Apple pomace as a fortification ingredient in foods
What it found
Adding apple pomace to foods raised their fiber content, but how well it went over depended on the food.
In plant foods, tasters disliked the darker color; in animal-based foods, color and texture held up better.
What they found
Fiber content
Dietary fibers from apple pomace significantly increased the total fiber content of enriched products. This means the fortification can be declared health beneficial.
Color in plant foods
In plant food products, the darker and brownish color was not evaluated positively by panelists. This was a noticeable drawback of fortification.
Color in animal foods
In animal origin food, color was beneficially affected. Color is one of the main sensory characteristics and plays an important role in product acceptance by consumers.
Texture and stability
Animal origin products fortified by apple pomace showed the most acceptable textural properties and oxidative stability.
What the authors conclude
“The systematic review confirmed the importance of apple pomace use in the food industry due to the beneficial nutritional profile and ecological issue (waste management).”
Also in their conclusions
- They confirmed the importance of apple pomace use in the food industry due to the beneficial nutritional profile and ecological issue (waste management).
- They found that dietary fibers from apple pomace significantly increased total fiber content in enriched products, meaning that the transfer of the fortification can be declared health beneficial.
- They showed that the influence of apple pomace addition differs according to the fortified food commodity.
How it was done
The authors wanted to look at using apple pomace, a byproduct, as a fortification ingredient in different foods, because it has a good nutritional profile and helps with waste management.
They gathered English-language studies published from 2007 to 2019 from Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar, and combined their results in a meta-analysis.
What it can’t tell you
- We summarised it from the abstract only.
- This paper looks at how apple pomace behaves as a food ingredient, not at health effects in people.
- The results come from published studies that measured things like color, texture, and fiber content, so they cannot show what eating these products does to health.
Who paid
- Funding
- Funded by Internal Grant Agency IGA VFU Brno (from the PubMed record).
- Authors work at
- University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic; South Ural State University, Russia
The paper
- Title
- Apple pomace as food fortification ingredient: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Type
- Systematic review and meta-analysisThe authors follow a set, published method to find every relevant study, then combine the numbers from them into one result.
- Summarised from
- Abstract only
- Cite
- Antonic B, Jancikova S, Dordevic D, Tremlova B (2020). Apple pomace as food fortification ingredient: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of food science. doi:10.1111/1750-3841.15449PubMed 32966605DOI
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