Modelling sorption kinetic of sponge cake crumb added with milk syrup

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Abstract

Sponge cake is an ideal product to be soaked with liquids, due to its porous structure; baking process causes differences in crumb features through the cake; therefore, it is important to know how these variations can affect its sorption capacity. The aim of this work was to study the relation between crumb cake structure at different levels (bottom, centre and top) and sorption characteristics when adding milk syrup. The Peleg model was the best to fit sorption data (R2 > 0.9), showing that the rate constant (k1) diminished as the cell density (r = 0.920) and gelatinisation percentage (r = 0.890) decreased, while moisture (r = -0.999) and aw (r = -0.994) increased; cell density only correlated with gelatinisation percentage (r = 0.997); micrographs showed that the sorption rate increased as more gelatinised starch and coagulated protein were found. To optimise the sorption process, the gelatinisation degree and crumb structure (cell density and types of pores) should be considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1649-1660
Number of pages12
JournalInternational Journal of Food Science and Technology
Volume48
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013

Keywords

  • Cake crumb microstructure
  • Kinetic sorption
  • Peleg model
  • Sorption rate

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