Utilization of enzyme mixtures to retard bread crumb firming.
The influence of enzyme mixtures containing amylase and lipase activities on straight dough bread staling was studied. Amylopectin retrogradation, crumb firming, amylose-lipid complexes, and dextrin production were analyzed in bread samples supplemented with two enzyme mixtures. The addition of enzyme mixtures to bread formula causes a beneficial effect on bread keeping properties and the formation of a more thermostable amylose-lipid complex than the one found in control bread. Amylopectin retrogradation was inhibited by the use of the enzyme; the effect was accompanied by reduced crumb-firming rates. The enzymatically generated water-soluble dextrins (maltose and DP3, DP4, DP5, and DP6 dextrins) are the most effective in preserving crumb softness during bread storage.
León
Alberto E
AE
Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC), P.O. Box 73, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. aleon@agro.uncor.edu
Durán
Encarna
E
Benedito De Barber
Carmen
C
D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000687:Amylopectin / Q000378:metabolism; D000688:Amylose / Q000378:metabolism; D001939:Bread; D003912:Dextrins / Q000378:metabolism; D005519:Food Preservation; D005524:Food Technology; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water
D003912:Dextrins; D014867:Water; D000688:Amylose; D000687:Amylopectin; D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases