Volume 46, Issue 3 e16388
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effects of particle size of glutinous rice flour on the quality attributes of sweet dumplings

Zexue Lin

Zexue Lin

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China

School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, China

Contribution: Data curation, ​Investigation

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Junrong Huang

Junrong Huang

School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, China

Contribution: Methodology

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Koji Kawakami

Koji Kawakami

SATAKE CORPORATION, Hiroshima-shi, Japan

Contribution: Conceptualization

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Hongjin Liu

Hongjin Liu

SATAKE CORPORATION, Hiroshima-shi, Japan

Contribution: Resources

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Tsuyoshi Fujishima

Tsuyoshi Fujishima

SATAKE CORPORATION, Hiroshima-shi, Japan

Contribution: Methodology

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Wanyu Qin

Wanyu Qin

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China

Contribution: ​Investigation

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Dong-Hui Geng

Dong-Hui Geng

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China

Contribution: Writing - review & editing

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Lili Wang

Lili Wang

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China

Contribution: Validation

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Liya Liu

Liya Liu

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China

Contribution: Supervision

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Fengzhong Wang

Corresponding Author

Fengzhong Wang

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China

Correspondence

Fengzhong Wang and Li-Tao Tong, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, China.

Emails: [email protected] (F. Z. W) and [email protected] (L. T. T.)

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Li-Tao Tong

Corresponding Author

Li-Tao Tong

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China

Correspondence

Fengzhong Wang and Li-Tao Tong, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, China.

Emails: [email protected] (F. Z. W) and [email protected] (L. T. T.)

Contribution: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

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First published: 09 January 2022
Citations: 5

Abstract

The effects of particle size (60–80, 80–100, 100–150, 150–200, 200–300, and >300 mesh) on the properties of glutinous rice flour and sweet dumpling qualities were investigated under the same starch damage. As the particle size decreased, the freeze–thaw stability and loss tangent of rice flour increased, while the elastic and viscous modulus decreased. When the particle size of rice flour was smaller than 150 mesh, the prepared sweet dumplings exhibited dense structure, strong water retention capacity, and low cooking loss rate. However, when the particle size was smaller than 300 mesh, the prepared sweet dumplings showed undesirable quality which was mainly characterized by severe water loss, soft texture, and poor chewiness. Comprehensive consideration, the most suitable particle size of rice flour for sweet dumpling production was 150–200 mesh. The results could provide a reference for the quality evaluation of rice flour in the sweet dumpling industry.

Practical applications

In the sweet dumpling industry, the rice flour was usually evaluated by making sweet dumplings rather than objective data, which enhanced the difficulty of production and caused the uneven quality of sweet dumplings. To simplify the evaluation of rice flour, this study controlled the damaged starch content and explored the effects of particle size on the rice flour properties and sweet dumpling qualities. The results showed that the appropriate particle size of rice flour for sweet dumpling production is 150–200 mesh. This study provided theoretical guidance for evaluating the quality of rice flour and had important implications in the development of the sweet dumpling industry.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare that they have no potential conflict of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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