Protein Bread Fortification with Cumin and Caraway Seeds and By-Product Flour

Bouchra Sayed Ahmad (1, 2) , Thierry Talou (1) , Evita Straumite (3) , Martins Sabovics (3) , Zanda Kruma (3) , Zeinab Saad (2) , Akram Hijazi (2) , Othmane Merah (1, 4)

1 CAI - Chimie Agro-Industrielle
2 LU - University of Latvia
3 LU / ULB - الجامعة اللبنانية [بيروت] = Lebanese University [Beirut] = Université libanaise [Beyrouth]
4 UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

Malnutrition continues to be a key health problem in developing regions. The valorization of food waste appears as an ideal way to prevent malnutrition and improve people’s access to food. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) and caraway (Carum carvi L.) oilseeds are commonly used for cuisine and medicinal purposes. However, remaining cakes after oil extraction are usually underutilized. In order to assess the usefulness of these by-products in food applications, this study investigated the effect of their addition to protein bread formulations. Different levels (2, 4 and 6%) of whole seeds and cakes flour were used in the study. Fortified protein bread samples were compared to control protein bread and evaluated for their sensory, color, moisture, hardness properties, nutritional values as well as their biological activity. Results indicated that bread fortification shows a significant effect on bread properties depending on fortification level. A higher acceptability was observed specially for bread fortified with by-products flour. Increased tendencies of color darkness, moisture content, bread hardness, nutritional values as well as total phenolic content and radical scavenging activity compared to control bread were observed as the percentage of fortification increased in both cases. The overall results showed that the addition of cumin and caraway seeds and by-product flour can improve the antioxidant potential and overall quality of protein bread.

Mots clés: Caraway; Cumin; Bread quality; By-products; Radical scavenging activity; Total phenolic

Domaines: Alimentation et Nutrition

Bouchra Sayed Ahmad, Thierry Talou, Evita Straumite, Martins Sabovics, Zanda Kruma, et al.. Protein Bread Fortification with Cumin and Caraway Seeds and By-Product Flour. Foods, 2018, 7 (3), pp.28. ⟨10.3390/foods7030028⟩. ⟨hal-02370140⟩