RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Assessing the Importance of Protein Interactions and Hydration Level on Protein-Enriched Gluten-Free Breads: a Novel Approach A1 Bravo Núñez, Ángela A1 Sahagún Carabaza, Marta A1 Gómez Pallarés, Manuel AB The effect of starch substitution by 30% of different mixtures of egg white and pea proteins (100:0; 75:25; 50:50; 25:75; 0:100) was studied. The effect of hydration levels on specific volume was determined in order to later study the physical characteristics of different protein-enriched breads with an adjusted hydration level to achieve a specific volume similar to that of commercial wheat breads (5.5 ± 0.5 cm3/g). Hydration level needs to achieve this specific volume increased when increasing pea protein ratio. Control batter presented the highest elastic modulus, followed by the batter enriched with pea protein. Elastic modulus decreased progressively when increasing egg protein content. Same trend was observed for the viscous modulus. Differently, hardness was increased by the presence of egg protein, while decreased with the presence of pea protein. Breads with the same amount of both proteins showed no significant differences, compared to the control hardness. Regarding crumb structure, egg protein generated a uniform structure of small air bubbles that opened progressively when the proportion of pea protein was increased, until the same levels of both proteins were added, closing again with a higher pea protein content, but was not as close as when egg protein only was added.Key words: PB Springer SN 1935-5130 YR 2019 FD 2019 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/36647 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/36647 LA spa NO Food Bioprocess and Technology, 12:820-828 DS UVaDOC RD 25-abr-2024