The composition of regular and instant commercial creamers applied for comparison purposes.
Abstract
This work aims to investigate the effects of inulin (0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5%, w/w) and maltodextrin (0, 15, 20 and 25%, w/w) as wall materials and fat replacers and drying techniques (i.e. spray drying and fluidized-bed drying) on physicochemical properties of regular and instant reduced-fat dairy creamers. The regular reduced-fat dairy creamer was produced by one-stage drying (i.e. spray drying), while the instant reduced-fat dairy creamer was produced by two-stage drying (i.e. spray drying followed by fluidized-bed drying). In this study, control (0% inulin and 0% maltodextrin) and two commercial regular and instant coffee creamers (A and B) were also considered for comparison purposes. The results showed that the regular creamer containing 25% maltodextrin and 7.5% inulin had the largest particle size, highest viscosity and most desirable wettability among all formulated regular creamers. The yield of reduced-fat coffee creamer was significantly increased from 43.55 to 94.60% by increasing the amount of fat replacers to the maximum level (25% maltodextrin and 7.5% inulin). The current study revealed that the application of fluidized-bed drying for agglomeration led to significantly improve the wettability and instant properties of the instant creamer. In this study, the formulated instant creamer containing 25% maltodextrin and 7.5% inulin was the most desirable product as compared to all creamers.
Keywords
- reduced-fat dairy creamer
- inulin
- maltodextrin
- spray drying
- fluidized-bed drying
1. Introduction
Coffee is one of the most vastly consumed beverages. Coffee drink is usually consumed in black or white form, depending on the taste of the consumer. Coffee creamers, also known as “coffee whitener” or “coffee sweetener”, are liquid or granular substances intended to substitute for milk or cream as an additive to coffee or other beverages [18, 28]. As stated by Tuot et al. [51], a desired coffee creamer should have specific physicochemical and functional characteristics particularly in terms of solubility, viscosity and stability. In addition, it should provide a good whitening effect after adding to hot coffee or similar hot beverages [41]. During the past few years, the demand of consumers for healthier products has significantly increased, lowering the tendency for consumption of high-fat foods. Hence, one of the main health issues for coffee drinkers is the presence of high percentage of fat in creamer formulation. As reported by Lambert [33], coffee creamer mainly contains high amount of vegetable fat (37–51%) and corn syrup (41–46%). Sudha et al. [47] suggested that the replacement of fat with various fat replacers led to the reduction of fat content and calories in food products.
There are some difficulties for the drying of coffee creamer due to the low glass transition temperatures (Tg) of the components such as high sugar and caseinate that leads to stickiness problems. In order to prevent stickiness and caking issue during storage, specific drying aids or wall materials (such as gum arabic, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, inulin, etc.) with high glass transition temperature (Tg) are used [21]. Maltodextrin is a carbohydrate polymer made up of D-glucose units with dextrose-equivalent (DE) of under 20 [40, 52]. Maltodextrin is used as a dispersing aid, flavor carrier, bulking agent, fat replacer, volume enhancer, texture modifier, encapsulating agent and wall material [12]. It has many advantages such as highly soluble, relatively low cost, neutral aroma, taste, mouth feel and good protection of flavors against oxidation as compared to other drying aids [50].
Inulin is a non-digestible prebiotic soluble carbohydrate with very low energy value [17]. It is used as a sweetener component, especially in combination with high-intensity sweeteners, texture modifier and fat replacer [23]. Dietary fibers such as inulin are functional ingredients which are commonly used in different food products in order to modify physical and structural properties of hydration, viscosity, texture, sensory characteristics and oil holding capacity and also prolong the shelf life of products [30, 37].
