Enzymatic synthesis of fructooligosaccharides: From carrot discards to prebiotic juice.

A great volume of carrots is discarded daily worldwide because they do not meet the required shape and size standards. However, they have the same nutritional characteristics as those commercialized, and can be used in different food products. Carrot juice is an excellent matrix for the development of functional foods with prebiotic compounds, such as fructooligosaccharides (FOS).

Water transport during bread baking: Impact of the baking temperature and the baking time.

The impact of the baking temperature on the moisture profile (in terms of water content), during bread baking was analyzed using a convection oven (three oven temperatures and different baking times). During baking, local water content and temperature were measured at different regions of the crust and crumb. There was found an increase in water content at the core.

Influence of baking conditions on the quality attributes of sponge cake.

Sponge cake is a sweet bakery product characterized by its aerated and soft crumb and by its thin-coloured crust. The aim of this work is to analyse the influence of baking conditions (natural or forced convection, steam injection, oven temperature from 140 ℃ to 180 ℃) on sponge cake quality. Both crust and crumb regions were characterized by means of colour development, water content, crust/crumb relation, crust thickness and crumb structure (in terms of porosity, crumb density and texture).