• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.272-275
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• 2007

Red yeast rice flour, which is a natural functional material, was used in muffin production at different concentrations ranging from 0 to 10%. The initial pasting temperature was not affected by the addition of red yeast rice flour, whereas peak viscosity and final viscosity decreased with increasing concentrations. The lightness value of the muffins decreased, however, the redness value increased with increasing amounts of red yeast rice flour. The bulk of the muffins was generally reduced by the addition of red yeast rice flour. At the 10% concentration, hardness and viscosity were similar to the control, and there were no changes in springiness or cohesiveness. For the sensory evaluation, parameters such as appearance, color, texture, taste, and overall acceptability increased significantly from the control at the 3% concentration of red yeast rice flour, but flavor decreased with increasing amounts of red yeast rice flour. Based on these results and the sensory evaluation specifically, the optimal amount of red yeast rice flour added to the muffins was the 3% concentration.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.338-344
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• 2011

In this study, muffins were produced using dropwort powder and to the quality characteristics such as volume, height and moisture content The results showed that the height of the muffin was 5 cm and there were no significant differences across samples (p<0.05). The volume of the muffin increased as the amount of dropwort powder increased. With respect to the moisture content, a comparison group showed a moisture content of 26%, and the 3%-added and the 6%-added groups did not show any significant difference. The 9%-added group, however, did show a significant difference (p<0.05). The results of texture measurements showed that hardness increased as the amount of added dropwort powder increased. There were also significant differences in adhesiveness and springing across samples (p<0.05). With respect to cohesiveness, gumminess and chewiness, these characteristics tended to increase as the amount of added dropwort powder increased, and there were significant differences across samples (p<0.05). Sensory test results of added showed that the 3%-added group scored the highest for color, flavor and taste. For texture, the 6%-added group showed a value of 6.2, which was the highest texture. In terms of the overall acceptability, the 3% dropwort powder group showed a score of 7.2, which was the highest acceptability. These results suggest that the 3%-added group was the most desirable and appropriate.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.285-294
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• 2011

Using mulberries, a kind of functional food rising these days, we made muffins that people often eat to find the best recipe for mulberry muffins. Also, to find their quality characteristics and show possibility of making new products using mulberries, tests of pH, specific gravity, specific volume, chromaticity, mechanical quality characteristics and preference were done. As more mulberry concentrate was added, pH of muffin dough was decreased and specific gravity was increased. Specific volume was decreased as more mulberry concentrate was added Weight became heavier while volume decreased; and it seems decrease of volume was caused by additives like roughage of concentrate. For chromaticity, all L, a, b values decreased. Acceptance test of muffins with 15% substituted sample showed the highest figure and the rest of the samples were similar to one another in general. For texture, hardness and chewiness were increased as more mulberry concentrate was added, but springiness and adhesiveness were decreased. For example, general interest was the highest in 20% added group, and the order is as follows; 20% > 15% > 10% > 0% > 25%. Addition of mulberry concentrate could lower the quality of products by decreasing their volumes and increasing their hardness. Therefore, this research suggests that the optimum addition rates of mulberry concentrate should be between 15~20%.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.31-43
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to develop Zingiber officinale Roscoe powder(ginger powder) sweet rice muffins. The process included substituting sweet rice flour for cake flour and adding ginger powder. The mixing conditions for the ginger powder sweet rice muffins were a control and three levels of ginger powder (A), whole egg (B), and soybean oil (C) using central composite design, and were optimized by response surface methodology. The optimization was analyzed with regard to physical, textural, and sensory properties. Among the sensory properties, variables that appeared to show significant values, such as appearance, flavor, softness and overall quality were used to identify optimums. The numerical and graphical methods used in this study determined that the optimum formulation for ginger powder sweet rice muffins was 8.39 g of ginger powder, 215.37 g of whole egg, and 54.40 g of soybean oil. Ginger increases appetite, enhances metabolism and reduces the speed of aging. These health advantages of ginger provide evidences that ginger powder sweet rice muffins are a good healthy snack, particularly for the elderly.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.863-870
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• 2011

In this study, muffins containing Bokbunja, popularly known as a psychological activator and functional material, was made, and its preference levels and qualitative characteristics were evaluated. We measured the height and weight of muffins containing Bokbunja powder. Height decreased when the volume of Bokbunja powder increased (p<0.001). When weight was measured, there was no meaningful difference between the samples, although the Bokbunja powder-containing samples were heavier than the samples not containing Bokbunja powder. When we measured the weight and specific volume of the muffins containing Bokbunja powder, the specific volume decreased when the amount of Bokbunja powder increased (p<0.001). The moisture and pH levels of the muffins not containing Bokbunja powder were 17.04% and pH 8.59, respectively. As the volume of Bokbunja powder increased, the moisture level of Bokbunja muffin increased while the pH decreased, and there was a significant difference (p<0.001). As a result of measuring the colors of muffins, the brightness of the muffins containing Bokbunja powder decreased, and the muffins showed decreased yellowness index and increased redness. In measuring the texture of Bokbunja muffins, hardness decreased as the volume of Bokbunja power increased (p<0.001). Further, springness of the muffins decreased as the volume of Bokbunja powder increased, and there was a significant difference (p<0.001). The chewiness of the muffins not containing Bokbunja powder was higher than any other muffin sample, and there was a significant difference between the samples (p<0.001). Further, the cohesiveness of the decreased as the volume of Bokbunja powder increased (p<0.001). Bokbunja muffins showed a lower gumminess index than those not containing Bokbunja powder (p< 0.05). When the sensual qualities of the muffins were measured, the color, flavor, taste, and softness of all of the samples showed significant differences (p<0.001), and the muffins containing 8% Bokbunja powder showed the highest sensual quality indexes. When the general preference level for the muffins was measured, the muffins containing 8% Bokbunja powder showed the highest index, 7.03${\pm}$0.96. Based on this result, the ideal volume of Bokbunja powder when making muffins is 8%.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.76-83
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• 2016

