The new gluten-free pasta formulations based on the ratio of corn: rice: quinoa flours (20:60:20) enriched with the different percentages (0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2%) of β-glucan and xanthan (XG) were produced to reduce the gluten-related diseases and glycemic responses. These were then compared with each other and the control (wheat flour) in terms of texture, chemical composite, rheology, color, cooking quality, sensory analysis, prebiotic activity, glucose release, rapidly and slowly digested starch (RDS and SDS), and resistant starch (RS). The highest and lowest values of loss and storage moduli were for the control and sample 1 (2% β-glucan and 0.5% XG), respectively. The control and sample 1 were also comparable in terms of textural and sensorial characteristics. The L* (brightness) of cooked and raw sample 3 reached maximum level, and the highest values of b* and a* were associated with the cooked and raw control. The superior cooking quality was related to the sample 3 (1.5% β-glucan and 1% XG) while sample with 0.5% β-glucan and 2% XG had the minimum value. Regarding functional properties, the sample 3 was the superior sample in terms of prebiotic activity, glucose release, RSD, and RS while the control showed the maximum glucose release in all digestion intervals. پرونده مقاله

Nowadays, there is a great interest in using yogurt sauce as a flavored dressing for salads and foods. The current study aimed to determine the possibility of producing probiotic yogurt sauce and evaluate its physicochemical, microbiological, sensory and rheological properties throughout refrigeration storage. Lactobacillus rhamnosus was encapsulated with sodium alginate and resistant starch using the emulsion method. The survival of free and microencapsulated L. rhamnosus was studied in simulated gastrointestinal conditions. Two forms (free and microencapsulated) of L. rhamnosus were added to the yogurt sauce. The samples were kept for 30 days at 4 ˚C and evaluated on interval days (1st, 10th, 20th, and 30th) for the above mentioned properties. Survival improvement was demonstrated in microencapsulated L. rhamnosus compared to free L. rhamnosus. After two hours, the free form of L. rhamnosus showed five logarithmic cycles decreasing in cell viability, while microencapsulated L. rhamnosus presented only one logarithmic cycle reduction. Similarly, on day 30 of storage, the number of viable microencapsulated L. rhamnosus cells in the probiotic yogurt sauce was 6.61 log CFU/g, while the viable count for a sample containing free L. rhamnosus was 5.00 log CFU/g. The produced probiotic yogurt sauce was considered a pseudo-plastic fluid and presented mayonnaise behaviour. Moreover, samples containing microencapsulated probiotic bacteria displayed lower post-acidification values than samples containing free bacteria. The microencapsulation of probiotic bacteria improved the sensory quality of the produced probiotic yogurt sauce. Hence, producing a probiotic yogurt sauce with desirable properties is possible. پرونده مقاله