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Physico-chemical and sensory property changes in almonds of Desmayo Largueta variety during toasting / Cambios en las propiedades físico-químicas y sensoriales de almendras de la variedad Desmayo Largueta durante el tostado

P. Gou

Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Divisió Alimentària, Granja Camps i Armet, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain

I. Diaz

Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Divisió Alimentària, Granja Camps i Armet, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain

L. Guerrero

Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Divisió Alimentària, Granja Camps i Armet, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain

A. Valero

Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Divisió Alimentària, Granja Camps i Armet, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain

J. Arnau

Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Divisió Alimentària, Granja Camps i Armet, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain

A. Romero

Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Divisió Alimentària, Granja Camps i Armet, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain

Almonds modify their properties during toasting due to the high temperatures reached. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physico-chemical and sensory property changes in shelled almonds, Desmayo Largueta variety harvested in Tarragona (Spain) and toasted at 200 and 220°C. Internal tem perature and moisture content were determined in almonds during toasting, and fatty acid composi tion, the index of acidity, the peroxide value and the TBA test in almond oil. Sensory analysis of almonds with different toasted intensity was performed. Rancidity was also evaluated by sensory analysis after a year of storage. There was a delay in the internal temperature increase of the almonds between 120 and 130 °C, which coincided with the period of maximum rate of water evaporation. There was no significant variation in the fatty acid composition of the almond oil during toasting. The peroxide value of almond oil had a slight increase from 6 min at 220°C and from 8 min at 200°C, reaching a maximum at 10 min. Rancidity after a year of storage increased up to 8 min and then decreased. The maximum crispiness was obtained at the end of the period of a maximum rate of water evaporation: between 6 and 8 min of toasting at 220 °C and between 8 and 10 min of toasting at 200°C. Over-toasting produced an antioxidant effect in the product, but decreased sweetness and increased bitterness and grittiness.

Key Words: almond • toasting • sensory analysis • rancidity

Food Science and Technology International, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1-7 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/108201320000600101
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