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Original Articles

The Influence of Pectin from Apple and Gum Arabic from Acacia Tree on the Quality of Pizza

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Pages 1417-1428 | Received 23 Dec 2010, Accepted 26 Apr 2011, Published online: 24 May 2013

Abstract

The aim of this work was to determine the effect of apple pectin and arabic gum on the organoleptic characteristics of pizza flans. Significant differences in the sensory characteristics, such as flavour and change during chewing as well as the quality between the pizza flan with the addition of hydrocolloids and the pizza flan without them were found out. The additions of hydrocolloids improve the quality and flavour of pizza flans. On the other hand, higher amounts of gum arabic from the acacia tree caused worse tenderness of the bakery product.

INTRODUCTION

Pizzas are known for their wide varieties and attractive appearance. New styles of pizzas are produced in the highly competitive market all the time. Although different pizzas have different visual features, general features of an acceptable pizza include a regular overall histogram; similar sub-histograms of partitioned wedges; a uniform colour of each individual topping; a similar shape of each individual topping; a pre-defined area percentage of topping objects; an even distribution of each individual topping; a smooth surface; a round contour; a proper topping overlap; and an appropriate height of the pizza.[Citation1, Citation2]

Additives are used in bakery products to facilitate processing, to compensate for variations in raw materials, to guarantee constant quality, and to preserve freshness and food properties.[Citation3]

Hydrocolloids induce structural changes in the main components of wheat flour systems along breadmaking steps and bread storage.[Citation4] Such structural changes modify some enzyme selectivity[Citation4] and change the technological quality of doughs and breads.[Citation5] Hydrocolloids also affect breadmaking performance and keepability of the breads stored.[Citation6, Citation7] Hydrocolloids, when they are used in small quantities (<1% (w/w) in flour), are expected to increase water retention and loaf volume, and to decrease firmness and starch retrogradation.[Citation4] It is known that hydrocolloids improve the bread volume, and encourage a softer texture and slower staling rate.[Citation8] The improved properties of dough are significantly reflected in the quality parameters of fresh and stored baked products.[Citation4] The importance of textural and surface properties of wheat doughs lie in their effect on the dough handling ability and their predictive value.[Citation4, Citation7]

Pectins are heteropolysaccharides composed of hydrocolloids that occur naturally in higher plants, and are widely used in the food industry owing to their ability to form gels, stabilize, and emulsify.[Citation9, Citation10] Chemically, pectins are a mixture of complex polysaccharides, with homogalacturonan being the main component. This is a linear polymer made up of repeated units of alpha-(1-4)-linked D-galacturonic acid to form a long polygalacturonic chain.[Citation11 Citation13] In their molecular structure, the carboxylic acids of galacturonic monomers may or may not be esterified with methanol, or even acetic acid, in which case the percentage of esterified groups is expressed in the degree of methoxylation (DM) and the degree of acetylation, respectively.[Citation11, Citation14 Citation16] DM may reach the equivalent of 14% methoxyl, which means esterification of between 50 and 80%. These are known as high grade methoxyl pectins, while those with a maximum of 7%, or a degree of esterification below 50%, are regarded as low-grade methoxyl pectins.[Citation10] The extraction of pectins occurs in three main stages: the acid aqueous extraction of the extracted liquor precipitate, followed by the subsequent isolation and characterization of the pectin.[Citation10, Citation17, Citation18] During thermal processing of plant tissues, pectin is subject to depolymerization reactions, which results in texture deterioration.[Citation19, Citation20] Depending on pH and degree of methoxylation (DM), β-elimination or acid hydrolysis may occur.[Citation21] Pectin depolymerization is one of the main causes of texture deterioration of fruits and vegetables during thermal processing.[Citation19] In the case of porous plant materials, texture deterioration can be reduced by infusion of calcium ions and pectinmethylesterase.[Citation22 Citation24] The latter enzyme demethoxylates pectin, giving rise to negatively charged groups, which crosslink with Ca2+. This interaction induces texture firming. On the other hand, demethoxylation may also influence texture by reducing the sensitivity of pectin to β-elimination while increasing the sensitivity to acid hydrolysis, in particular at elevated temperature. The influence of calcium ions on β-elimination rates have been investigated by Sila et al.,[Citation19] Keijbets and Pilnik,[Citation25] and Sajjaanantakul et al.,[Citation26] while Krall and Mcfeeters[Citation27] investigated the influence of Ca2+ on acid hydrolysis rates.

