Abstract
High dietary fibre cookies were manufactured from non-wheat (triticale, spelt and rye) flours with apple, beetroot and pumpkin pomace powders added as natural colourants. Cookies were characterized by nutritional composition, colour, texture and sensory profile and subjected to a 2-month shelf-life study. Additionally, an acceptability study was done to determine consumers’ acceptance of cookies. Cookies prepared from rye flour and pumpkin pomace, as well as cookies prepared from spelt flour and beetroot pomace, can be labelled as ‘high fibre’ (dietary fibre content of 8.90% and 7.09%, respectively), while cookies prepared from triticale flour and apple pomace can be labelled as a ‘source of fibre’ (dietary fibre content of 4.50%). No obvious trend in the colour of cookies was observed after storage at room temperature and 40 °C, indicating the stability of natural colourants. Hardness decrease was observed in all samples after storage; however, the acceptability study showed that consumers prefer softer cookies. Sensory analysis showed that there were no signs of rancidity in samples after storage. Although triticale flour and apple pomace sample received the highest liking scores for appearance, odour and taste, all samples had liking ratings higher than 4 (indifferent) and can be further modified to satisfy consumers’ demands.
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