),while mixing tolerance index(MTI)increased for bothflours(82–141Brabender Unit (BU)and31–50BU,for APF and WWF,respectively).These results were similar to those reported by Clarke et al.(2002).In contrast, the dough development time in this study also decreased with the addition of20%preferment.The development time decreased by59and21.8%for the APF and WWF,respectively.These obser-vations agree with Arendt,Ryan,and Bello(2007)who reported that lower pH in dough reduced the development time.Sourdough is a dynamic and complex system in which changes,due to metab-olites produced from fermentation,affect the dough rheological properties considerably more than simply by decreasing the pH (Wood,Cardenas,Yong,&McNulty,1975).686Y.Kim et al./Food Chemistry114(2009)685–692Huang et al.(1993)suggested water amount for steamed bread to be70–75%,80%,and85%of FOWA for weak,medium,and strong glutenflours,respectively.Results from farinograph and protein content offlours indicated that bothflours had weak gluten strength in this study.However,for these samples the optimum water was85%of FOWA of bothflours,which was47.7%and 62.0%(flour weight basis)for APF and WWF,respectively.The water amount for APF was within the range of previous reports, 45–50%(fwb)(Rubenthaler et al.,1990;Lukow et al.,1990).3.2.pH and TTA of the preferment and sourdough steamed breadsThe acidification levels of the preferment for APF and WWF,pH and TTA,are shown in Fig.1.In thefirst8h of fermentation,the pH (6.25)of APF preferment(APFP)was lower than that(6.48)of WWF preferment(WWFP).After8h of fermentation,the pH of WWFP dropped rapidly until20h of fermentation.The acidificat-ion of APFP was slightly slower than that of WWFP.Around10h of fermentation of APFP,the pH started to drop.The values of TTA from WWFP were higher than those from APFP up to36h fer-mentation.The difference in the two acidity profiles might be due to the presence of different compounds with a range of buffering capacity in the dough system(Clark et al.,2003).The fermentation curves showed the well known four phases: lag,exponential,stationery,and lethal(Fig.1).These phases appear to be heavily dependent on the properties of the ingredients,fer-mentation conditions,and types of bacteria in the inoculums(Clark et al.,2003).In the early stage(<10h),due to the lag phase of inoculums,acidification was slow.The dough gradually became more acidic(pH<6.0)as the lactic acid bacteria dominated the sourdough microflora as suggested by Röcken and Voysey(1995).The pH(4.36)and TTA(7.25)values of APFP were lower than lit-erature values while WWFP reached similar literature values of pH around30h and before20h for TTA.pH and TTA values of the pre-ferment ranging from3.57to3.85and10.1to12.5,respectively, were reported by Röcken and Voysey(1995).Slightly higher values of3.9–4.1and14–19for pH and TTA,respectively,were reported by Bastetti(2001).Flour ash content influenced the acidification characteristics of sourdough(Arendt et al.,2007;Brummer&Lorenz,1991).Higher ashflour yielded higher acidity compared to a lower ashflour but the latter one acidified in shorter time to pH4(Brummer&Lor-enz,1991).A higher acidification in high ashflour was related to a higher buffering capacity which allowed longer fermentation by lactic acid bacteria(LAB)without suppression by low pH(Salova-ara&Valjakka,1987).The amount offlour in the preferment and fermentation time significantly(P60.01)affected the pH of Chinese steamed breads made with bothflour types,APF(ASB)and WWF(WSB)(Table1). The amount of yeast significantly(P60.01)influenced the pH of the WSB but not for ASB.The amount offlour in the preferment-by-fermentation time interaction was significant only for ASB (P60.05).Both quadratic models had high R2values(0.97and 0.98for ASB and WSB,respectively).As the amount offlour in the preferment,fermentation time,and amount of yeast increased the pH decreased for both ASB and WSB.Thesefindings were sim-ilar to Clarke et al.