Huihui Dai , Yiting Guo , Xin Chen , Xueqing Zhu , Hongzhou An
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore the potential application of wheat gluten hydrolysates (WGH) in high-moisture plant-protein extrudates (HMPPE). The influence of different addition proportions of WGH (0 %, 10 %, 20 %, 30 %) on the response parameters of the extruder, the structural and antioxidant properties of HMPPE was investigated and compared with animal meat. The results indicated that the increase in the proportion of WGH reduced the specific mechanical energy and die pressure of the extruder by 52.2 kJ/kg and 0.8 MPa, respectively. The color of HMPPE deepened, and the texturization degree decreased from 2.90 to 1.53. The hardness, springiness and chewiness gradually decreased, and the textural characteristics were closer to chicken breast and beef tenderloin. Moreover, the addition of WGH optimized the amino acid composition of HMPPE. The values of DPPH and ABTS increased by 32.79 % and 18.66 %, indicating that the antioxidant capacity of HMPPE was enhanced and higher than that of chicken breast and beef tenderloin. Overall, these results provided a new strategy for producing high-quality plant-based protein meat analogues by adding an appropriate amount of WGH.
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