Gum arabic, also known as gum acacia, chaar gund, char goond, or meska, is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the acacia tree: Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. In modern times, the most important applications of gum arabic have been not as an adhesive but as an emulsifier in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Gum arabic is predominantly carbohydrate, which is typically 42% (w/w) galactosyl (Gal), 27% arabinosyl (Ara), 15% rhamnosyl (Rha), 14.5% glucuronosyl (GlcA), and 1.5% 4-O-methyl-glucuronosyl (4-O-Me-GlcA) residues in gum arabic from Acacia senegal; and 38% Gal, 46% Ara, 4% Rha, 6.5% GlcA, and 5.5% 4-O-Me-GlcA in gum arabic from Acacia seyal.[Citation28] About 2% of gum arabic is protein, which is characteristically rich in hydroxyprolyl, prolyl, and seryl residues.[Citation29 Citation31] Various chromatographic procedures demonstrate that gum arabic is a complex mixture of macromolecules, the bulk of which fall in the range of 250–2000 kilodaltons (kDa).[Citation30, Citation32 Citation34]

The consequence of this phenomenon is a wide application of gum arabic in several foods. It is a gummy exudation originating from the acacia tree known to be produced by stress conditions, such as heat, drought, and wounding.[Citation35] It is also widely used for flavour encapsulation in dry mix products (e.g., puddings, desserts, cakes, and soups) and in order to prevent sugar crystallisation in confectionery products.[Citation35] Gum arabic is a member of the arabinogalactan–protein group[Citation29, Citation36, Citation37] and is a complex branched heteropolyelectrolyte with a backbone of 1,3-linked β-galactopyranose units and sidechains of 1,6-linked galactopyranose units terminating in a glucuronic acid or a methylglucuronic acid residue.[Citation38] It is a heteropolysaccharide that contains about 2–2.4% protein covalently linked to the carbohydrate through serine and hydroxyproline residues, resulting in a mixture of arabinogalactan–protein complexes, each containing several polysaccharide units linked to a common protein core.[Citation35, Citation38, Citation39] The aim of this study was to determine the effect of two hydrocolloids (pectin from apple, gum arabic from the acacia tree) with a different chemical structure on the quality of pizza dough.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Wheat Flour

For the assessment, common commercial wheat flour T 530 (quantitative parameters: moisture content (MC) = 135.0 g.kg−1, wet gluten content in dry matter (GC) = 341.0 g.kg−1, gluten index 83, falling number (FN) = 370 s), provided by Penam, a.s., Brno, Czech Republic, was used. Other information about the flour was found by means of alveograph analysis (Chopin–Tripette & Renauld, France) according to the methods ISO 5530-4.[Citation40] The information can be seen in .

Table 1  Alveograph characteristics of investigated untreated flour

Additives

The following hydrocolloids were used: pectin from apple (specification: synonym: poly-D-galacturonic acid methyl ester, loss on drying < OR = 10.0%, lead < OR = 5 ppm, sugars and organic acids < OR = 20 mg, assay for methoxy groups (dry basis) > OR = 6.7%, assay for galacturonic acid (dry basis) > OR = 74.0%) from Sigma-Aldrich, Germany in the additions of 10.0, 15.0, and 20.0 g.kg−1 and gum arabic from the acacia tree (specification: appearance (colour)-off white, appearance (form)-powder, loss on drying ≤15%) from Sigma-Aldrich, Germany in the additions of 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 g.kg−1.

METHODS

Chemical Analysis

Each sample was characterised by dry matter content and pH. Dry matter content was determined according to ISO 560116-3;[Citation41] pH of the model dough was measured three times by a pH meter (pH Tester with Spear Electrode, ENVCO-Environmental Equipment, Brisbane, Australia) with a durable glass spear tip electrode enclosed in a resilient engineered plastic body. The electrode was calibrated regularly using a set of standard buffer solutions (pH 4.01, 7.00, 10.01 [USA]; pH 4.01, 6.86, 9.18 [NIST]).