The final characteristics of the dried products are broadly affected by the drying type and condition. The spray drying techniques are one of the most commonly applied techniques for manufacturing creamer [4]. Spray drying involves the transformation of feed from a liquid or slurry form to dry powder [34]. Spray-dried powders may have small particles with low bulk density, leading to inadequate flowability and poor reconstitution properties, thus causing difficulties in handling, transportation and storage. Manufacturers require free-flowing powders without any dust, and these requirements are met just by applying agglomeration process [42]. Agglomeration is a combination of wetting and nucleation, consolidation and growth and attrition and breakage [25]. Fluidization is a promising alternative technology, which allows the simultaneous drying, encapsulation and agglomeration in a single stream, reducing operation costs, saving time, simultaneously reducing the caking issue and improving the physicochemical properties (i.e. flowability, density, dissolution and dispersion characteristics) of the powder [2, 5, 11, 39].
The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of inulin (0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5%, w/w) and maltodextrin (0, 15, 20 and 25%, w/w) and fluidized-bed drying on the characteristics of the reduced-fat creamers. Inulin and maltodextrin have been used as a proper drying agent, fat replacer and wall material in powder technology and processing. It was hypothesized that there is a possibility to produce the reduced-fat coffee creamer with more nutritional benefit by partial replacement of its fat with proper fat replacer (like inulin and maltodextrin). In this study, water activity (aw), wettability, apparent viscosity, solubility, particle size and color of differently formulated regular and instant reduced-fat creamers were examined. The one-stage drying (i.e. spray drying) was applied to produce the regular reduced-fat dairy creamer (RRDC), while two-stage drying (i.e. spray drying followed by fluidized-bed drying) was employed to manufacture the instant reduced-fat dairy creamer (IRDC). All formulated creamers were compared with the properties of control (0% inulin and 0% maltodextrin) and commercial creamers (A and B). To the best of our knowledge, non-data of the different drying process and components were reported about reduced-fat dairy creamer.
2. Materials and methods
2.1. Materials
The following components were used in creamer formulation: Maltodextrin (DE = 10, Roquette Freres Co, Lestrem, France), long-chain inulin (Fibruline Xl, Warcoing, Warcoing, Belgium), silicon dioxide (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), dipotassium hydrogen phosphate (Nacalai Tesque Co, Kyoto, Japan) and soy lecithin (Kordel’s Co, CA, USA). Other ingredients such as commercial skim milk powder, an instant coffee (Brazilian freeze-dried Gold Bon CAFÉ), regular commercial coffee creamer (A) and instant commercial coffee creamer (B), hydrogenated palm kernel oil, sugar and vanilla were purchased from the supermarket (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). Table 1 shows the composition of regular and instant commercial creamers applied for comparison purposes.
Composition | Regular commercial creamer A | Instant commercial creamer B |
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Fat (%) | 34.0 | 34.6 |
Carbohydrate (%) | 57.1 | 56.9 |
Protein (%) | 2.0 | 1.3 |
2.2. Creamer preparation
Reduced-fat creamer emulsions were produced according to a method described by Hedayatnia et al. [22] with minor modification (Figure 1). Initially, the dispersed phase (
2.3. Spray drying procedure
After homogenization, the creamer emulsion was fed into a lab scale mini spray dryer (BÜCHI model B-290, Flawil, Switzerland). The samples were atomized with a rotary atomizer into the drying chamber. In the present study, spray drying procedure was set at the following condition: inlet temperature, 180 ± 5°C; outlet temperature, 80 ± 5°C; pressure, 552 kPa; and feed rate, 10 mL/min.
