Abstract
The effect of kneading on dough microstructure development, dough elongation and bread volume was investigated using wheat flour with a high mechanical starch modification (MSM) level. The resistance to extension (R max ) of dough produced from wheat flour with a high MSM level increased by 52.5% because of higher protein network connectivity with prolonged kneading time. The improved network structure was caused by an increased protein branching rate (+14.8%), a decreased protein end-point rate (−24.3%) and a decreased mean lacunarity (−64%). R max was highly correlated with specific bread volume (r = 0.97, P < 0.05) only if the dough was not over-kneaded. Kneading time adaptation of the dough produced from high MSM flour significantly increased specific bread volume by 24.4%. Differences compared with the standard can be attributed to weakened network connectivity because of weakened protein interfacial interactions and larger cavities within the gluten network, both caused by starch swelling.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 64-71 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Food Chemistry |
| Volume | 290 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 30 Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- Bread quality
- CLSM
- Damaged starch
- DoughLab
- Protein network analysis
- Protein solubility
- Resistance to extension