Application of sourdough in gluten-free bakery products.

ABSTRACTSIn recent years, the demand for gluten-free (GF) bakery products has grown rapidly due to the remarkable rising number of celiac patients and the increasing health awareness of GF products. However, GF products generally suffer from defects such as poor sensorial level, low nutritional value, high prices and short shelf life. Sourdough is the important starter culture applied in bakery field, and it has been proven to be ideal for enhancing the overall quality of bakery products. This review aims to systematically reviewed the application of sourdough in GF bakery products and its improvement to GF bakery products in terms of texture, shelf life, nutrition and flavor. Its positive effects derive from the complex metabolic activities of sourdough microorganisms, such as acidification, proteolysis, production of exopolysaccharides (EPS), activation of endogenous enzymes, and production of antibacterial substances. Finally, researchers are encouraged to expand the use of sourdough in GF bakery products to increase the variety of GF products. And the technical and nutritional potential of sourdough should be developed more widely.

Effect of fermentation time and addition amount of rice sourdoughs with different microbial compositions on the physicochemical properties of three gluten-free rice breads.

This study aimed to better understand the impact of microbial growth and metabolism on rice sourdough and their relationship with quality characteristics of rice breads. Therefore, this research determined the microbial compositions and biochemical characteristics of indica rice (IR), japonica rice (JR) and waxy rice (WR) sourdough within 72 h fermentation. And the effects of different fermentation time and dosage of rice sourdough on rheology of rice doughs, quality characteristics of rice breads were studied. The results showed that the dominant bacteria Leuconostoc changed the processing properties of rice doughs through producing organic acids and reducing sugars. Adding 30 % rice sourdough had the best effect on improving specific volume of rice breads. And IR and JR breads with sourdough fermented 48 h had the highest chewiness, cohesiveness, resilience and the lowest hardness, while WR breads had high viscosity and poor overall structure, which was not suitable for making gluten-free bread.