2.4. Fluidized-bed drying
In this study, a laboratory scale fluidized-bed dryer (Aeromatic-Fielder AG, GEA Co, Copenhagen, Denmark) was used for agglomeration process under the following experimental condition: 50°C (inlet fluidizing air temperature), 5 mL/min (solution feed rate) and 1.5 m/s (atomizing air pressure) for 30 min. In this study, the creamer powder (150 g) was placed in a container. Then, 30-mL aqueous solution of lecithin concentration (2%, w/w) was fed by a peristaltic pump and sprayed from a spray nozzle, which was located at the top of the chamber. The lecithin solution acts as a binder during the drying process as recommended for fluidization process by Dhanalakshmi et al. [13]. The solution droplets fell down on the creamer powders, while the filtrated hot air from the bottom of the chamber flowed throughout the chamber to reduce the moisture content and dustiness of particles. The atomization of the feed solution was stopped for 5 min every 10 min during fluidization, and the gas flow rate was increased steadily to ensure the proper flow pattern of the solids, and the balance between the coating and agglomeration mechanisms (layering and particle coalescence) could be reached. This helps to compensate the moisture and prevent further stickiness in the drying chamber. Vanilla (5% w/w) was added at the final drying stage because of thermal sensitivity of aromatic compounds. Additional flavors could be added to enhance the overall flavor of the reduced-fat products [53].
3. Analytical tests
3.1. Water activity (aw)
Water activity (aw) of all regular and instant creamers was measured in triplicate by using an AquaLab water activity metre (Series 3TE, Decagon Devices Inc., Pullman, WA, USA) with ±0.001 sensitivity at 21°C.
3.2. Average particle size
Average particle size (D[4,3]) was determined by measuring the volume-weighted mean diameter (de Brouckere mean diameter, D4,3) in triplicate for each sample. The experiments was performed by means of a particle size analyzer with powder feeder unit (Model 2000 hydro S, Malvern Instrument, Worcestershire, UK) equipped with a Mastersizer software 2000 (Version 5.13). The volume-weighted mean diameter is estimated by the following equation:
where ni is the number of particles with diameter Di[15].
3.3. Wettability determination
The wettability of creamers was determined according to the method described by Gong et al. [19] with minor modification. In this experiment, 100-mL hot distilled water (70 ± 5°C) was poured into a 250-mL glass beaker; then 10 g of creamer powder was poured into the beaker. The time required for the powder to completely become wet was recorded as wetting time. This measurement was carried out in triplicate for each sample.
3.4. Apparent viscosity measurement
The apparent viscosity of all creamers was measured with a rheometer (RheolabQC Rheometer, Anton Paar Co, Österreich, Austria) at room temperature (25 ± 1°C). The experiment was conducted by reconstituting 20-g creamer with100-mL hot distilled water (70 ± 5°C). Then, 25 ml of prepared solution (20%, w/w) was shaken prior to analysis. Prior to shearing test, all samples were left 5 min to reach the equilibrium condition. Apparent viscosity was measured in triplicate for each sample.
3.5. Color evaluation
The color intensity of all creamers was measured by a Hunter Lab colorimeter (Model A60–1012-402, Fairfax County, VA, USA). The color intensity was expressed in the CIELAB space as L* (lightness; 0 = black, 100 = white) and b* (+b = yellowness, −b = blueness) values [24]. For color measurement, 10 mg of sample was placed in a transparent polypropylene bag for analysis. The color measurement was done in triplicate for each sample.
3.6. Yield determination
The drying yield was measured according to the method described by Koocheki et al. [31]. The averages of three individual measurements were considered for each sample:
M1 = mass of initial ingredients (g); M2 = mass of final powders (g).
