Solvita Kampuse

Quality Parameters Of Wheat Bread Enriched With Pumpkin (Cucurbita Moschata) By-Products

Abstract Pumpkin processing into puree, juice, candied fruit and pumpkin seed oil results in large amount of by-products. Pumpkins are rich in carotenes, vitamins, minerals, pectin and dietary fibre. The aim of the current study was to evaluate effect of pumpkin pomace and pumpkin residue powder on wheat bread quality. The total content of carotenes was analyzed by spectrophotometric method. The initial increase of pumpkin residue addition indicated increase in loaf volume, which started to decrease at higher amounts. Sensory evaluation (appearance; surface, crust; porosity; texture, crumb; taste, and flavour) of wheat bread with pumpkin revealed very high consumer acceptance except sample with 50% pomace addition. Total carotene content and colour b* value in wheat bread increased by adding pumpkin by-products. It is recommended to add 5% and 10% of pumpkin powder and no more than 30% of pumpkin pomace (calculated per 100 kg of flour) to dough for production of wheat bread with pumpkin by-product additions.

Influence of Heat Treatment Methods on Bioactive Compound Concentrations in Pumpkin – Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus) Sauces

Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the suitability of heat treatment methods on concentrations of bioactive compounds in pumpkin–guelder rose sauce. Berry hybrids 2--30--K, 2--45--K and variety ‘Krasnaya Grozdj’ were selected for further research. The juice of these fruits was used to create pumpkin–guelder rose sauce samples (experimental samples) where the pumpkin puree and guelder rose fruit juice ratio was 74.5 : 13.1. To all samples heat treatment under atmospheric conditions (traditional cooking) and vacuum cooking at 0.6 bar pressure at 85 °C and 0.2 bar pressure at 75 °C temperature was performed. These samples were compared with uncooked experimental samples. Sauce chemical evaluation showed better retention of vitamin C concentrations (per dry weight) for guelder rose variety ‘Krasnaya Grozdj’ sauces cooked at 0.2 bar pressure, compared to fresh samples. Samples that were prepared with vacuum cooking methods on average showed higher total phenol concentration, antiradical activity and total anthocyanins concentration than in control samples cooked under atmospheric conditions. These observations were consistent with reports in the literature on better preservation of bioactive compounds in plant-based products that are cooked under vacuum heat treatment at lower temperatures.