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Nutrient supplement in cracker by spent coffee grounds

Abstract

Spent coffee grounds (SCGs) are waste from coffee drink process, which are rich of a varieties of nutrients. This research applied SCGs as ingredient in cracker. The optimized formula and process are studied as well as addition of different levels of SCGs were studied. It was found that addition of SCGs in cracker had hedonic score in high level from panels, especially panels who drink coffee. Moreover, it was observed that SCGs could increase nutrients especially carbohydrate and fiber to the product.

Objective

ผลิตภัณฑ์เบเกอรี เป็นผลิตภัณฑ์ที่ผู้บริโภคนิยมชื่นชอบ และสะดวกต่อการบริโภคทั้งในเวลาเร่งด่วนและเวลาว่าง โดยเฉพาะแครกเกอร์ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในผลิตภัณฑ์ที่สะดวกพกพา และสามารถนำมาบริโภคได้ในทุกช่วงเวลา การเสริมคุณค่าทางโภชนาการในแครกเกอร์ จึงมีส่วนช่วยให้ผู้บริิโภคได้รับประโยชน์มากขึ้น นอกจากนี้ แครกเกอร์มีองค์ประกอบของส่วนผสมที่อาจส่งผลต่อคุณภาพ โดยเฉพาะไขมัน แนวมลทางการใช้ประโยชน์จากวัตถุดิบที่มีส่วยช่วยในการเสริมสารอาหารแบะช่วยต้านการเกิดปฎิกิริยาออกซิเดชันเนื่องจากไขมัน จึงมีศักยภาพในการนำไปใช้ผลิตจริง กากกาแฟจึงนับเป็นวัตถุดิบที่มีคุณลักษณะดังกล่าว งานวิจัยนี้จึงใช้กากกาแฟในการเสริมอาหารให้กับแครกเกอร์ ด้วยกากกาแฟมีใยอาหาร มีสารประกอบโพลีฟีนอลดและยังเป็นการใช้ประโยชน์จากส่วนเหลือการชงกาแฟ ได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

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