3.7. Experimental design and statistical analysis
A full factorial design technique was considered to prepare different samples (Table 2). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Fisher’s multiple comparison tests were used to find out the significant (
CS | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | |
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Maltodextrin (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Inulin (%) | 0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 |
HPKO (%) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
Sodium caseinate (%) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Skim milk powder (%) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
DPHP (%) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Silicon dioxide (%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Lecithin (%) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Solid corn (%) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
Vanilla (%) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
4. Results and dissociation
4.1. Effect of different fat replacers and drying techniques on water activity
Figure 2 shows that the water activity (aw) of the formulated creamers was significantly (
R2 | ||||||||
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p-value | F-ratio | p-value | F-ratio | p-value | F-ratio | |||
Regular | Water activity | 0.000 | 52 | 0.000 | 793 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.971 |
particle size | 0.000 | 14 | 0.000 | 1744 | 0.000 | 74 | 0.994 | |
Apparent viscosity | 0.000 | 48 | 0.000 | 1442 | 0.278a | 1 | 0.990 | |
Wettability | 0.000 | 22 | 0.000 | 832 | 0.006 | 4 | 0.988 | |
Lightness (L*) | 0.000 | 158 | 0.000 | 5181 | 0.000 | 40 | 0.997 | |
Yellowness (b*) | 0.000 | 134 | 0.000 | 8691 | 0.000 | 22 | 0.999 | |
Yield | 0.367a | 1 | 0.002 | 8 | 0.477a | 1 | 0.690 | |
Instant | Water activity | 0.000 | 585 | 0.000 | 1389 | 0.000 | 12 | 0.998 |
particle size | 0.000 | 108 | 0.000 | 2259 | 0.001 | 7 | 0.995 | |
Apparent viscosity | 0.000 | 859 | 0.000 | 38,957 | 0.000 | 95 | 0.999 | |
Wettability | 0.000 | 550 | 0.000 | 800 | 0.000 | 5 | 0.988 | |
Lightness (L*) | 0.000 | 7609 | 0.000 | 265,995 | 0.000 | 206 | 0.999 | |
Yellowness (b*) | 0.000 | 474 | 0.000 | 15,137 | 0.000 | 32 | 0.997 | |
Yield | 0.000 | 23 | 0.000 | 4009 | 0.000 | 12 | 0.998 |
Table 4 also shows that the water activity of the creamer was significantly influenced by fluidized-bed drying. This difference was analyzed by comparing the water activity of the regular and instant creamer before and after fluidized-bed drying, respectively. Maltodextrin showed more significant (
Creamers | Mean | p-value | T-value | Test |
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RSRC | 0.33 | 0.000 | 5.87 | Water activity (aw) |
ISRC | 0.29 | |||
RSRC | 58.68 | 0.000 | 29.55 | Wettability |
ISRC | 37.97 | |||
RSRC | 5.66 | 0.000 | −12.84 | Apparent viscosity |
ISRC | 6.30 | |||
RSRC | 66.05 | 0.000 | −9.96 | Particle size |
ISRC | 120.15 | |||
RSRC | 84.33 | 0.000 | 12.61 | Lightness (L*) |
ISRC | 81.01 | |||
RSRC | 13.79 | 0.000 | −14.99 | Yellowness (b*) |
ISRC | 15.70 | |||
RSRC | 64.40 | 0.360a | −0.92 | Yield |
ISRC | 66.59 |
4.2. Effect of different fat replacers and drying techniques on wettability and apparent viscosity
Table 5 shows the wettability and apparent viscosity of different reduced-fat dairy creamer as compared to two commercial creamers and control. The wettability and viscosity of the regular and instant dairy creamer were significantly (