Baking

The doughs were prepared from 250 g of flour, 125 g.kg−1 of water, 5.0 g.kg−1 of salt, 3.0 g.kg−1 of yeast NOLI 42 g (Saccharomyces cerevisia, beige colour, crumbly mass, which is moulded and formed into a cube) from Lesaffre Česko a.s., Olomouc, Czech Republic, 5.0 g.kg−1 of oil and corresponding amounts of the individual hydrocolloids (pectin from apple in the additions of 10.0, 15.0, and 20.0 g.kg−1, gum arabic from the acacia tree in the additions of 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 g.kg−1) were added. The doughs were handmade and then they were left to stand in a form (Bosch HEZ 317 000, Elektro-Sikora, s.r.o., Liberec, Czech Republic) for 1 h at a humidity of 75%. After 1 h, the pizzas were put into an electric RedFox furnace (Tes, spol. s.r.o., Chotěboř, Czech Republic) and they were baked for 5 min at a temperature of 350°C.

Sensory Analysis

The pizzas were evaluated by a panel of 16 assessors (selected assessors; students of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Technology) trained according to ISO 8586-1[Citation42] for three months. This evaluation was performed within the sensory laboratory equipped in accordance with ISO 8589.[Citation43] The samples of pizzas were coded anonymously and served at room temperature (22 ± 2°C).

Samples

After baking, each pizza was cut into quarters. Four pieces of pizza were served on the plate. The sensory analyses were divided into two parts:

1.

One piece of pizza, which was the control sample of the pizza (pizza without hydrocolloids) and three pieces (samples) of pizza with different amounts of the individual hydrocolloids (pectin from apple in the additions of 10.0, 15.0, and 20.0 g.kg−1 or gum arabic from the acacia tree in the additions of 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 g.kg−1) were put on the plate. The sensory assessors evaluated the same eight samples of pizza every day. The sensory analyses were repeated for three days. A five-point hedonic scale was used for the assessment of taste, dryness, change in taste during chewing, pliability, tenderness, absorptiveness, sensation when swallowing, and quality.

2.

Four pieces (samples) of pizza were served on the plate. The best two samples of pizza with pectin from apple in the additions of 10.0 and 15.0 g.kg−1 (according to the first part (1)) were evaluated against the best two samples of pizza with gum arabic from the acacia tree in the additions of 25.0 and 37.5 g.kg−1 (according to the first part (1)). The sensory assessors evaluated the same four samples of pizza every day. The sensory analysis was repeated for three days. A five-point hedonic scale was used for the assessment of taste, dryness, pliability, tenderness, and quality.

Statistical Data Analysis

The results of the basic chemical analysis were statistically evaluated. The results of the sensory analysis were statistically evaluated by means of non-parametric analysis of variance (Kruskal-Wallis test), Friedman test, or Wilcoxon test according to Agresti.[Citation44] The differences among the comparisons had to achieve P < 0.05 to show significance.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Chemical Analysis

The total water content in the doughs with the addition of pectin from apple and gum arabic from the acacia tree was compared. This was contrasted with the standard, which was dough without these additives (control dough), in order to find out if the amount of additives influences the total water content in wheat dough. The results of the recorded values of water content are shown in . According to the observation of the change in water content while using hydrocolloids, it can be said that the addition of hydrocolloids, such as pectin from apple and gum arabic from the acacia tree, had no effect on the water content in the dough and thus no effect on the dry matter content (). Our results are in partial agreement with the work of Bárcenas et al.[Citation8] who investigated that the presence of arabic gum did not affect hydration properties of the gluten.

Table 2  Values of dry matter content

Table 3  Values of pH

The measured values of pH in the dough samples () show that the control dough (made of flour, water, salt, and yeast) had the lowest pH, i.e., 4.88 on average. pH of the dough with the addition of pectin from apple was decreasing with the increasing amount of pectin from apple (10.0 g.kg−1 = 5.32; 15.0 g.kg−1 = 5.29; 20.0 g.kg−1 = 5.27; ). Our results are in partial agreement with the work of Sila et al.[Citation19] who stated that pectin demethoxylation may also influence texture by reducing the sensitivity of pectin to β-elimination while increasing the sensitivity to acid hydrolysis, in particular at elevated temperature. Krall and Mcfeeters[Citation27] investigated the influence of Ca2+ on acid hydrolysis rates, too. pH of the dough with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree was also decreasing with the increasing amount of gum arabic from the acacia tree (12.5 g.kg−1 = 5.47; 25.0 g.kg−1 = 5.40; 37.5 g.kg−1 = 5.39). It was supposed that pH in the doughs with the addition of hydrocolloids is higher in comparison with the control dough, i.e., dough without the addition of hydrocolloids, which is caused by calcium and magnesium ions contained in the pectin from apple and calcium, magnesium, and potassium ions contained in the gum arabic from the acacia tree. It is assumed that in a water environment, CO2 formed during the dough-rising period. CO2 together with these ions creates colloid-dispersed insoluble magnesium and calcium salts, which contribute to buffer capacity of the dough and thus no significant acidification of the dough occurs like in the case of the dough without the addition of hydrocolloids. Based on the differences in the measured pH between the dough with the addition of pectin from apple and gum arabic from the acacia tree, we can also take into consideration a different concentration of the cations in macromolecular structure of the additives.

