Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system

The crust formation of bread is imperative as it contributes to aroma, flavour and texture of the product. The extent of surface browning during formation of crust is suspected to correspond to the thickness of crust and gradually affects the quality of the bread produced. A method to distinguish th...

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Main Authors: Mohd Jusoh, Yanti Maslina, Chin, Nyuk Ling, Yusof, Yus Aniza, Abd. Rahman, Russly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40528/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40528/1/58.%20Bread%20Crust%20Thickness%20Estimation%20Using%20L%20a%20b%20Colour%20System.pdf
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author Mohd Jusoh, Yanti Maslina
Chin, Nyuk Ling
Yusof, Yus Aniza
Abd. Rahman, Russly
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Chin, Nyuk Ling
Yusof, Yus Aniza
Abd. Rahman, Russly
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description The crust formation of bread is imperative as it contributes to aroma, flavour and texture of the product. The extent of surface browning during formation of crust is suspected to correspond to the thickness of crust and gradually affects the quality of the bread produced. A method to distinguish the crust and crumb was developed using the L a b colour system. Commercial breads of different categories, sandwich, open and standing breads, were used as samples to set up the colour range for crust and crumb. In general, L is always higher in the crumb compared to crust. However, a and b values in crust are consistently higher than crumb which indicates the browning effect. The xE between crust and crumb in sandwich, open and standing breads were 30.98, 29.86 and 25.96, respectively. Bread crust is identified as the brown region with L value lower than 66, a value higher than 2.4 and b value higher than 22.3. Baking temperatures in the range of 175 to 200°C and baking times from 30 to 50 minutes were used to bake open loaves with different crust colours and thickness. Higher baking temperature and time are proven to produce bread with intense surface colour and thicker crust. The correlation between crust colour and its thickness shows good linear relationships indicating the possibility of predicting crust thickness using its surface colour.
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spelling upm-405282015-11-20T00:35:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40528/ Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system Mohd Jusoh, Yanti Maslina Chin, Nyuk Ling Yusof, Yus Aniza Abd. Rahman, Russly The crust formation of bread is imperative as it contributes to aroma, flavour and texture of the product. The extent of surface browning during formation of crust is suspected to correspond to the thickness of crust and gradually affects the quality of the bread produced. A method to distinguish the crust and crumb was developed using the L a b colour system. Commercial breads of different categories, sandwich, open and standing breads, were used as samples to set up the colour range for crust and crumb. In general, L is always higher in the crumb compared to crust. However, a and b values in crust are consistently higher than crumb which indicates the browning effect. The xE between crust and crumb in sandwich, open and standing breads were 30.98, 29.86 and 25.96, respectively. Bread crust is identified as the brown region with L value lower than 66, a value higher than 2.4 and b value higher than 22.3. Baking temperatures in the range of 175 to 200°C and baking times from 30 to 50 minutes were used to bake open loaves with different crust colours and thickness. Higher baking temperature and time are proven to produce bread with intense surface colour and thicker crust. The correlation between crust colour and its thickness shows good linear relationships indicating the possibility of predicting crust thickness using its surface colour. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40528/1/58.%20Bread%20Crust%20Thickness%20Estimation%20Using%20L%20a%20b%20Colour%20System.pdf Mohd Jusoh, Yanti Maslina and Chin, Nyuk Ling and Yusof, Yus Aniza and Abd. Rahman, Russly (2008) Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 16 (2). pp. 239-247. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2016%20%282%29%20Jul.%202008/18%20Pages%20239-247.pdf
spellingShingle Mohd Jusoh, Yanti Maslina
Chin, Nyuk Ling
Yusof, Yus Aniza
Abd. Rahman, Russly
Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system
title Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system
title_full Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system
title_fullStr Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system
title_full_unstemmed Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system
title_short Bread crust thickness estimation using L a b colour system
title_sort bread crust thickness estimation using l a b colour system
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40528/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40528/1/58.%20Bread%20Crust%20Thickness%20Estimation%20Using%20L%20a%20b%20Colour%20System.pdf