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Effects of vacuum degree on the water status, physicochemical properties and microstructure of fast frozen dumpling wrappers
Author(s) -
Liu Xingli,
Zhao Shuangli,
Wei Qingqing,
Zhao Xuewei,
Zhang Hua
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/ijfs.14108
Subject(s) - mixing (physics) , microstructure , chemistry , food science , moisture , water activity , materials science , water content , crystallography , organic chemistry , physics , geotechnical engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering
Summary Vacuum mixing is a new method of dough making, and little literature is available regarding its effects on the product quality of frozen food. This research studied the effects of different degrees of vacuum (0.00, −0.02, −0.04, −0.06, −0.08 MP a) on the water state, thermal properties, cooking characteristics and microstructure of fast frozen dumpling wrappers during different storage times (0, 14 and 30 days). Vacuum mixing significantly decreased the spin–spin relaxation times (T 2 ) and freezing water content, thus indicating that it decreased the mobility of moisture and enhanced the binding of dough components with water molecules. Furthermore, the increases in the cooking loss rate and hardness of fast frozen dumpling wrappers during storage were inhibited by vacuum mixing, especially after storage for 30 days, possibly because vacuum mixing formed a more continuous and compacted dough structure, thereby generating a smaller ice crystal structure. These results should provide a theoretical basis for the application of vacuum mixing to fast frozen dumplings.