This study investigated the quality characteristics and antioxidative activity of muffins prepared with coffee ground residue water extracts (CRE) and powder (CRP). CRE-muffins were prepared by addition of CRE (0~2.0%, w/v) to water of a basic formulation, whereas CRP-muffins were prepared by addition of CRP (0~3.0%, w/w) to the flour. The height and volume index of CRE-muffins were higher than those of control. The weight and water contents of CRE-muffins and CRP-muffins were higher than those of the control. The hardness of CRE-muffins decreased compared to the control, whereas hardness of CRP-muffins increased. The total polyphenol contents and antioxidative activity of muffin significantly increased with increasing concentrations of CRE and CRP. Muffins containing 0.5~2.0% CRE and 0.5~3.0% CRP had acceptable sensory properties (flavor, taste, texture, and overall acceptability). Therefore, this study indicated that the optimal concentrations of CRE and CRP into muffin formula are 1.0 % (w/v) and 1.0% (w/w), respectively.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.727-734
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• 2010

As the blueberry content in batter increased, the pH of batter decreased According to the measured results about specific gravity of muffin batter, there was no significant difference among each batter including 0% 10% and 15% blueberry, while each 15% 20% and 30% dough showed significant difference (p<0.001). According to the results about general quality characteristics of muffins such as volume, weight and specific gravity, as the content of blueberry juice increased, the volume decreased. In terms of measuring specific volume, it decreased as the added amount increased According to measuring the chromaticity of muffins, as the blueberry content increased in the muffins, brightness and yellowness decreased while redness increased In terms of the measurement of texture, the hardness showed significant difference among all sample muffins (p<0.001). Significant difference was not shown in the springiness (p<0.05). As the amount of blueberry juice increased, the chewiness of the muffins was grown. The result showed a significant difference between samples in the adhesiveness (p<0.001). As the amount of blueberry juice increased, the adhesiveness of muffins also increased In the organoleptic test, a significant difference was shown in the color among all sample (p<0.001). The blueberry juice content of 20% showed highest figures with $7.12{\pm}0.67$. In terms of flavor, the content of 20% also showed highest figures among all samples with $7.16{\pm}0.62$ (p<0.001). Concerning the taste all samples showed a significant difference while 20% content did the highest figure. In the overall acceptability the content of 10% showed the lowest figure while 20% displayed the highest figure with 7.16. According to the quality characteristics of blueberry muffins, the best blueberry juice content would be 20% content group.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.1-12
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality characteristics of muffins prepared with saccharin. The effect of saccharin was evaluated in terms of height, weight, volume, specific volume, baking loss rate, image analysis, color, texture, moisture contents and acceptance test. Height, weight, volume and specific volume of muffins increased with the addition of saccharin. The baking loss rate of the samples containing saccharin was lower than those of the control group. Crust thickness of muffins containing saccharin evaluated with crumbScan decreased as the content of saccharin increased. Lightness of crust decreased significantly as contents of saccharin decreased, whereas lightness of crumb increased. Control without saccharin showed the most hardness by TPA. During storage, moisture contents increased significantly as the amount of saccharin increased. According to the acceptance test, muffins with saccharin exhibited higher scores than muffins with sugar except for color of crust and flavor. In particular, Samples 1 and 2 had the highest scores. Based on the above results, the addition of saccharin would be appropriate for making muffins.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.80-98
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• 2024

Edible insects, such as the two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus, GB), have high nutritional value but are not widely consumed because of their appearance and smell. Consequently, the development of foods containing these insects in less recognizable forms, e.g., flour-like powders, has drawn considerable attention. Herein, we investigated the quality characteristics of muffins prepared from wheat flower supplemented with fresh ginseng (5%) and GB (0, 10, 20, and 40%) powders. GB loading was negatively correlated with muffin volume, height, moisture content, and textural properties (hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, and chewiness) and positively correlated with crude protein content and antioxidant properties. Significant (p<0.05) color differences were observed between samples with different GB loadings. The contents of hexanal and nonanal, which are the major volatiles responsible for off-flavor, increased with increasing GB loading, and the number of volatiles maximized at 40% GB. Sensory preference decreased in the order of 0% GB>10% GB≈ 20% GB>40% GB. Based on these results, a GB loading of 20% offered the best trade-off between attractiveness and nutritional value. Thus, this study promotes the widespread use of GB in the food industry and the development of various edible-insect-based food products.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.505-511
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• 2008

Recipes for cookies and muffins made with soybean paste and sun-dried salt were established and characteristics of the foods were investigated. On Hunter's color scale, 'L' values decreased and brightness was lowered as additive levels increased, whereas the 'a' value(redness) increased and the 'b' value(yellowness) decreased. The hardness of a control muffin was 1843 g and this increased as additive levels rose. Cookies showed the same tendency. Elasticity was not proportional to paste content whereas crispness increased as additive levels increased. Sensory evaluations of cookies and muffins with different soybean paste contents(0-8%, w/v) showed that additive at 1% (w/v) was best and additive at 8%(w/v) was unacceptable. All products scored poorly 48 h after preparation; freshness needs to be investigated further.