Title
Optimization of lipid profile and hardness of low-fat mortadella following a sequential strategy of experimental design
Date Issued
01 February 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
da Silva Pinto J.
de Almeida M.
Selani M.
Contreras-Castillo C.
Universidade de São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Publisher(s)
Springer Nature
Abstract
This study aims to optimize simultaneously the lipid profile and instrumental hardness of low-fat mortadella. For lipid mixture optimization, the overlapping of surface boundaries was used to select the quantities of canola, olive, and fish oils, in order to maximize PUFAs, specifically the long-chain n-3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic—EPA, docosahexaenoic acids—DHA) using the minimum content of fish oil. Increased quantities of canola oil were associated with higher PUFA/SFA ratios. The presence of fish oil, even in small amounts, was effective in improving the nutritional quality of the mixture, showing lower n-6/n-3 ratios and significant levels of EPA and DHA. Thus, the optimal lipid mixture comprised of 20, 30 and 50% fish, olive and canola oils, respectively, which present PUFA/SFA (2.28) and n-6/n-3 (2.30) ratios within the recommendations of a healthy diet. Once the lipid mixture was optimized, components of the pre-emulsion used as fat replacer in the mortadella, such as lipid mixture (LM), sodium alginate (SA), and milk protein concentrate (PC), were studied to optimize hardness and springiness to target ranges of 13–16 N and 0.86–0.87, respectively. Results showed that springiness was not significantly affected by these variables. However, as the concentration of the three components increased, hardness decreased. Through the desirability function, the optimal proportions were 30% LM, 0.5% SA, and 0.5% PC. This study showed that the pre-emulsion decreases hardness of mortadella. In addition, response surface methodology was efficient to model lipid mixture and hardness, resulting in a product with improved texture and lipid quality.
Start page
811
End page
820
Volume
55
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Nutrición, Dietética Pesquería Alimentos y bebidas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85040065598
Source
Journal of Food Science and Technology
ISSN of the container
00221155
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