Cereal-Derived Gluten-Free Foods
Cereal-Derived Gluten-Free Foods
Cereal-Derived Gluten-Free Foods
Cristna M. Rosell
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Abstract
During the last decades, the demand for gluten-free products has escalated due to the increased
number of diagnosed celiac patents. The celiac patent populaton seeks gluten-free products
resembling gluten-containing products, even with similar nutritonal quality.
The present chapter aims to provide informaton about the design and development of cereal-
based gluten-free products as well as on their technological, nutritonal and sensory
characteristcs. During the last decade there has been an exponental increase in the number of
gluten-free products in the market. Initally, the development of these products focused on
making economically viable and palatable products. However the current awareness of a healthy
diet also applies to gluten-free foods.
Gluten-free foods derived from grains are rich in carbohydrates and fats but defcient regarding
some macronutrients and micronutrients. It is for this reason that gluten-free diets can generate
unbalanced, long-term diets defcient in some nutrients. The additon of other
ingredients/nutrients like omega-3 oils, specifc proteins, fbers, probiotcs and prebiotcs is seen
as an opton to improve the nutritonal compositon of gluten-free foods.
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1. Introducton
Cereals are the staple food for most of the world's populaton and occupy an undisputed place at
the base of the various recommended food pyramid nutritonal guidelines. However, despite the
benefts of eatng these grains, they are able to cause allergies and food intolerances, gluten
intolerance, celiac disease being of special interest. The term "gluten" designates a protein
fracton from wheat, rye, barley, oats or their crossbred varietes and derivatves thereof, to
which some persons are intolerant and which is insoluble in water and in 0.5 M NaCl. 1
Gluten is present in cereal grains such as wheat (Tritcum aestvum), rye (Secale cereale), spelt
(Tritcum spelta), kamut (Tritcum turgidum), tritcale (Tritcum spp x Secale cereale) and some
oat varietes (Avena satva).2
Currently the celiac patents’ community has, as sole treatment, a nutritonal therapy that
restricts their food to gluten-free products; therefore, the consumpton of cereals such as wheat,
rye, barley and foods containing these grains is excluded. Specifcally, the CD N 41/2009 1
Regulaton defnes "food products for gluten intolerant people" as those foodstufs intended for
partcular diet which are processed, treated or specially prepared to meet the special dietary
needs of gluten-intolerant people.
The limits on the compositon and labeling of gluten-free foods set by CD Regulaton No.
41/20091 are:
• Foodstufs for gluten-intolerant people, consistng of one or more ingredients from
wheat, rye, barley, oats or their crossbred varietes, which have been especially
processed to reduce gluten, must not contain a gluten level exceeding 100 mg/kg in the
food as sold to the fnal consumer. The labeling, advertsing and presentaton of the
abovementoned products will bear the term "very low gluten content". They may bear
the term "gluten-free" if their gluten content does not exceed 20 mg/kg in the food as
sold to the fnal consumer.
• Oats contained in foodstufs for gluten-intolerant people must be produced, prepared
or treated specially to avoid contaminaton by wheat, rye, barley or their crossbred
varietes and the gluten content must not exceed 20 mg/kg.
• Foodstufs for gluten-intolerant people, consistng of one or more ingredients which
substtute wheat, rye, barley, oats or their crossbred varietes shall not contain a level of
gluten exceeding 20 mg/kg in the food as sold to the fnal consumer. The labeling,
presentaton and advertsing of these products must be labeled as "gluten-free".
The food categories most afected by this limitaton are wheat-based bread and bakery products.
Therefore, this chapter focuses primarily on this type of food and on the various technological
alternatves that have been developed to mimic the functon of gluten in baked goods. Other
foods may contain "invisible gluten”, namely wheat or gluten derivatves that may be included
among the ingredients used as thickener or protectve flm. Hamburgers, sauces, powdered
soups, processed cheese, etc., are included in this group.
In general, gluten-free products are of lower quality than their gluten-bearing counterparts since
their structure disintegrates easily and they have a very dry texture.
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Hydrocolloids
Hydrocolloids are essental additves in gluten-free bread producton since they mimic, to some
extent, the functon of gluten through the grantng of viscosity or viscoelastc propertes. In the
baking industry these compounds contribute to improving the food’s texture, water holding
capacity, aging delay and increase overall product quality during storage. 17
Hydrocolloids, such as locust bean gum, guar gum, xanthan gum and agar are used as substtutes
for gluten in the development of rice four breads targetng the celiac or gluten-intolerant
populaton.6,18-19 The specifc volume of these breads increased in the presence of hydrocolloids,
exceptng xanthan gum. However, Gambus et al. 20 obtained the largest volume in gluten-free
bread using xanthan, which also decreased the crumb hardness of fresh bread fresh and 72-hour
storage. Furthermore, these authors concluded that the combinaton of xanthan gum, pectn and
guar gum allowed for products of a beter quality.