Sample | ||||||
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Wettability (s) | Apparent viscosity (mPa.s) | Yield (%) | Wettability (s) | Apparent viscosity (mPa.s) | Yield (%) | |
Control* | 75.00 ± 0.82a | 4.75 ± 0.19a | 43.00 ± 1.83l | 63.00 ± 0.00a | 4.85 ± 0.01n | 43.30 ± 1.20l |
MA0%, IN2.5% | 75.50 ± 0.70a | 4.88 ± 0.02ab | 43.55 ± 0.62l | 61.00 ± 1.4a | 4.84 ± 0.01n | 43.55 ± 0.62l |
MA 0%, IN 5% | 75.50 ± 0.70a | 5.04 ± 0.06b | 47.00 ± 0.00k | 56.50 ± 0.70b | 5.21 ± 0.01m | 47.00 ± 0.31k |
MA0%, IN7.5% | 76.00 ± 0.93a | 5.06 ± 0.05b | 47.77 ± 0.31k | 55.50 ± 0.70b | 5.29 ± 0.01l | 47.77 ± 0.31k |
MA15%, IN0% | 69.00 ± 0.97b | 5.32 ± 0.02b | 53.35 ± 0.50 j | 54.00 ± 1.41b | 6.03 ± 0.02k | 53.35 ± 0.50 j |
MA15%, IN2.5% | 66.50 ± 0.70bc | 5.37 ± 0.02b | 55.03 ± 0.04i | 44.00 ± 2.12c | 6.01 ± 0.01k | 55.03 ± 0.04i |
MA15%, IN 5% | 64.00 ± 1.06cd | 5.46 ± 0.02b | 60.55 ± 0.78h | 40.00 ± 0.00d | 6.21 ± 0.01i | 60.55 ± 0.78h |
MA15%, IN7.5% | 61.50 ± 0.83d | 5.54 ± 0.01bc | 61.45 ± 0.63h | 39.50 ± 3.53d | 6.18 ± 0.01j | 61.45 ± 0.63h |
MA20%, IN0% | 58.50 ± 0.70e | 5.76 ± 0.02cd | 65.80 ± 1.13g | 35.00 ± 3.53ef | 6.49 ± 0.01h | 65.80 ± 1.13g |
MA20%, IN2.5% | 58.50 ± 0.75e | 5.81 ± 0.02cd | 66.00 ± 1.41g | 36.00 ± 1.41e | 6.56 ± 0.02f | 66.00 ± 1.41g |
MA20%, IN 5% | 54.00 ± 1.21f | 5.89 ± 0.01cd | 70.60 ± 0.55f | 32.50 ± 0.70fg | 6.52 ± 0.00g | 70.60 ± 0.55f |
MA20%, IN7.5% | 50.50 ± 0.65g | 6.04 ± 0.03d | 75.66 ± 0.48e | 30.00 ± 0.00g | 6.75 ± 0.02e | 75.66 ± 0.48e |
MA25%, IN0% | 45.50 ± 2.05h | 6.29 ± 0.00d | 79.77 ± 0.48d | 24.00 ± 1.41h | 7.09 ± 0.01d | 79.77 ± 0.48d |
MA25%, IN2.5% | 44.00 ± 1.40h | 6.35 ± 0.01d | 85.06 ± 0.09c | 24.00 ± 0.73h | 7.12 ± 0.01c | 85.06 ± 0.09c |
MA25%, IN 5% | 40.00 ± 0.09j | 6.41 ± 0.01d | 89.45 ± 0.77b | 19.00 ± 1.40i | 7.35 ± 0.01a | 89.45 ± 0.77b |
MA25%, IN7.5% | 40.50 ± 0.77ij | 6.53 ± 0.03d | 94.60 ± 0.56a | 13.00 ± 1.40j | 7.32 ± 0.01b | 94.60 ± 0.56a |
Commercial creamers | 43.00 ± 1.41hi | 5.82 ± 0.02d | — | 17.00 ± 0.00i | 7.29 ± 0.00b | — |
Characteristics | Inulin | Maltodextrin | Total solid content | Wettability | Viscosity | |
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Viscosity | r-correlation p-value |
0.180 0.506 |
0.938 0.000* |
0.950 0.000* |
−0.988 0.000* |
— |
Wettability | r-correlation p-value |
−0.156 0.564 |
−0.925 0.000* |
−0.931 0.000* |
— | — |
Particle size | r-correlation p-value |
0.656 0.045* |
0.907 0.000* |
0.924 0.000* |
−0.903 0.001* |
0.941 0.000* |
As shown in Table 5, the regular spray-dried creamers exhibited different levels of wettability (40–75.50 s), while the instant spray-dried creamers lower faster wettability (13–61 s) than regular creamers with similar formulations. This was comparable with the wettability of the regular commercial creamer A (43 s) and instant commercial creamer B (17 s), respectively. The results showed that the wetting time of regular and instant creamers was decreased by increasing the particle size and decreasing the water activity of creamers. Jakubczyk et al. [26] reported that the wettability of the apple puree powder was improved from '45 to '33 (s) by increasing maltodextrin from 6 to 15% (w/w). The amount of wall materials significantly affected the wettability of the final powder. The results showed that there was a reverse relationship between wetting time and the content of wall materials (i.e. inulin and maltodextrin). The creamer containing the highest maltodextrin (25%) and inulin (7.5%) showed the shortest wetting time among all formulated creamers (Table 5).