(2003).TTA values of steamed bread were significantly(P60.05)af-fected only by the amount of the preferment for ASB and fermen-tation time for WSB(Table1).The R2values of quadratic models (0.60and0.75for ASB and WSB,respectively)for the TTA were lower than those of pH from steamed breads.As the amount of flour in the preferment or fermentation time increased,the TTA also increased.But when yeast level was increased from1.0%to 1.5%,TTA appeared to reach a plateau and started to decrease (Fig.2a and b)at yeast concentrations of1.0%or higher and all the concentrations of the preferment tested for both sourdough steamed breads.This might be a saturation effect due to a synergis-tic effect between the yeast and lactic acid microflora as suggested by Clarke et al.(2003).Table1Coefficients of independent variables for the quadratic regression models from response surface analysis for pH,TTA,specific volume,and crumbfirmness of Chinese Northern-style sourdough steamed bread a.Terms pH TTA Specific volume Crumbfirmness ASB b WSB c ASB b WSB c ASB b WSB c ASB b WSB cIntercept 5.55 5.48 2.36 5.60 2.71 2.111152.11642.1 Flour(F)dÀ0.23**À0.21**0.34*0.980.12***À0.028À51.0À47.7 Time(T)eÀ0.39**À0.32**0.059 1.12*0.032À0.060À90.0**À713.5*** Yeast(Y)À0.040À0.13**0.170.740.0070.10*À68.8À143.3 FÃTÀ0.11*À0.037À0.110.66À0.089**À0.061À46.3À92.8 FÃYÀ0.030À0.055À0.0560.23À0.0170.05685.8À345.3** TÃY0.001À0.0580.0790.600.019À0.10*10.1**109.0 F20.091À0.040.18À0.2À0.24***0.22*133.1219.6 T2À0.0580.15**0.15À0.083À0.082**À0.27**58.3À688.0* Y20.007À0.04À0.19À2.34À0.0210.1122.9575.6* R20.970.980.600.750.960.860.520.91a Significant level at*P60.05;**P60.01;***P60.001.b ASB=sourdough steamed bread produced with all purposeflour,10%,20%,and30%of theflour was in the form of the preferment for12,24,and36h.c WSB=sourdough steamed bread produced with whole wheatflour,10%,20%,and30%of theflour was in the form of the preferment for12,24,and36h.d F=amount offlour in the form of preferment.e T=fermentation time.Y.Kim et al./Food Chemistry114(2009)685–6926873.3.Specific volume of sourdough steamed breadOverall,specific volume of WSB was lower than that of ASB. Reduction of specific volume in whole wheatflour products is well documented.Thefibre particles disrupt the gluten network and re-duce the extensibility of dough which restricts gas cells expansion and gas retention,resulting in reduced specific volume of bread (Gan,Galliard,Ellis,Angold,&Vaughan,1992).High R2values(0.96and0.86for ASB and WSB,respectively) were obtained from quadratic models describing specific volume of steamed breads(Table1,Fig.3a and b).The amount offlour in sour significantly affected the specific volume of ASB in the linear and quadratic terms,in addition to the interaction with fermenta-tion time(P60.001,P60.01,and P60.001,respectively).The amount offlour in the preferments and fermentation time had a greater effect on specific volume of ASB than yeast as sug-gested by the coefficients in Table1.However,the amount of yeast (linear term as well as interaction with fermentation time)signif-icantly(P60.05)affected the specific volume of WSB.The linear term of amount of sour and fermentation time did not significantly affect the specific volume.The quadratic term significantly