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In recent years, people have become interested in consuming low-fat foods as this reduces the risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease. For this reason, this study optimized the incorporation of passion fruit epicarp (PFE) as a partial fat substitute in dairy ice cream. For this purpose, a central composite rotational design 22 was performed and 5 response variables were optimized, of which 4 variables were maximized (percentage overrun, hardness, adhesiveness, and color coordinates L*, a*, b*), while the melting rate was minimized as a function of two factors (% PFE and % fat). The stability of three types of ice cream was then evaluated: experimental ice cream (3% milk fat and 0.97% PFE), commercial ice cream (4% milk fat and 2% vegetable fat) and control ice cream (3% milk fat without PFE added), according to their physicochemical and sensory properties during 57 days of storage (-22 °C, 85% relative humidity). The results showed that it was possible to reduce the milk fat by up to 25% by adding PFE (0.97%), which significantly reduced the melting rate and resulted in higher hardness (N), adhesiveness and increased yellowness compared to the commercial samples. The optical microscopy analysis also showed that PFE keeps the air bubbles immobile due to the increased viscosity in the serum phase during the 57-day storage.

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RESUMEN A pesar que diversos estudios se han llevado a cabo sobre modelamiento matemático de las cinéticas de secado de espagueti, no se han desarrollado para espaguetis con sustitución de sémola de trigo Triticum durum por pulpa de zapallo deshidratada (PZD), por lo tanto, el objetivo de esta investigación fue modelar las cinéticas de secado de espagueti sustituido parcialmente con PZD (5 y 10g/100g harina), evaluar el efecto de la sustitución y la temperatura (50 y 60°C), sobre el tiempo de secado (contenido de humedad final = 0,13g/g b.s.), la difusividad efectiva (De) y algunas características que definen la calidad del producto (contenido de humedad, calidad de cocción y contenido de carotenoides totales). Para ello, se emplearon modelos matemáticos reportados en la literatura, como también la segunda ley de Fick, para un cilindro infinito. Los resultados mostraron que los modelos Henderson & Pabis y el Logarítmico presentaron mayor ajuste (R2 ≥ 0,90) a las cinéticas de secado experimentales; por el contrario, el modelo de Lewis presentó el menor ajuste. Se obtuvieron tiempos de secado de 5,00-4,10h, para las cinéticas realizadas a 50°C y tiempos de secado de 3,40-2,80h (aproximadamente), para las cinéticas a 60°C. De varió desde 1,50 hasta 2,50 x 10-7 cm2s-1, la cual, aumentó con la temperatura. En definitiva, la calidad del espagueti se afectó negativamente con el aumento de PZD y positivamente con el aumento de la temperatura de secado.

ABSTRACT Although several studies have been carried out on mathematical modeling of the spaghetti drying kinetics, they have not been developed for spaghetti with an incorporation of Triticum durum wheat semolina by dehydrated squash pulp (DSP). Therefore, the objective of this investigation was to model the kinetics of spaghetti drying partially substituted with DSP (5 and 10g/100g flour), to evaluate the effect of substitution and temperature (50 and 60°C), on the time of drying (final moisture content = 0.13g/g d.b.), the effective diffusivity (De) and some characteristics that define the quality of the product (moisture content, cooking quality and total carotenoid content). For this, mathematical models reported in the literature were used, as well as the second law of Fick for an infinite cylinder. The results showed that the Henderson & Pabis and the Logarithmic models presented greater adjustment (R2 ≥ 0.90) to the experimental drying kinetics. On the contrary, the Lewis model presented the smallest adjustment. Drying times of 5.00-4.10h were obtained for the kinetics carried out at 50°C and drying times of 3.40-2.80h (approximately) for the kinetics at 60°C. It varied from 1.50 to 2.50 x 10-7cm2s-1, which increased with temperature. Finally, the spaghetti quality was negatively affected with the increase in PZD and positively with the increase in the drying temperature.