Biopolymer Interactions, Water Dynamics, and Bread Crumb Firming
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- 作者：Geertrui M. Bosmans ; Bert Lagrain ; Nand Ooms ; Ellen Fierens ; Jan A. Delcour
- 刊名：Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：May 15, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：61
- 期：19
- 页码：4646-4654
- 全文大小：347K
- 年卷期：v.61,no.19(May 15, 2013)
- ISSN：1520-5118
文摘
To establish the relationship between biopolymer interactions, water dynamics, and crumb texture evolution in time, proton mobilities in starch and gluten model systems and bread were investigated with NMR relaxometry. Amylopectin recrystallization was observed as an increased amount of fast-relaxing protons, while network strengthening and changes in water levels were noted as a reduced mobility and amount, respectively, of slowly relaxing protons. Amylopectin recrystallization strengthened the starch network with concomitant inclusion of water and increased crumb firmness, especially at the beginning of storage. The inclusion of water and the thermodynamic immiscibility of starch and gluten resulted in local gluten dehydration during bread storage. Moisture migration from crumb to crust further reduced the level of plasticizing water of the biopolymer networks and contributed to crumb firmness at longer storage times. Finally, we noted a negative relationship between the mobility of slowly relaxing protons of crumb polymers and crumb firmness.