Chokeberry powder as an improver for pasta

In the course of the study, the effect of dosages of black chokeberry powder on the quality of pasta made from flour with different gluten content was studied. The studies used normal-quality flour and low-gluten flour. To reduce the gluten content in wheat flour, it was mixed with potato starch. As a result of “dilution” of gluten with starch, its content decreased from 25 to 2.5 %. The resulting mixture was used to obtain pasta with the introduction of different amounts of black chokeberry powder. The effect of different doses of chokeberry powder on the gluten content of the obtained mixtures was determined by planning experiment 22 “with a star” in the StatGraphicsPlus package. It has been established that with increasing dosages of chokeberry powder, there is a decrease in gluten content and an increase in the content of pectin substances. In the finished pasta, the mechanical strength and the amount of dry matter transferred to the cooking water were determined. According to the data obtained, a chart has been developed to determine the dosage of chokeberry powder and the amount of starch introduced, at which the quality of pasta that meets the requirements of the standard is achieved. Thus, the introduction of 5.0 % aronia chokeberry powder with a gluten content in flour of about 18 % will make it possible to obtain products with a strength of 0.66 N and the amount of solids transferred to cooking water of less than 7.9 %. When using flour of normal quality, the addition of chokeberry powder in an amount of 5 % has a positive effect on the mechanical strength of pasta, increasing it by 20 % compared to the control sample. Other quality indicators, including cooking properties, are within the permissible norm. Production tests were conducted at Lidahleboproduct OJSC. Black chokeberry powder was added in an amount of 5%, pasta was made on Buhler production line with a capacity of up to 2000 kg per shift. According to the results of the tests, TU BY 500134647.012-2018 "Aronia" pasta and TI BY 500134647.001-2019 "Technological instruction for the production of pasta with Aronia" food additive were developed.