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Optimization of Formulation of Low-Sugar White Gourd Stuffing in Cantonese-Style Moon Cake Based on TPA Parameters

CHEN Xian1,2, ZHANG Yan1,*, MA Yongxuan1, ZHANG Linghong1,2, WEI Zhencheng1   

  1. 1. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture,
    Sericultural and Agri-Food Research Institute GAAS, Guangzhou 510610, China;
    2. College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Online:2015-06-25 Published:2015-06-12
  • Contact: ZHANG Yan

Abstract:

This study investigated the optimization of low-sugar white gourd stuffing formulations for Cantonese-style
moon cake by correlating sensory score with texture profile analysis (TPA) parameters including hardness, cohesiveness
and resilience of moon cake. The results showed that all the three TPA parameters were significantly negatively correlated
with the sensory score of moon cake (P < 0.01) and that they could be used as indicators to evaluate the quality of low-sugar
white gourd stuffing. Maltitol, xylitol and isomaltooligosaccharide were used as sugar substitutes in the moon cake stuffing.
Two optimized formulations were obtained by simplex-centroid experiments consisting of 75.5% white gourd puree, 19.0%
maltitol, 4.5% peanut oil, and 1.0% corn starch; and 75.5% white gourd puree, 3.3% sucrose, 15.7% xylitol, 4.5% peanut oil,
and 1.0% corn starch, respectively.

Key words: Cantonese-style moon cake, texture profile analysis (TPA), sugar substitutes, simplex centroid experiment, low-sugar white gourd stuffing

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