Title
Rheological, bioactive properties and sensory preferences of dark chocolates with partial incorporation of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) oil
Date Issued
01 February 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Medina-Mendoza M.
Rodriguez-Pérez R.J.
Rojas-Ocampo E.
Torrejón-Valqui L.
FERNANDEZ JERI, ARMSTRONG BARNARD
Idrogo-Vásquez G.
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
We studied the effect of substituting partially, cocoa butter (CB) with Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) oil (SIO) on rheology, bioactive properties, and sensory preferences in potentially functional chocolate. For this 70% dark chocolates were prepared and the CB was substituted with 1.5%, 3%, and 4.5% of SIO. Hardness and viscosity of the SIO-chocolates were significantly reduced compared to the control (5451 ± 658 g; 17.01 ± 0.94 Pa s, respectively). Total phenolic content remained constant while the antioxidant capacity increased up to IC50 of 2.48 ± 0.10 as the content of SIO increased. The Casson yield stress and Casson plastic viscosity decreased as the amount of SIO increased. Chocolates with 4.5% SIO had a similar color, better glossiness, preferable snap attributes, and were more accepted (7.50 ± 0.08) compared to the control (p < 0.05), measured with a hedonic scale. Then, SIO can improve the bioactive properties of dark chocolates obtaining a potentially functional food with acceptable physicochemical characteristics. SIO can be considered as a new cocoa butter equivalent.
Volume
7
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Agricultura
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85100274110
Source
Heliyon
ISSN of the container
24058440
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico , Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica; World Bank Group; and Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas (Contrato N° 012-2018-Fondecyt/BM).
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