ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Physico-Chemical Quality Parameters and Metals in Different Types of Flours
 
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Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, “Ovidius” University from Constanta, Romania
 
 
Submission date: 2023-06-11
 
 
Final revision date: 2023-12-04
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-02-07
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-06-07
 
 
Publication date: 2024-07-12
 
 
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Simona Dobrinas   

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, “Ovidius” University from Constanta, Romania
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(5):5869-5877
 
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Consumer demand for healthier and more sustainable foods has led to a multitude of innovative food products. The aim of the work was to monitor the physico-chemical quality parameters (color, taste, smell, infestation, granularity, humidity, gluten index, falling number, alveographic properties, ash content, hectoliter mass of wheat) for the raw material: wheat, for the flours resulting from the milling, and for different types of flours and resulting mixtures. The mixtures were made with wheat flour and carob, oats, rice, buckwheat, and coconut flour added in proportions of 5%, 10%, and 20%. Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Zn, and Cu) were also determined for different types of flour. The metal content was determined by the atomic absorption method using a GBC Avanta PM atomic absorption spectrometer. The detection and quantification limits were evaluated using calibration curves. The degree of coloring of the flours differs depending on the degree of extraction and, therefore, also depends on the amount of ash contained. As for infestation contamination, it was not identified in any of the analyzed flour. Rheological properties indicate the quality of flours. Flour types 480 and 550 recorded exceptional values of the rheological parameters, presenting a deformation energy (W) above 200 10–4J and a curve configuration ratio (P/E) of 1.08. The metal concentrations were between the permissible limits defined by the FDA/WHO.
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