affected the specific volume of WSB(P60.05and P60.01for amount of flour in sour and fermentation time,respectively)(Table1).For steam bread made with APF,as the amount offlour in the preferment increased from10to20%,the specific volume in-creased and then decreased as theflour in the preferment in-creased(>20%)(Fig.3a).These observations suggest that there was an optimum level for the amount offlour in the preferment for ASB to obtain maximum specific volume.For the WSB,the con-cave curve suggests the lowest values of specific volume around 20%flour in the preferment(Fig.3b).These results contrast to pre-vious reports of a significant improvement of specific volume when sourdough was used in a highfibre pan bread(wheat bread and wheat bread with20%bran)(Katina et al.,2006).The different re-sults are due in part to differences in formulation and processing, i.e.,pan bread vs.Chinese steamed bread.However,there has not been a consensus on the effect of sourdough on the specific volume of bread.Reports have included a negative effect(Armero&Collar 1996;Salovaara&Valjakka,1987),and a positive effect(Clarke et al.,2002;Hansen&Hansen,1996).The specific volume of bread was highly dependent on the type and level of acidification(Clarke et al.,2002;Katina et al.,2006).The positive effect of sourdough in bread volume has been linked to improved gas holding capacity of the dough(Gobbetti,Corsetti,&Rossi,1995).However,too much acidification of dough hydrolysed and depolymerized gluten pro-teins during the sourdough fermentation(Loponen,Mikola,Katina, Sontag-Strohm,&Salovaara,2003;Thiele,Grass,&Ganzle,2004) resulting in weakened gluten network in bread doughs and lower specific volume(Clarke,Schober,Dockery,O’Sullivan,&Arendt, 2004).Clarke et al.(2003)suggested that the acidity level of sour-dough and subsequent bread dough must be carefully controlled in order to attain increased bread volume.3.4.Crumb texture of sourdough steamed breadThe crumb texture of sourdough steam breads is an important quality characteristic and it was evaluated as crumbfirmness. ASB had lower crumbfirmness than that of WSB for all the levels of factors(Fig.4a and b).The decrease in crumbfirmness of WSB688Y.Kim et al./Food Chemistry114(2009)685–692was caused by the same factors affecting the specific volume, includingfibre content which negatively affected the gluten net-work by breaking the gluten strands and reducing the gas holding capacity of the dough.Relatively low R2(0.52)for crumbfirmness from ASB while high R2(0.91)from WSB were obtained from the response surface anal-ysis(Table1).The linear term of fermentation time of the prefer-ment significantly affected crumbfirmness of both steamed breads.As fermentation time increased,crumbfirmness decreased for both steamed breads(Fig.4a).Reduction of crumbfirmness in sourdough bread has been reported(Katina et al.,2005,2006).A soft crumb has been associated with the acidification of the dough which reduced its elasticity and resistance to extension(Arendt et al.,2007;Clarke,Schober,Dockery,O’Sullivan,&Arendt,2004). The softest crumb texture was obtained between20%and25%of flour in the preferment for both steamed breads(Fig.4a and b). This observation suggests that even though acidification improved the texture of steamed bread,there is an optimum acidification le-vel,beyond that level of acidity,a detrimental effect occurred by excessive gluten weakening(Loponen et al.,2003;Thiele et al., 2004).Loponen et al.