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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2026

FTIR-Based Study of Starch Retrogradation and Protein Structure in Chickpea-Enriched Gluten-Free Bread During Storage.

Petra Lončarić, Marko Jukić, Anca Mihaly Cozmuta, Leonard Gigel Mihaly Cozmuta, Alexandra Maria Uivarasan, Anita Pichler, Mirela Lučan Čolić, Jasmina Lukinac

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Petra LončarićFaculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, F. Kuhaca 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0009-7601-5974
Marko JukićFaculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, F. Kuhaca 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-8790-5256
Anca Mihaly CozmutaDepartment of Chemistry-Biology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, 430122 Baia Mare, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1538-6543
Leonard Gigel Mihaly CozmutaDepartment of Chemistry-Biology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, 430122 Baia Mare, Romania.
Alexandra Maria UivarasanDepartment of Chemistry-Biology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, 430122 Baia Mare, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0549-3492
Anita PichlerFaculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, F. Kuhaca 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-5437-9111
Mirela Lučan ČolićFaculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, F. Kuhaca 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-5423-8207
Jasmina LukinacFaculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, F. Kuhaca 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-0998-0258

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Abstract

This study investigated the effect of chickpea flour (CF) on the staling behavior of gluten-free bread (GFB) by comparing a formulation containing 50% rice flour (RF) and 50% CF (CFB) with a control bread based on rice flour supplemented with whey protein (RFB). Bread samples were stored at room temperature for up to 7 days. Changes in color, reflectance, starch and protein structure, specific volume, crumb structure, texture, and staling kinetics were monitored. CFB exhibited a darker and more yellow crumb and crust, with lower reflectance intensity, and showed greater color stability during storage. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy revealed higher overall starch crystallinity and more stable relative crystallinity degree (RCD) values in CFB (58.74-59.05%) compared to RFB (46.19-40.52%) throughout storage, indicating early amylose-driven ordering and a more stable molecular organization of starch. Protein secondary structure analysis showed that CFB had a higher β-sheet content (35.05-37.49) than the RFB formulation (30.37-31.16), indicating stronger protein aggregation. In contrast, macroscopic quality parameters showed that CFB had lower specific volume (1.65 vs. 1.93) and porosity (17.17 vs. 21.01 cm

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crumb firmnessFTIR spectroscopyprotein secondary structurestaling kineticsstarch retrogradationwater migration

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PMCPMC12897030

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