The meat freezing, as a method of preservation, aims to maximize the storage period with preserving the quality and nutritional value of the product. However, freezing causes certain changes in the foodstuff. These changes are the result of ice formation and lead to a change in meat quality after thawing. The aim of this paper was to examine the effect of freezing rates on the physicochemical properties of pork meat (M. Longissimus dorsi). The meat samples were frozen at 10 different rates and after 24 hours of storage at-18 °C, thawed at +4 °C. Samples frozen at the lowest freezing rate (0.23 cm/h) had the lowest water content (72.02%), while for the samples frozen at the highest rate (1.43 cm/h), significantly higher (p<0.05) water content was recorded (73.85%). The protein content ranged from 23.34% (rate 0.50 cm/h) to 23.76% (rate 1.43 cm/h). The increase in freezing rates from 0.23 cm/h to 1.43 cm/h statistically significantly (p<0.05) affected the increase in the pH value (from 5.41 to 5.72). By measuring water holding capacity (WHC) the least amounts of released liquid (2.27 cm 2 and 2.23 cm 2) were recorded at higher freezing rate (1.00 cm/h and 1.43 cm/h, respectively). The highest thawing loss was determined in pork samples frozen at slower rate (0.23 cm/h) (3.61%).

Apple pomace, a by-product that remains after extraction of juice from fruit, is a good source of dietary fibre, minerals and different phytochemicals such as phenolic acids. Although the valorization of apple pomace as a bakery ingredient was performed by several authors, there is a lack of information on attempts of incorporation of apple by-products in the form of coextrudates with corn grits (CAPCG). In this study, sponge cakes were created with apple pomace coextruded with corn grits in the ratio of 45:55 by partial replacing wheat flour with coextrudate in the formulation at 10%, 20% and 30% level. With the increase in the proportion of coextruded particles, the farinographic characteristics of dough samples showed an increase in water absorption and dough development time due to larger particles of coextrudates, and loss of dough elasticity. Consequently, the cake specific volume decreased over the range between 3.6 -14.2%, but only the substitution level of 30% yielded an increase in cake firmness after 1 h of cooling and after 24 h of storage. The estimation of sponge cake sensory properties using the hedonic scale from 1 to 9 showed that the most acceptable texture was found in the control sample, whereas all sponge cakes with CAPCG had significantly higher acceptance of odour and taste in comparison to the control cake. From the nutritional point of view, sponge cakes substituted with CAPCG showed higher total dietary fibre content than the control wheat sponge cake.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of pumpkin oil cake protein isolate in production of millet bread. For that purpose, breads were created by substitution of millet flour with proteins at 5, 10 and 15% level. Dough rheological properties and both physical and sensory characteristics of obtained bread were determined. The increase in pumpkin oilseed cake protein (POCP) concentration influenced increase in dough viscosity, as determined using farinograph and fundamental rheological measurements. This is additionally confirmed by lower elasticity of supplemented breads as determined by texture analysis and sensory panel. Substitution of millet flour with POCP at all tested levels did not exhibit any influence on bread specific volume. However, 24 h after baking, breads supplemented with higher amount of POCP showed less pronounced hardening of the crumb, indicating that these proteins might retard starch retrogradation. The supplementation of millet bread with POCP had several beneficial effects on the sensory quality of bread, such as loss of bitter taste and aftertaste originating from millet flour. Additionally, bread granularity decreased and bread dissolving speed in mouth increased along with the increase in POCP concentration.