(2003)suggested that during the fermenta-tion of the preferment,high molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW–GS)were degraded thus changing the rheology of dough. It is generally accepted that HMW–GS are the main factors respon-sible for dough elasticity and provide the strength for adequate expansion of the dough(Thiele et al.,2004).When lower amount of HMW–GS were present,the dough strength failed and the bread collapsed during baking or steaming process.The amount of yeast,interaction with fermentation time for ASB and interaction with amount offlour in the preferment for WSB affected significantly(P60.01)the crumbfirmness of the steamed bread.As the amount of yeast increased,crumbfirmness was gradually reduced in the ASB,but for WSB,1%yeast produced the softest steamed bread(Fig.4b).Rubenthaler et al.(1990)re-ported that there might be an optimum yeast level for crumbfirm-ness of steamed bread.Thus,sourdough processing,fermentation conditions and ingredients need to be carefully controlled,to ob-tain a desirable crumb texture in bread(Katina et al.,2005;2006).3.5.Volatile compounds in sourdough steamed breadAnother desired characteristic of sourdough fermentation is the production of uniqueflavours that contribute to a pleasant aroma and taste.Sourdough bread has a higher content of volatile com-pounds compared to regular white pan bread(Hansen&Hansen, 1996).Among the compounds found in significant concentrations in sourdough bread are methylpropanol,ethyl acetate,and ethyl lactate(Hansen&Lund,1987).Sourdough bread also has been re-ported to contain high amounts of aldehydes,such as2-methyl-propanal,2-and3-methylbutanal,pentanal,hexanal,heptanal, octanal,and nonanal(Seitz,Chung,&Rengarajan,1998).Chang,Seitz,and Chambers(1995)identified74volatile com-pounds from white and whole wheat breads,while Meignen et al.(2001)reported more than150volatile compounds from sourdoughs before baking.Thus,during the baking process,many compounds appear to be evaporated and/or formed.In this study,a total of89compounds(including6unknown) were detected on non-sourdough steamed breads,non-sourdough all purpose steamed bread(NASB)and non-sourdough whole wheatflour steamed bread(NWSB),and sourdough steamed breads,ASB and WSB and an average of53compounds were iden-tified in the four types of steam breads(Table2).Among the89 compounds,30were detected in the four types of steamed breads.The most abundant compound in all four steamed breads,NASB, NWSB,ASB and WSB was ethanol(Compound No.4in Table2) followed by3-methyl-1-butanol(15),nonanal(31),hexanal(8), 1-hexanol(30),butanoic acid(54),heptanal(11),acetic acid(2), octane(1),1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-methoxypropane(67),and 1-heptanol(39)(Table2).These compounds represented over 70%of the total peak area.The relative abundance of ethanol(4) was higher in ASB compared to NASB.This result agrees with Seitz et al.(1998)who reported a slight increase in ethanol content in sourdough bread compared to non-sourdough bread.However, the relative abundance of ethanol appeared to be higher in NWSB compared to the other steamed breads in this study including WAB (Table2).Ethanol contents of bread were slightly increased from white pan bread to sourdough white pan bread(Seitz et al., 1998)and from white pan bread to whole wheat bread(Chang et al.,1995).The relative abundance of3-methyl-1-butanol(15)was the highest in NASB followed by those made with sourdough(Table 2).3-Methyl-1-butanol has been reported present in dough fer-mented with yeast and not in sourdough fermented with lactic acid bacteria(LAB)(Damiani et al.,1996).Gobbetti,Simonetti et al.