This study investigated the properties of low‐fat milk protein gels using basil seed mucilage (BSM). Gel strength was significantly increased as 69.39–238.01 g/cm2 in BSM groups. Strain showed high in T3, T4, and T5 as 0.89–1.0%. L‐value tended to be significantly decreased with the amount of BSM increased. pH was the lowest in C0 as 7.32. Brix tended to be increased significantly compared to that of C0, and T5 was the highest as 22.63%. For syneresis, T5 was 0.49% and had the lowest syneresis for the complete storage period among all the samples. As a result, BSM is considered to be able to improve the quality of low‐fat milk protein gels with its high gel strength and low strain effects. Practical applications Basil seed mucilage is popular in Asia regions on dessert such as beverage for diet. Specially, it gives feeling of fullness and is widely used in diet foods. Therefore, we applied to reduce calories of milk protein gel with low‐fat milk and polysaccharide such as basil seed mucilage for better textural properties. The application of basil seed mucilage helped improving the rheological properties and showed the decrease of syneresis with high gel strength. It is expected that basil seed mucilage will provide benefits to dietary effect with human health and as new materials for the food industry.

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Purpose: Pomegranate has been reported to exhibit medical properties such as antimicrobial, antimutagenic, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory effects. Especially the pomegranate peel as a by-product of the juice industry possesses more polyphenols with an antioxidant effect than the pomegranate flesh does. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the pomegranate peel on the quality characteristics of steamed bread. Methods: Steamed bread containing pomegranate peel was prepared with 0%, 1%, 3%, 5%, and 7% replacements of wheat flour with pomegranate peel powder, respectively. Results: The pH of dough significantly decreased from 5.66 to 4.42 with the amounts of pomegranate peel powder rising. After a 1st fermentation, the pH of all groups decreased. With an increase of the pomegranate peel powder level, the fermentation tension decreased from 42.83 mL to 29.03 mL. In addition, the volume, the specific volume, and moisture decreased as the pomegranate peel powder content level heightened. For color, steamed bread added with 7% pomegranate peel powder displayed low lightness but high redness and yellowness. In texture analysis, hardness and chewiness of the steamed bread rose as the pomegranate peel powder content increased, while the springiness and cohesiveness declined. Both total polyphenol and DPPH radical scavenging activity significantly increased with growing levels of pomegranate peel powder. In a sensory evaluation, the group with 1% pomegranate peel powder added showed the highest sensory preference scores for color, flavor, chewiness, taste, and overall acceptability. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that steamed bread prepared with the addition of 1% pomegranate peel powder is the most optimal product for appropriate quality characteristics.

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