• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.324-327
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• 2003

The quality characteristics of muffins prepared with hesperetin (0.2, 0.4 or 0.8%), a flavonoid, were evaluated. There were no significant differences in volumes and heights of the muffins due to the various additions of hesperetin, or in the L, a and b values of the crust and crumb of the various muffin groups. The sweetness of the muffins containing the highest level of hesperetin (0.8%) gave the highest scores in the sensory test. A stepwise regression analysis showed the sweetness and after taste were the significant factors affecting the overall preference for the muffins. Therefore, hesperetin may be useful as a muffin additive as its addition did not impair the sensory characteristics of the muffins.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.473-479
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• 2008

The principal objective of this study was to evaluate the sensory properties and physical characteristics of muffins produced using different fats(butter, grape seed oil) and mixing methods(Creaming method, Foam method, Single-stage method). The muffins weighed between $63.25{\sim}64.50$ g and were $5.77{\sim}6.42$ cm in height. In a texture analyzer test, muffins prepared via the single-stage method with butter evidenced the highest hardness, gumminess, and chewiness values among the five kinds of muffin prepared in these experiments. The springiness value was highest in the muffin prepared via the foam method with grape seed oil. In the sensory evaluation, we detected no significant differences among the muffins in terms of flavor($4.76{\sim}5.24$), taste($4.65{\sim}5.29$), softness ($4.65{\sim}5.41$), and overall acceptability ($4.47{\sim}5.29$). In the chemical composition analysis, moisture and crude protein contents were found to be higher in the control group(p<0.05) than in the muffin prepared via the foam method with grape seed oil(p<0.01). We noted no significant differences among the muffins in terms of crude lipids or crude ash content.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.1158-1162
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• 1998

Effects of addition of sorghum flour on the quality properties of wheat flour muffin were investigated. Initial pasting temperature and peak viscosity on amylograph increased with the concentrations of sorghum flour added, but final viscosity decreased. The lightness values decreased with the increase of sorghum flour contents in muffin, but redness values increased. The sorghum flour addition at 10% level did not affect the volume of muffin, but the volume of muffin containing 30% sorghum flour was significantly decreased compared to that of control. Most of texture parameters such as hardness, adhesiveness, gumminess and chewiness were not affected by the addition of sorghum flour up to 20% level. As results of sensory evaluation, appearance and flavor of muffins by addition of sorghum flour differed significantly from the control, but there were no differences among the muffins containing sorghum flour at 10, 20, and 30% levels. Texture of 10% sorghum flour muffin was similar to that of the control, but there was a significant difference in texture by 30% sorghum flour addition. However, taste and overall acceptability did not differ significantly up to 30% level.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.423-429
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• 2012

We examined the quality characteristics and conducted a sensory evaluation of muffins made with rice flour and the biopolymer hydroxyethyl methylcellulose (HEMC) to identify a new health functional food additive. First, overrun and foam stability of HEMC-HV (high viscosity) was better than HEMC-LV (low viscosity) to prepare muffins. Also the quality of rice muffins(volume, specific cake volume, and baking loss) was analyzed. There was no significant difference in the sensory evaluation of rice flour muffins containing foam mixture(egg white:HEMC-HV, 3:1, v/v) and muffin made from flour. The results showed that HEMC-HV was suitable for quick bread muffin-making using 100% rice flour.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.543-549
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• 2012

Muffins were prepared with different amounts of rice bran powder (0~30%), and their quality characteristics were investigated. The specific gravity of batters increased with increasing rice bran. While the initial pasting temperature increased with increasing rice bran amount, peak viscosity and viscosity at $95^{\circ}C$ after 15 min gradually decreased. The pH value of batters and muffins decreased with increasing rice bran amount. Moisture content of muffins was affected by the addition of rice bran powder. The lightness and yellowness values of muffins decreased with increasing rice bran amount, whereas redness value increased. For textural characteristics, hardness, gumminess and chewiness of muffins significantly increased with increasing rice bran amount, whereas cohesiveness and springiness decreased. Aircell uniformity of muffins became larger and more random as rice bran powder content increased. In the sensory evaluation, scores of taste and texture were the highest in muffin added with 5% rice bran powder. Overall acceptability was highest in control and the 5% group without any significant difference. Values of color, flavor, taste, texture and overall acceptability of muffins tended to decrease as rice bran powder content increased.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.7
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• pp.2508-2514
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• 2010