The instant creamer exhibited significantly higher wettability (shorter wettability) than the regular creamer (Table 5) due to large particles exhibiting more empty spaces among themselves, resulting in easier penetration by the liquid (i.e. water) [15]. Lecithin can modify the flowability and wettability of dried powders due to its potential surface active properties with higher porosity and better wettability [13]. Figure 3 clearly shows the schematic of dissolution timeline for standard and agglomerated powder [14] by correlation between the wettability, dispersibility and solubility in the regular (non-agglomerated) and instant creamers.
As shown in Table 5, the apparent viscosity of regular spray-dried creamers varied from 4.88 to 6.53 (mPa.s) as compared to the control (4.75 mPa.s) and regular commercial creamer A (5.82 mPa.s). In addition, the viscosity of the instant spray-dried creamers varied from 4.84 to 7.35 (mPa.s) compared to the commercial instant creamer B (7.29 mPa.s) and control sample (4.85 mPa.s) (Table 5). The result showed that the apparent viscosity of regular and instant creamers was significantly (
The apparent viscosity of the spray-dried creamers was greatly enhanced after agglomeration via fluidized-bed drying (Table 5). This could be explained by the significant (
4.3. Effect of different fat replacers and drying techniques on average particle size
In the current study, the average particle size of different creamers was determined by measuring the volume-weighted mean. The particle size of the powder can significantly affect its appearance, flowability, wettability and dispensability [43]. Figure 4 showed a significantly increase in the particle size of different formulated creamers. The results showed that the creamer O containing 25% maltodextrin and 7.5% inulin exhibited the largest particle size (101.45 μm), while the control sample had the smallest particle size among all regular spray-dried dairy creamers, respectively (Figure 4a). As stated by Master [36], the particle size is highly influenced by the viscosity of the feed. Similar observations were previously reported by Jinapong et al. [27] wherein increasing the solids content of instant spray-dried soymilk powders from 5.2 to 13.0% significantly resulted in enlargement of the particle size from 14.54 to 23.59 (μm).
Figure 4b shows that agglomeration process by fluidized-bed drying technique significantly (
4.4. Effect of different fat replacers and drying techniques on yield
Table 5 shows the yield of regular and instant dairy creamers compared to the control sample. The control sample had remarkably lower yield (43%) than other regular spray-dried creamers. The low yield was observed for the control. This could be due to the stickiness of this sample to the spray drying chamber and cyclone wall. This might be because the control did not contain inulin and very low percentage of maltodextrin as a drying aid. Stickiness is one of the main technological issues in the production of powders such as coffee creamer because it results in a reduction of the yield and stability. The result showed significant improvement in the production yield by increasing the maltodextrin and inulin content in the formulation (Table 5). This was in agreement with the previous finding reported by Shrestha et al. [45] for spray-dried tomato pulp. In fact, the addition of drying aids such as maltodextrin with high glass transition temperature (>145°C) to the premix is one of the most suitable ways to increase the stability, decrease the stickiness and improve the yield [21, 45]. In