Sensory Analysis

Within this work, three experiments were performed as follows. In the first experiment, the influence of pectin from apple on the sensory characteristics of model pizza products was studied. For this purpose, three batches (batch I, II, and III) of model pizza products were made. They all contained, except for the control sample, samples with the addition of pectin from apple (10.0, 15.0, and 20.0 g.kg−1). In these pizzas, the following characteristics were evaluated: taste, dryness, change in taste during chewing, pliability, tenderness, absorptiveness, sensation when swallowing, and quality.

The second experiment was focused on the influence of gum arabic from the acacia tree on the sensory characteristics of model pizza products. For this purpose, three batches (batch I, II, and III) of model pizza products were made. They all contained, except for the control sample, samples with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree (12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 g.kg−1). In these pizzas, the following characteristics were evaluated: taste, dryness, change in taste during chewing, pliability, tenderness, absorptiveness, sensation when swallowing, and quality.

In the third experiment, the two best-evaluated samples with the addition of pectin from apple (10.0 and 15.0 g.kg−1) and the two best-evaluated samples with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree (25.0 and 37.5 g.kg−1) were compared from the point of view of the highest preference among the selected assessors. In these pizzas, the following characteristics were evaluated: taste, dryness, pliability, tenderness, and quality.

The results of the evaluation of the characteristics, such as taste, dryness, pliability, tenderness, change in taste during chewing, the ability of the crumb to absorb saliva (saliva-absorbing capacity), sensation when swallowing, and the overall evaluation (quality), are assessed by means of category quality scale of pizza samples. The results are shown in in form of median.

Table 4  Results (expressed as median) of the sensory analysis of the tested pizzas with hydrocolloids from series I–III.Footnote*

Pizza batch I (with the addition of pectin from apple)

At the level of significance of 5%, a statistically significant difference in taste was found between the control pizza sample and the samples with the addition of 10.0, 15.0, and 20.0 g.kg−1 pectin from apple (P < 0.05). No statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) was found between the individual samples with the addition of pectin from apple. The assessors noticed an evident improvement in taste in the sample with the additions of pectin from apple compared with the control sample ().

Furthermore, a statistically significant difference in taste during chewing was found between the control sample and the samples with the addition of 10.0, 15.0, and 20.0 g.kg−1 pectin from apple (P < 0.05). During chewing, a change for the better was observed by the assessors in all samples with the addition of pectin from apple compared with the control sample ().

The results obtained by means of the sensory analysis reveal that a statistically significant difference in the overall evaluation (quality) was found between the control pizza samples and the samples with the addition of 10.0, 15.0, and 20.0 g.kg−1 pectin from apple (P < 0.05). Also, the assessors noticed a better quality of the samples with the addition of pectin from apple compared with the control sample (). Our results are not in agreement with the work of Sila et al.[Citation19] who investigated that pectin depolymerization is one of the main causes of texture deterioration of fruits and vegetables during thermal processing. But our results are in partial agreement with the works,[Citation22 Citation24] which stated that in the case of porous plant materials, texture deterioration can be reduced by infusion of calcium ions and pectinmethylesterase. At the level of significance of 5%, no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) was found in the other sensory characteristics, such as dryness, pliability, tenderness, saliva-absorbing capacity, and sensation when swallowing. Our results are not in agreement with the work of Bárcenas et al.[Citation8] who investigated that hydrocolloids softer texture and slower staling rate.

Pizza batch II (with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree)

The results obtained by means of the sensory analysis reveal that at the level of significance of 5%, a statistically significant difference in taste was found between the control pizza sample (without the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree) and the samples with the additions of 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 g.kg−1 gum arabic from the acacia tree (P < 0.05). The assessors noticed an improvement in taste in the sample with the addition of 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 g.kg−1 gum arabic from the acacia tree compared with the control sample ().