This study investigated the quality characteristics of the muffins with garlic paste. Four different paste concentration levels of 0, 40, 80 and 120g were added to 200g flour to make the muffin. In terms of color, the lightness and yellowness of the muffin increased and redness decreased with increasing amounts of garlic paste. Among the textural characteristics hardness, springness, cohesiveness, gumminess and chewiness were increased according to the addition level of garlic paste. However, there were no significant differences in hardness and springness of the muffin. For the sensory evaluation, appearance, flavor, taste and texture of the muffin was not significantly different than the control group. The appearance, taste, texture and overall acceptability were excellent in the group with the addition of 40g garlic paste. From the results of this study, the muffin with 40g garlic paste added content was shown to have the best quality.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.541-547
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• 2012

This study was performed to compare the processing aptitudes of the rice muffins produced from the seven rice varieties, including Goami, Goami 2, Deuraechan, Baegjinju, Seolgaeng, Haiami and Hanareum, along with the use of hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses (HPMCs) as a replacement for the egg white. The water binding capacity of rice flours was significantly higher than that of wheat flour, but its fat binding capacity was lower than that of wheat flour (p<0.05). In the viscosity of the batter, Goami and Baegjinju were lower than that of the wheat flour. There was no significant difference in the specific gravity of Seolgaeng and the batter of wheat flour. The pH of all varieties except Goami 2 was higher than batter of wheat flour(p<0.05). Haiami flour produced higher muffin volume and specific volume compared with the wheat flour muffin. The textural characteristics, the muffins produced by Haiami and Hanareum flours had significantly lower hardness than the wheat flour muffin after 30 hours. All rice varieties except Gaomi 2 showed no significant difference compared to the wheat flour muffin in color, taste and texture (p<0.05). Furthermore, flavor of muffins produced from the Seolgaeng, Haiami and Hanareum flours tested higher than the wheat flour muffin. It was concluded that the rice varieties of Seolgaeng, Goami, Haiami and Hanareum were considered to be the most suitable rice cultivars for the rice muffins.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.1367-1372
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• 2004

The effects of barley bran substitution on the quality of sugar-snap cookie and muffin were investigated using physical tests and sensory evaluation. Barley bran contained 29.04% starch, 16.23% protein, and 8.57% lipid. They were formulated by substituting the flour with the barley bran of 0, 10, 20, and 30%. Increasing levels of barley bran substitution reduced cookie spread, lightness, top grain scores and other sensory qualities. Cookies with 10% barley bran substitution, however, were not significantly different from the control cookies in sensory characteristics, and cookies with 20% barley scored well above the minimum acceptance level of 5 on a 9-point scale. Although the barley bran decreased muffin volume and had a deleterious effect on crumb grain, muffins with 10% bran had acceptable sensory properties. The physical and sensory results indicated that barley bran could be added to cookie and muffin at replacement levels up to 20% without a large adverse effect on cookie and muffin quality.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.476-481
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• 2002

The Physical and sensory characteristics of muffins prepared with flavonoids such as ferulic acid and p-hydroxybenzoic acid were evaluated for the development of functional foods using these flavonoids. The solubilities of ferulic acid and p-hydroxybenzoic acid were over 1% in water and the solutions showed a good thermal stability. However, 1% ferulic acid and p-hydroxybenzoic acid solution showed a color change during heating. The volume and maximum height of the control muffin were the greatest among the muffin groups. The volume of the muffins decreased with the increase of flavonoid concentration. The volumes of muffins with p-hydroxybenzoic acid were smaller than those of muffins with ferulic acid. The L, a and b values on crust and crumb of the muffin groups were not significantly different. The chemical flavor, bitterness and after taste of the muffins prepared with ferulic acid were stronger than those of the control muffins. Savory flavor and sweetness of the muffins with ferulic acid were weaker than those of the control muffins. The muffins with p-hydroxybenzoic acid were not significantly different from the control muffins in the appearance, flavor, taste, texture and overall acceptability. These results demonstrated that p-hydroxybenzoic acid may be useful as an additive to muffin.

• Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.212-226
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal composite recipe of rice muffin using three different amounts of Chinese artichoke (Stachys sieboldii MIQ) powder, brown sugar, and egg. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to obtain 16 experimental points (including three replicates of Chinese artichoke powder, brown sugar, and egg), and the Chinese artichoke rice muffin formulation was optimized using rheology. The results of the sensory evaluation showed very significant values for color, texture, sweetness, and overall quality (P<0.05). The results of the color, texture, and chemical analyses showed significant values for crumb redness (P<0.01), crumb yellowness (P<0.05), crust redness (P<0.05), crust yellowness (P<0.001), crust lightness (P<0.05), adhesiveness (P<0.01), springiness (P<0.001), gumminess (P<0.01), cohesiveness (P<0.05), moisture content (P<0.05), and sweetness (P<0.05). As a result, optimum formulations obtained by numerical and graphical methods were found to be 8.28 g of Chinese artichoke powder, 66.20 g of brown sugar, 111.72 g of sticky rice powder, 30 g of rice powder, and 59.37 g of egg.