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. 2023 Aug;60(8):2180-2192.
doi: 10.1007/s13197-023-05745-9. Epub 2023 Apr 21.

Cookies and muffins containing biosurfactant: textural, physicochemical and sensory analyses

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Cookies and muffins containing biosurfactant: textural, physicochemical and sensory analyses

Beatriz Galdino Ribeiro et al. J Food Sci Technol. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Interest in products with more natural ingredients increases the potential for application of Biosurfactants in foods. The aim of the present study was to assess the toxicity of biosurfactant produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae URM6670 and the effect of the incorporation of this biosurfactant on the physicochemical and textural characteristics of cookies and muffins, performing unprecedented assessment of the sensorial effects of this application. The toxicity analysis revealed that the biosurfactant is classified as a mild irritant, with irritation indices lower than 4.9. The physical analysis of the incorporation of the biosurfactant in the formulation revealed that the addition of 1% to cookies significantly increased the diameter and spread factor. In muffins, significant changes in these properties were found beginning at 0.25% biosurfactant. The moisture content in cookies was reduced by a maximum of 74%, while in muffins this reduction was approximately 6%. The lipid content increased significantly with the addition of 1% of the biosurfactant (11% in cookies and 25% in muffins). The textural analysis revealed that the biosurfactant at 1% led to a significant increase in firmness as a consequence of the reduction in the moisture content. In muffins, the same concentration increased the firmness and variables related to chewability. The sensory analysis revealed that the muffins with biosurfactant had greater acceptance compared to the cookies. Thus, the biosurfactant demonstrated potential application in bakery products due to low toxicity and positive evaluation in important sensorial parameters for its commercialisation.

Keywords: Bakery products; Biosurfactant; Biotechnology; Saccharomyces cerevisiae URM 6670; Toxicity.

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Cookies and muffins with incorporation of biosurfactant from S. cerevisiae URM 6670. Standard: Standard formulation; 0.25, 0.50% and 1.00%: Standard formulation with addition of biosurfactant; R15 S: Standard with 15% reduction in source of vegetable fat; R15 1.00% and R15% 0.50%: Standard formulation with 15% reduction in source of vegetable fat and addition of biosurfactant at 1.00% and 0.50%; R25 S: Standard with 25% reduction in source of vegetable fat; R25 1.00% and 0.50%: Standard formulation with 25% reduction in source of vegetable fat and addition of biosurfactant at 1.00% and 0.50%

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