Слайд 1Pasta Production
NUFS 283: Food Engineering
Group 3
Слайд 3Introduction
Pasta is popular because it…
Is nutritious
Is convenient to buy and
prepare
Has a long shelf life
Слайд 4Inputs: Ingredients
Semolina made from durum wheat
Water
Salt
Слайд 5Inputs: Ingredients
Optional:
Eggs
Spinach, tomato puree, chilli, mushrooms for flavour
Substitutes:
Rice, corn,
spelt, kamut for semolina flour
Whole grain, non-grain, or soy-bean flour
for semolina to make it more nutritious
Слайд 6Selection of Semolina
Semolina preferential to other flours for its
Particle size
High
protein content of 13-14% dwb
Makes a less sticky dough during
processing for easier extrusion
Слайд 7Combining ingredients
Three steps involve
Mixing
Processing
Extruding
Слайд 8Combining ingredients: Pre-mixing
Ingredients flows into mixer is regulated by a
volumetric or gravimetric doser
0.180mm mesh sieve sifts the flour to
acquire a homogeneous dough
The flour and water is sent through a high pressure pre-mixer to hydrate the mixture
Слайд 9Combining ingredients: Mixing
Bubbles are removed by a conventional dual shaft
mixer to prevent a weak and pale pasta from forming
Warm
water (45-60°C) is added to bring the moisture content of the dough to 28-32%
Spaghetti requires 16-18 minutes in the mixing chamber
Слайд 10Mixing Calculation
Must consider energy balance of inputs in order
to achieve desired properties:
∑Mi ⋅Δhi =Mflour ⋅Δhw +M⋅Em − Qj
∆hw
= 15.1 kJj/kg
Слайд 11Combining ingredients: Extrusion
Gluten matrix develops, assuming dough was sufficiently hydrated
Слайд 12Extrusion
An extruder ____ the dough.
Convey
Compacts
Kneads
Relaxes
Extrudes
Слайд 13Extrusion
Hydrated semolina mixture drops directly onto the extrusion screw
Screw brings
mixture to extrusion barrel, where it is compacted
Pressure increase from
to 2 MPa to form a compact dough
Screw continues to move dough along to extension plate
Слайд 14Extrusion: Challenges yet
Difficult to form uniformly kneaded dough
Solution: apply a
kneading plate
Friction between the walls, barrel, and screw increases the
temperature of dough
Tremove = (TFrictional + TExtrusion screw)°C – 45°C
(Specific Mechanical Energy) SME =
Cp = 1.44 + 2.74Xw
Ideal temperature: 45 - 50°C
50°C impedes gluten matrix formation
Too cool will yield a dough with undesirable viscosity
Слайд 15Extrusion
Long pasta, like spaghetti are allowed a brief rest before
entering the die in the extension tube
The pasta will be
fully developed by the time taken to reach the end of the extension tube
Слайд 16Extrusion
Die is used with an insert to shape pasta
Shape
of insert determines shape of pasta
Circular for spaghetti
Inserts are
coated with Teflon to decrease friction and increase rate of extrusion
Also prevents pasta from absorbing water while being cooked
Extruder output = drag flow - pressure flow - leakage flow
Слайд 17Extrusion
Long pastas are left to stand on a spreader
which cuts them into uniform lengths
Trims result from uneven flow
out from the die
Are collected and brought back to mixer via trim return system
Pastas are then attached to sticks are transfer to dryer
Слайд 18Drying
Purpose: to reduce moisture content to 12% to extend shelf
life
Limits bacterial growth
To determine the amount of water to be
evaporated:
MCwb % =
Слайд 19Drying
Four factors involved:
Humidity
Temperature
Time exposure to heat
Air flow
Air flow and time
exposure affects humidity and temperature
Слайд 20Drying: Air flow
Direct contact between air and the pasta enables
the most efficient method of drying due to the greater
surface area
Слайд 21Drying: Humidity
Wet hot air (40-70% w/w)
Prevent product from
cracking at high temperatures
Слайд 22Drying: Exposure Time
High temperatures requires shorter exposure time
Rapid drying
may form cracks in the dough and result in a
brittle the final product
Low temperatures requires longer exposure time
Moulds development, especially on the inner parts
Слайд 23Drying: Temperature
Needs to be regulated because
Too high: damage
product and destroy nutrients
Too low: expensive and inefficient
Ranges from 32-110°C
Spaghetti
Pre-dried with gradual increase 30-56°C
Dried by gradual increasing from 56-72°C
Слайд 24Drying: Temperature Regulations
Short pastas are regulated by:
Being on a shaking
pre-dryer to decrease time exposure to high temperature in drier
Long
pastas are regulated by:
Pre-dried with blast of air for 30-60 minutes
Dried at 55-82°C
Cooled in a cooling chamber by indirect water contact at 28-32°C for 1.5 hours
Слайд 25Use of Ultra High Temperature
Application of Ultra-High Temperature
May cause non-enzymatic
browning
May result in lysine and vitamins losses
Shortens drying time of
spaghetti from 12 hours to 4.5 hours
Result in product with better cooking properties
Greater expression of yellow in product
Слайд 26Improper cooling?
Damage the packaging
Contaminated product
Brittle product
Слайд 27Nutritional and Sensory Quality
Nutritious
Carbohydrates
Protein
Vitamin B
Iron
Folic acid
Not fattening itself
Слайд 28Nutritional and Sensory Quality
Ideal food for diabetics, especially whole grain
products
Slow digestion
Maintains steady glucose levels
Gradual insulin release
Because of the limited
surface area for α-amylase
Tight protein structure
Limited porosity
With cooking, swelling of pasta restricted by tight gluten matrix and oligosaccharides
Слайд 29Nutritional and Sensory Quality
Yellowness of pasta determine by
Adding eggs
Adding β-carotene (most times)
β-carotene (vitamin A precursor)
Prevents many diseases
Immune function
Vision
Processing makes this more bioavailable
Слайд 30Nutritional and Sensory Quality
Cooking should not exceed >50°C
Damage gluten matrix
Loss
of lysine, vitamins, furosine
Mixing and extruding under pressure
Decrease beta-carotene oxidation
Water
increase calcium and copper slightly
Слайд 31Summary
Mixing, extruding, and drying are required in pasta processing
Extrusion process
forms gluten network
Useful in forming desirable structure for shaping and
cooking
Gluten also helps retain nutrients
Слайд 32Summary
Drying creates a moisture gradient
Reduces required drying energy, temperature, and
time
Drying requires attention in order to ensure safety and maintain
nutrients
Shelf stable product
Preserve nutrients in gluten matrix
Слайд 33Photo References
http://www.food-info.net/images/pasta/pasta.jpg
https://files.nyu.edu/avl236/public/Flat%20Noodles.jpg
https://files.nyu.edu/avl236/public/pasta.JPG
http://bombaybazar.ie/images/semolina-19582.jpg
http://thinkcommon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/water.jpg
http://www.wholesaleitalianfood.com/media/catalog/category/file_6.JPG
http://www.italgi.it/foto/extrspag1.jpg
http://www.klaroudaseeds.com/wheat-Thur06.jpg
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.freshpastamachines.co.uk/images/lillo_dies.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.freshpastamachines.co.uk/lillo_due_pasta_machine.html&usg=__zGyw76D9SF_rMXa9AoGFgLEITJg=&h=302&w=320&sz=33&hl=en&start=47&itbs=1&tbnid=YToJZz90WcMP6M:&tbnh=111&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpasta%2Bextruder%26start%3D36%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1