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(hops) is globally recognized in food production as a flavor enhancer and flour improver. Here, different hop-soaking methods (cold and boiling water) and varieties (Tsingtao and Saaz) were investigated to determine how these influence the flavor profile of hop-based sourdough bread. Headspace gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (HS-GC-IMS), ultra-performance liquid chromatography-orbitrap-mass spectrometry, automatic amino acid analysis, and bionic sensors were used to analyze volatile organic compounds (VOCs), amino acids, polyphenols, and sensory attributes. The results showed significant differences in flavor compounds between hop varieties and soaking methods. Cold-water soaked of Tsingtao hops had enhanced aroma intensity, particularly for ketones and aldehydes, while boiling water treatment increased bitter acids and polyphenols in Saaz hops. Pearson and Mantel's tests showed strong correlations between amino acids, VOCs, and polyphenols, with -nose and E-tongue results aligning closely with sensory scores. These findings provide a theoretical foundation for optimizing hop bread production.
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Food Res Int
November 2025
Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Viale Parco Area delle Scienze, 43124 Parma, Italy; Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council (CNR), Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy.
The hop plant is gaining interest in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries due to its abundance of secondary metabolites. However, branches and leaves, despite their antioxidant potential, are typically discarded. To valorize these components as functional ingredients they were dried, milled into hop powder (HP), and used to enrich bread.
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November 2025
School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China; Anqing Yixiu Green Food Innovation Research Institute, Anqing 246000, PR China. Electronic address:
This study presents a biopreservation method using sourdough co-fermented with Fructilactobacillus sanfranciscensis and Propionibacterium freudenreichii, optimizing conditions to 220 hydration and 24 h fermentation. The composite sourdough bread quality was evaluated through physicochemical, storage, sensory, and microbial tests, with mechanisms analyzed based on microstructure, rheology, and dough structure. Results showed that: first, the composite sourdough enhanced bread physicochemical properties, increasing volume, height-to-diameter ratio, elasticity, and resilience, while reducing baking loss, hardness, chewiness, and adhesiveness.
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July 2025
Porto Conte Ricerche, Loc. Tramariglio, 07041 Alghero, Italy.
Surplus bread accounts for a significant proportion of food waste in many countries. The focus of this study was twofold: firstly, to investigate the use of carasau bread residue as a sourdough substrate, and secondly, to reuse this sourdough into a new carasau baking process. Selected lactic acid bacteria () and yeast strains ( and ) were used to inoculate three substrates: bread residue (S1), bread residue supplemented with durum wheat middlings (S2), and semolina (S3).
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August 2025
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos Córdoba (ICyTAC), CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC), Córdoba CP 5000, Argentina.
There is a growing interest within the food industry sector in applying natural and sustainable methods to improve functional, nutritional, and technological properties of foods. In this regard, sprouting and spontaneous sourdough (SD) fermentation, are emerging as promising technological solutions in the bakery industry. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of using unsprouted whole-wheat flour (USWF) and sprouted whole-wheat flours (SWFs), obtained under controlled conditions (20 and 25 °C for 24 h), on the chemical and nutritional properties of spontaneous SD and their impact on whole-wheat bread technological quality.
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Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Oat fermentation is often hampered by reduced enzymatic activity caused by kilning. We here investigate whether different enzymatic activities of oats at acidic-fermentation-relevant pH can enhance their nutritional and functional properties. Enzymatic activity (protease, xylanase, β-glucanase, amylase, phytase, and lipase) was assessed in kilned and non-kilned oat suspensions at pH 3.
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