The current food industry drives interest in foods that not only satisfy basic needs, but also promote health. In this context, yacon, with its fructooligosaccharides (FOS)-rich syrup, emerges as a valuable plant source for improving the properties of bread. This study evaluated the effects of FOS addition from yacon on the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of bread. A traditional methodology involving bread making with different concentrations of the syrup was employed. The results revealed that the treatments with 0.5% and 1.5% yacon syrup excelled in bulk density, crumb cell shape and crumb appearance. In the sensory evaluation, the 0% and 0.5% treatments scored best in crust colour, texture and flavour. In conclusion, the addition of FOS to bread was shown to significantly improve its physicochemical and sensory characteristics: the addition of 1.5% and 0.5% improved bread ...

En respuesta a la celiaquía, la panificación libre de gluten se ha convertido en un campo de investigación orientado al empleo de harinas y almidones alternativos. Esta investigación evaluó el impacto de la combinación entre las harinas de soja, maíz y almidón de papa en las propiedades sensoriales del pan. El método empleado albergó la elaboración habitual del pan con variaciones en harina de soja (HS), harina de maíz (HM) y almidón de papa (AP), empleando cuatro formulaciones: F1(HS10%, M30%, AP15%), F2(HS20%, HM25%, AP10%),), F3(HS25%, M10%, AP20%), y F4(HS15%, M15%, AP25%). El resultado óptimo se evidencia en el tratamiento F2, constituido por 20% de harina de soja, 25% de harina de maíz y 10% de almidón de papa, destacando tanto en sus propiedades fisicoquímicas con 19% de Humedad, 16% de proteínas, 9% de lípidos, 71% de carbohidratos, 55.5% de retención de gas y...