Food Technology and Biotechnology (Jan 2015)

Antioxidant Capacity, Mineral Content and Sensory Properties of Gluten-Free Rice and Buckwheat Cookies

  • Marijana Sakač,
  • Mladenka Pestorić,
  • Aleksandra Mišan,
  • Nataša Nedeljković,
  • Dubravka Jambrec,
  • Pavle Jovanov,
  • Vojislav Banjac,
  • Aleksandra Torbica,
  • Miroslav Hadnađev,
  • Anamarija Mandić

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17113/ftb.53.01.15.3633
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53, no. 1
pp. 38 – 47

Abstract

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Light buckwheat flour was used to substitute rice fl our at the level of 10, 20 and 30 % to produce gluten-free cookies. The substitution of gluten-free cookie formulation with light buckwheat fl our contributed to the signifi cantly higher mineral content, especially magnesium, potassium, iron and copper, in comparison with the control rice cookies (p<0.05). Gluten-free cookies made with rice fl our and buckwheat fl our exhibited signifi cantly higher total phenolic and rutin content, scavenging activity against 1,1-diphenyl 2-picrylhydrazyl radicals (DPPH•), antioxidant activity and reducing power than the control cookies (p<0.05). Comparing all evaluated sensory properties, cookies containing 20 % of light buckwheat flour had the most acceptable sensory properties. The obtained results of principal component analysis showed that the cookies with 20 and 30 % buckwheat flour had better antioxidant and sensory properties in comparison with other two cookie samples.

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