(1995)suggested that the association of different LAB and yeast produced different amounts of3-methyl-1-butanol.The relative abundance of both acetic(2)and butanoic(54) acids were increased in sourdough steamed breads which was characteristic of the sourdough product.Kirchhoff and Schieberle (2002)reported that even though significant amounts of acetic acid were already present in theflour,its concentration increased with the fermentation.Butyric acid(5)was only detected from sourdough steamed breads(Table2),which was consistent with Seitz et al.(1998). However,Chang et al.(1995)also reported the presence of butyric acid in white pan and whole wheat breads from different sources offlour.This suggests that the presence of butyric acid might beY.Kim et al./Food Chemistry114(2009)685–692689690Y.Kim et al./Food Chemistry114(2009)685–692Table2Volatile compounds and their relative peak area of Chinese steamed breads Northern-style with and without sourdough from all purpose and whole wheatflours a.pounds Relative peak areaRT b NASB c NWSB d ASB e WSB f(min)(Â107)(Â107)(Â107)(Â107)1Octane 2.23 2.10 4.99 3.67 4.63 2Acetic acid(ethyl ester) 2.99 4.10 1.71 5.47 5.69 3 4.4-Dimethylcyclooctene 3.26– 1.88––4Ethanol 3.8326.9050.0931.4727.42 5Butyric acid(ethyl ester) 6.20––0.44 1.24 6Unknown 6.860.29–––7Acetic acid(butyl ester)7.27–0.26–0.40 8Hexanal7.4711.5910.6110.1110.21 92-Methyl-1-Propanol8.42 1.060.660.660.41 101-Butanol8.78–0.600.480.59 11Heptanal10.73 2.33 3.12 1.7813.35 12Cyclopentasiloxane11.00––0.26–132-PentylFuran11.82 2.46 2.64 3.05 3.94 14Hexanoic acid12.220.000.430.74–153-Methyl-1-butanol12.3514.179.4711.9610.44 16Styrene12.80 1.66 3.93 1.69 2.30 17 1.2.4-Trimethyl-benzene13.32–0.37––18Hexyl ester13.46 1.390.200.30–191-Pentanol13.79–0.920.77 1.72 20Octanal13.89 1.78 1.63 1.86 1.81 21Unknown14.17–––0.93 22Tridecane14.350.37–––232-Butanone14.47––0.59 1.55 24 1.6.6-Trimethyl-3-methylene-1.4-cyclohexadiene14.84–––0.28 252-Heptenal15.020.890.960.91 2.08 26 2.3-Octanedione15.170.54–––27Heptanoic acid15.270.500.380.350.26 285-Hepten-2-one15.47––0.32–291-Methyl-4-Benzene15.60–0.520.000.55 301-Hexanol16.207.65 6.647.387.23 31Nonanal16.7510.0111.348.4614.60 32Unknown17.13––0.000.59 33Butanoic acid(hexyl ester)17.34–0.510.470.64 34Benzene(Prehnitol)17.59–0.28––352-Octenal17.690.980.530.72 1.48 36Octanoic acid17.790.53 1.640.55 3.04 37Dodecane17.99––0.31–381-Octen-3-ol18.42 1.620.77 1.44 1.21 391-Heptanol18.580.73 1.17 3.33 5.61 40Indan19.13–0.29–0.43 41Decanal19.26 1.50 1.13 2.72 1.49 42Pentadecane19.430.65–––43Benzaldehyde19.82 1.090.920.980.79 44Nonenal20.08 1.14 1.520.80 5.16 45Unknown20.21––0.31–461-Nananol20.420.26–––47 2.3-Butanediol20.48–– 2.43–481-Octanol20.700.780.50 1.210.92 493-Methylpentadecane20.830.90–––50Propanoic acid20.99––0.39–51 2.3-Butanediol21.14–– 1.25 3.68 52Hexadecane21.27 1.150.45 1.110.35 532-Octen-1-ol21.740.37––0.24 54Butanoic acid21.910.600.328.7315.88 558-Benzoylocatanoic acid22.19––0.82–564-(Benzoyloxy)-2h-pyran-3-one22.30 1.900.70 1.89 1.78 571-Nonanol22.420.650.94 1.43 1.57 58Octadecane22.510.32–––593-(Hydroxymethyl)-1-phenyl-1-heptadecyn-3-ol22.54–0.22–0.23 603-Nonen-1-ol22.780.54 2.780.70 2.18 61Heptadecane22.980.71–0.340.25 62Naphthalene23.46–0.30––63Cyclohexanone23.48––0.38–64Tricyclo(4.3.2.0(1.4))undeca-2.4(5)8.10-Tetraen-7-one23.51––0.000.27 655-(t-Butyl)-4-methyl-4-(2’methylpropyl)thiophen-2-one23.530.59–––66 3.6-Nonadien-1-ol23.730.00––0.27 671-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1-methoxypropane23.85 1.99 5.18 4.34 3.67 68Unknown24.01–0.27––694-Decen-1-ol24.32–0.85––70Ethyl-1,3-dithioisoindoline24.46–0.73––712,4Decadienal24.480.26–0.530.87 72Methylnaphthalene24.99––0.39–(continued on next page)。