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标题：Consumer Preferences and Sensory Profile Related to the Physico-Chemical Properties and Texture of Different Maize Tortillas Types
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作者：Mădălina Iuga ; Víctor D. Ávila Akerberg ; Tanya M. González Martínez 等
期刊名称：Foods
电子版ISSN：2304-8158
出版年度：2019
卷号：8
期号：11
页码：533-549
DOI：10.3390/foods8110533
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Maize tortilla is a basic food in Mexico, and, lately, the food industry has tried to make the manufacturing process easier by using instant flours and specialized machines. The purpose of this study was to investigate consumers’ behaviors related to tortillas and to evaluate the sensory, textural, and physico-chemical parameters of tortillas from the Tlazala region, Mexico. The sensory profile revealed that the artisanal ones had better parameters in terms of smell, taste, and appearance compared to the others. These results are consistent with consumers’ preferences for tortillas made of maize grain instead of industrial corn flour. The sensory parameters and the physico-chemical and texture profile parameters varied with the maize type and manufacturing process. Our findings showed that the artisanal hand-made ones were more nutritious, followed by those mechanically made using maize grain, and finally by those mechanically made from industrialized corn flour. The results of this study may help processors to better understand the parameters of their products and people’s preferences.
关键词：maize tortilla; consumer behavior; sensory profile; texture; physico-chemical parameters maize tortilla ; consumer behavior ; sensory profile ; texture ; physico-chemical parameters