Affiliation:
1. School of Mechanical Engineering Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Food Manufacturing Equipment and Technology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
3. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
4. Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
Abstract
SummaryThe coronavirus disease‐19 (COVID‐19) pandemic caused dietary changes. Humans reduced social activities to prevent the spread of COVID‐19, which led to increasing demand for machines to help cook. This work studies the effect of different stirrer modes on the texture of celery, asparagus, green peppers, and spinach during the cooking process and the functional loss of components in vegetables by measuring the changes in vitamin C, total polyphenols, and total flavonoids. The results showed that colour changes and loss of nutrients in each vegetable varied under different stirrer modes. Stirring was found to be the best mode for cooking all four vegetables. In addition, there was a positive correlation between the a* value and functional components during the cooking process, which means that the colour difference and nutritional loss of vegetables can be modulated together. This study provides theoretical guidance for developing the stirring unit in a cooking machine.
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Food Science