Furthermore, a statistically significant difference in dryness of the pizzas was found between the control sample and the sample with the addition of 37.5 g.kg−1 gum arabic from the acacia tree (P < 0.05). According to the assessors, the sample with the highest addition (37.5 g.kg−1) gum arabic from the acacia tree showed less dryness compared with the control sample (). Our results are in agreement with the work of Bárcenas et al.[Citation8] who investigated that hydrocolloids softer texture.

The assessors also found a statistically significant difference in tenderness between the control pizza sample and the sample with the highest addition (37.5 g.kg−1) of gum arabic from the acacia tree (P < 0.05). The assessors noticed deterioration in tenderness and thus a harder texture in the samples with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree ().

Also, a statistically significant difference in taste during chewing was found between the control sample and the samples with 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 g.kg−1 gum arabic from the acacia tree (P < 0.05). A change for the better was observed by the assessors in all samples with the additions of gum arabic from the acacia tree. No difference (P > 0.05) was found between the individual samples with the additions of gum arabic from the acacia tree (). At the level of significance of 5%, a statistically significant difference was found in the overall evaluation (quality) between the control sample and the samples with the additions of 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 g.kg−1 gum arabic from the acacia tree (P < 0.05). An improvement in quality was observed in all samples with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree (). At the level of significance of 5%, no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) was found in the other sensory characteristics, such as pliability, saliva-absorbing capacity, and sensation when swallowing.

Pizza batch III (the best pizza samples with pectin from apple compared to the best pizza samples with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree). According to the sensory analysis, at the level of significance of 5%, no statistically significant difference was found between the best pizza samples with the addition of pectin from apple (10.0 and 15.0 g.kg−1) and the best pizza samples with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree (25.0 and 37.5 g.kg−1) in any of the sensory characteristics (P > 0.05). Thus, it might be claimed that the samples compared do not differ in taste, dryness, pliability, tenderness, and quality ().

CONCLUSION

Hydrocolloids are used in the baking industry in order to improve the texture, moisture retention or overall quality of the bakery product. The aim of the work was to find out if the additives such as pectin from apple and gum arabic from the acacia tree influence the organoleptic properties of pizza flans and thus their quality. According to the results obtained from the chemical analyses regarding the comparison of the changes in pH with the increasing additions of hydrocolloids in the dough and the results of the sensory analyses, it cannot be said that the change in pH of dough caused by the addition of pectin from apple or gum arabic from the acacia tree influences the organoleptic properties of pizza flans in any way. pH of the dough with the addition of hydrocolloids was decreasing with the increasing amount of hydrocolloids. But pH of control dough was the lowest. Dry matter was treated as the main indicator of dough and its homogeneity. Another reason why dry matter was evaluated was to find out if the additions of hydrocolloids and their amounts influence the water content in dough to a large extent. The results obtained reveal that there is no relation between the amount of the hydrocolloids added and dry matter content. The results of the sensory analysis show that the addition of pectin from apple has a positive impact on the organoleptic properties, such as taste and change in taste during chewing. Also, the overall quality improves thanks to the added pectin from apple. The other organoleptic properties, such as dryness, pliability, tenderness, saliva-absorbing capacity, and sensation when swallowing, were not affected. The addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree improves the taste of pizza flans as well as the change in taste during chewing and has a positive effect on the overall quality of pizza and dryness. On the other hand, the highest addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree had a negative effect on the tenderness of the pizza samples. There are no differences between the best pizza samples with the addition of pectin from apple (10.0 and 15.0 g.kg−1) and the best pizza samples with the addition of gum arabic from the acacia tree (25.0 and 37.5 g.kg−1) in the organoleptic properties of pizza flans. These pizza flans were evaluated very well by the sensory assessors. Thanks to their significant and positive influence on taste and the overall quality of pizzas, hydrocolloids can be recommended to the producers of pizza flans or to restaurant keepers who make these products. Moreover, it must be mentioned that the hydrocolloids added are also important from the nutritional point of view. They are an important source of fibre (pectin from apple), the consumption of which is still insufficient in the human diet. The addition of hydrocolloids thus increases the nutritional value of the final bakery product.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work was kindly supported by a project of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Grant no. MSM 7088352101).

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