Legume Flour or Bran: Sustainable, Fiber-Rich Ingredients for Extruded Snacks?
The impact of using legume flour and bran on both sensory and texture properties in extruded, sustainable snack formulations was investigated. Sensory attributes determining consumer preference or rejection of legume-based snacks, as well as food neophobia and food technology neophobia were also exp...
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| description | The impact of using legume flour and bran on both sensory and texture properties in extruded, sustainable snack formulations was investigated. Sensory attributes determining consumer preference or rejection of legume-based snacks, as well as food neophobia and food technology neophobia were also explored. Seven samples of extruded snacks (R = 100% rice flour; C = 100% chickpea flour; P = 100% green pea flour; C30 = 30% chickpea bran and 70% rice flour; C15 = 15% chickpea bran and 85% rice flour; P30 = 30% green pea bran and 70% rice flour; P15 = 15% green pea bran and 85% rice flour) were subjected to the three-point bend method using a TA.XT plus texture analyzer. Seventy-two subjects (42 women; aged = 29.6 ± 9.3 years) evaluated the samples for liking and sensory properties by means of the check-all-that-apply (CATA) method. The sample made with 100% rice flour obtained the lowest liking scores, and it was not considered acceptable by the consumers. Samples P, C, C15, and P15 were the preferred ones. Crumbliness and mild flavor attributes positively influenced hedonic scores, whereas stickiness, dryness, hardness, and to a lesser extent, visual aspect affected them negatively. Neophilic and neutral subjects preferred the snacks compared with the neophobic ones, while no differences in liking scores were found regarding food technology neophobia. Extruded snacks with legume flour and bran were moderately accepted by consumers involved in the present study, albeit to a lesser extent for neophobic subjects, and could represent an interesting sustainable source of fiber and high-value proteins, as well as a valuable alternative to gluten-free foods present on the market. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee12bffb3d3b4c408647caa5c92b128e2023-11-20T21:14:07ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582020-11-01911168010.3390/foods9111680Legume Flour or Bran: Sustainable, Fiber-Rich Ingredients for Extruded Snacks?Cristina Proserpio0Andrea Bresciani1Alessandra Marti2Ella Pagliarini3Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, ItalyThe impact of using legume flour and bran on both sensory and texture properties in extruded, sustainable snack formulations was investigated. Sensory attributes determining consumer preference or rejection of legume-based snacks, as well as food neophobia and food technology neophobia were also explored. Seven samples of extruded snacks (R = 100% rice flour; C = 100% chickpea flour; P = 100% green pea flour; C30 = 30% chickpea bran and 70% rice flour; C15 = 15% chickpea bran and 85% rice flour; P30 = 30% green pea bran and 70% rice flour; P15 = 15% green pea bran and 85% rice flour) were subjected to the three-point bend method using a TA.XT plus texture analyzer. Seventy-two subjects (42 women; aged = 29.6 ± 9.3 years) evaluated the samples for liking and sensory properties by means of the check-all-that-apply (CATA) method. The sample made with 100% rice flour obtained the lowest liking scores, and it was not considered acceptable by the consumers. Samples P, C, C15, and P15 were the preferred ones. Crumbliness and mild flavor attributes positively influenced hedonic scores, whereas stickiness, dryness, hardness, and to a lesser extent, visual aspect affected them negatively. Neophilic and neutral subjects preferred the snacks compared with the neophobic ones, while no differences in liking scores were found regarding food technology neophobia. Extruded snacks with legume flour and bran were moderately accepted by consumers involved in the present study, albeit to a lesser extent for neophobic subjects, and could represent an interesting sustainable source of fiber and high-value proteins, as well as a valuable alternative to gluten-free foods present on the market.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/11/1680acceptancesensory descriptive analysisCATAtexture analyzerpulsesgreen peas |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Proserpio Andrea Bresciani Alessandra Marti Ella Pagliarini Legume Flour or Bran: Sustainable, Fiber-Rich Ingredients for Extruded Snacks? Foods acceptance sensory descriptive analysis CATA texture analyzer pulses green peas |
| title | Legume Flour or Bran: Sustainable, Fiber-Rich Ingredients for Extruded Snacks? |
| title_full | Legume Flour or Bran: Sustainable, Fiber-Rich Ingredients for Extruded Snacks? |
| title_fullStr | Legume Flour or Bran: Sustainable, Fiber-Rich Ingredients for Extruded Snacks? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Legume Flour or Bran: Sustainable, Fiber-Rich Ingredients for Extruded Snacks? |
| title_short | Legume Flour or Bran: Sustainable, Fiber-Rich Ingredients for Extruded Snacks? |
| title_sort | legume flour or bran sustainable fiber rich ingredients for extruded snacks |
| topic | acceptance sensory descriptive analysis CATA texture analyzer pulses green peas |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/11/1680 |
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