addition, maltodextrin can help to shorten the drying time, thus reducing the input energy required for spray drying process. According to Adhikari et al. [1], the improvement of yield (recovery) might be due to the formation of a thin protein-rich membrane at the particle-air interface. The high glass transition temperature of this surface layer causes the conversion of this thin membrane into a glassy state, which prevents particles from sticking to each other and to the walls of the dryer which resulted in the decrease of the wall deposition during drying and increase of the yield. As shown in Table 3, maltodextrin with higher F-ratio had higher significant effects than inulin on the yield. There was no significant (
4.5. Effect of different fat replacers and drying techniques on color
Figure 5 shows the appearance of the regular creamer as compared to the control and commercial creamer. The results indicated that differently formulated creamers, control and commercial creamer had significant (
Sample | L* | b* | L* | b* |
Control* | 71.07 ± 0.05l | 22.49 ± 0.21a | 70.73 ± 0.21o | 24.57 ± 0.05a |
MA0%, IN2.5% | 73.28 ± 0.33k | 22.04 ± 0.06b | 71.20 ± 0.11n | 23.71 ± 0.21b |
MA0%, IN5% | 72.67 ± 0.27k | 21.09 ± 0.13c | 72.23 ± 0.00m | 23.62 ± 0.11b |
MA0%, IN7.5% | 71.48 ± 0.55l | 20.14 ± 0.04d | 70.46 ± 0.02p | 22.50 ± 0.47c |
MA15%, IN0% | 78.91 ± 0.07j | 18.37 ± 0.36e | 74.05 ± 0.00l | 20.69 ± 0.09d |
MA15%, IN2.5% | 82.30 ± 1.47i | 18.09 ± 0.07e | 76.38 ± 0.03k | 20.42 ± 0.17d |
MA15%, IN 5% | 84.63 ± 0.21h | 17.46 ± 0.53f | 79.13 ± 0.02j | 17.47 ± 0.00e |
MA15%, IN7.5% | 85.57 ± 0.19g | 15.15 ± 0.00g | 80.48 ± 0.01i | 17.44 ± 0.00e |
MA20%, IN0% | 87.46 ± 0.24f | 11.63 ± 0.02h | 82.11 ± 0.00h | 13.92 ± 0.00f |
MA20%, IN2.5% | 87.12 ± 0.01f | 11.03 ± 0.02i | 84.05 ± 0.11g | 13.32 ± 0.00g |
MA20%, IN 5% | 89.28 ± 0.17e | 10.28 ± 0.01j | 84.30 ± 0.02f | 12.61 ± 0.02h |
MA20%, IN7.5% | 89.80 ± 0.00de | 10.83 ± 0.08i | 86.73 ± 0.02e | 11.76 ± 0.03i |
MA25%, IN0% | 90.90 ± 0.50c | 7.73 ± 0.00k | 88.73 ± 0.02c | 10.79 ± 0.11j |
MA25%, IN2.5% | 90.51 ± 0.00cd | 7.22 ± 0.30l | 88.71 ± 0.01c | 9.21 ± 0.00k |
MA25%, IN 5% | 92.56 ± 0.57b | 6.99 ± 0.00l | 89.17 ± 0.19b | 8.56 ± 0.01l |
MA25%, IN7.5% | 95.32 ± 0.00a | 6.85 ± 0.07l | 90.15 ± 0.01a | 8.08 ± 0.07m |
Commercial creamers (Regular and instant) | 95.44 ± 0.40a | 7.00 ± 0.07l | 88.59 ± 0.00d | 8.20 ± 0.02m |
5. Conclusions
The present work describes the possibility of producing regular and instant reduced-fat dairy creamers by spray and fluid-bed drying and the changes in some of the physical, chemical and powder properties of the creamer powders depending on the maltodextrin and inulin levels. A significant effect of the type and concentration of the fat replacers (wall materials) on the process yield, wettability, viscosity, solubility, color, water activity and particle size was found. The results showed that the process has some difficulties for drying of control samples. The use of wall materials (maltodextrin and inulin) significantly improved the drying process and leads to improve the physicochemical properties of reduced-fat dairy creamer functionality. The highest wettability, viscosity, solubility, yield and lightness and lowest water activities were obtained from the samples containing the highest contents of maltodextrin (25% w/w) and inulin (7.5%). As a result, the current study also revealed that the instant formulated-reduced-fat creamers from two-stage drying (spray drying followed by fluidized-bed drying) showed significantly (
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