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ArticleFood chemistry: X2024

Baked sweetpotato textures and sweetness: An investigation into relationships between physicochemical and cooked attributes.

Matthew C Allan, Suzanne D Johanningsmeier, Mariam Nakitto, Osvalda Guambe, Modesta Abugu, Kenneth V Pecota, G Craig Yencho

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Article in Food chemistry: X, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Matthew C AllanUSDA-ARS, SEA, Food Science and Market Quality and Handling Research Unit, 322 Schaub Hall, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
Suzanne D JohanningsmeierUSDA-ARS, SEA, Food Science and Market Quality and Handling Research Unit, 322 Schaub Hall, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
Mariam NakittoInternational Potato Center (CIP-SSA), Plot 47 Ntinda II Road, PO Box 22247, Kampala, Uganda.
Osvalda GuambeInternational Potato Center (CIP-MOZ), Av. FPLM 2698, PO Box 2100, Maputo, Mozambique.
Modesta AbuguDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
Kenneth V PecotaDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
G Craig YenchoDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.

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Abstract

Sweetpotato varieties vary greatly in perceived textures and sweetness. This study identified physicochemical factors that influence these attributes in cooked sweetpotatoes. Fifteen genotypes grown on three plots were baked and evaluated by a trained descriptive sensory analysis panel for sweetness and 13 texture attributes. Mechanical parameters were measured by texture profile analysis (TPA); and composition (starch, cell wall material, sugar contents), starch properties (thermal, granule type ratios, granule sizes), and amylase activities were characterized. TPA predicted fracturability and firmness well, whereas starch and sugar contents, B-type starch granule ratio, and amylase activities influenced prediction of mouthfeel textures. Sweetness perception was influenced by perceived particle size and sugar contents; and maltose generation during baking was highly correlated with raw sweetpotato starch content. These relationships between physicochemical sweetpotato properties and baked textures and sweetness could benefit breeders and processors in selecting biochemical traits that result in consumer preferred products.

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Ipomoea batatasSensorySweetnessSweet potatoTextureTexture profile analysis

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PMCPMC10776778

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