Quality Characteristics of Yellow Layer Cake Containing Varying Amounts of Persimmon Leaf Powder

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We researched the physical, chemical, functional, textural, and manufacturing characteristics of yellow layer cake which prepared by adding different amounts of persimmon leaf powder (0, 4, 8, 12, 16%). The color of the crumbs inside the cake appeared dark, demonstrating that the L value decreased as the amount of persimmon leaf powder increased. The value of a, which corresponds to the level of redness, increased and the cake appeared dark red as the amount of persimmon leaf powder added increased; whereas, the yellowness of the cake tended to decrease as the value of b, which corresponds to the level of yellowness, gradually. As the amount of persimmon leaf powder added increased, the specific loaf volume of the cake increased, but the amount of baking loss tended to be similar at all. The textural characteristics of hardness and gumminess tended to increase, but cohesion and elasticity were not influenced by the addition of persimmon leaf powder. In the sensory test, color was rated low, but flavor, taste, and texture showed the highest score in 8% as the amount of persimmon leaf powder added increased. The general preference was highest when the persimmon leaf powder was added in the amount of 8%, and it decreased as the amount of persimmon leaf powder added increased.