The crumb characteristcs are also modifed by the presence of hydrocolloids, in partcular,
greater porosity has been obtained in the presence of 1% carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and
β-glucans or 2% pectn. Among the cellulose derivatves, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) is
a suitable structuring agent and thus a gluten substtute, with good ability to retain gas. 21
Xanthan gum and HPMC have been highlighted as good gluten replacements that improve
quality22 (Figure 1). Regarding the efectve mechanism, it has been described that the additon of
HPMC to rice four signifcantly increases the viscoelastc propertes of dough, the overall efect
being a strengthening of the rice dough mass.21
Combinatons of additves and/or technological processing aids to obtain palatable gluten-free
products are generally sought.
Proteins
Gluten-free breads are generally protein-defcient when compared with their wheat four
counterparts. Several strategies have been proposed to increase the protein content of breads
and other gluten-free cereal products. The enrichment of rice four crackers with soy four (25%)
increases protein with reduced cost and also improves palatability. 23 Marco and Rosell24
described that the resultng mixture of rice four mix with 13 g/100 g of soy protein isolate and
4 g/100 g of HPMC results in gluten-free bread with an energy intake of 220.31 kcal/100 g whose
compositon (42.38% carbohydrates, 10.56% protein and 0.95% fat) is similar to that of gluten-
bearing bread products. The additon of milk solids, inulin and fsh surimi has been proposed as
an alternatve to increase dietary fber content and protein in gluten-free breads. 25 The use of
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leguminous fours in the compositon of gluten-free products is increasing due to their high
protein content. With this objectve in mind pea, lentl, bean and chickpea fours have been
used.26
Dietary Fiber
The enrichment of gluten-free bakery products with dietary fber confers texture, gelling
capacity, thickening, emulsifying and stabilizing their propertes. Among the fbers that have
been proposed for the enrichment of gluten-free breads are wheat, maize, oats and barley. 27 The
additon of these fbers to 6 g/100 g improves the product’s nutritonal profle without
signifcantly altering its palatability. When amounts of 9 g/100 g are added, products with a 218%
higher fber content than that of the reference bread are achieved, but with signifcantly
impaired palatability.
Stojceska et al.28 increased the total dietary fber content in gluten-free products using extrusion
and incorporatng diferent fruits and vegetables such as apples, beets, carrots, cranberries and
tef four. These authors incorporated up to 30% to a gluten-free formula consistng of rice four,
potato starch, maize starch, powdered milk and soy four. By optmizing the extrusion conditons
it was possible to obtain gluten-free products enriched in dietary fber.
Enzymes
Another opton for improving the quality of gluten-free breads is to use enzymes or technological
aids.29 Enzymes like amylase, protease, hemicellulase, lipase, oxidase, transglutaminase and
oxidase have been used to improve the quality of bakery products. Some of these enzymes have
been used as technological adjuvants to improve the quality of gluten-free breads. Among the
various available enzymes, transglutaminase and glucose oxidase have allowed improvements in
the texture of gluten-free bread, although the efect depends greatly on the four used in the
formula.30-31 Both enzymes form intra- and intermolecular bonds between rice proteins
generatng a protein network. However, the protein network generated by these enzymes does
not completely mimic gluten functons and the presence of a hydrocolloid is necessary. 30-31 The
acton of transglutaminase can also be enhanced by the additon of other proteins that increase
the number of lysine residues which limit the enzyme crosslinking acton. Moore et al. 32 studied
transglutaminase impact on gluten-free breads containing soy protein, milk or egg. The most
striking efect was a reducton in bread volume of due to protein polymerizaton.
Sourdoughs
Sourdoughs are a very atractve alternatve to improve the quality of gluten-free breads.
Sourdough is a natural fermentaton starter which has been used to ferment numerous types of
food. These doughs are obtained by mixing four, water and other ingredients and allowing them
to be fermented by naturally present lactc acid bacteria and yeasts. These microorganisms
proceed mainly from the four and the environment, but the microbiota specifc to each
sourdough depends on exogenous factors such as temperature and fermentaton tme. The use
of sourdough in bread making is a widespread practce due to its positve efects on the quality of
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bakery products. Among them, improved texture, aroma and favor, increased nutritonal value
and longer half-life should be emphasized. Therefore, its use has spread to gluten-free baked
goods. There is litle informaton on the use of sourdough in the formulas for baked gluten-free
products. Crowley et al.33 conducted a comparatve study on the sourdough infuence of various
lactc acid bacteria on the texture of gluten-free products. In recent years, several patents have
been published which are focused on the use of various lactc acid bacteria for gluten-free bakery
products manufacture aimed at improving quality and reducing any potental residual toxicity. 34-35
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Since quality is a completely subjectve term, there have been some researches which seek to
establish relatonships between sensory atributes and certain technological parameters
determined by means of analytcal instrumentaton. Matos and Rosell 36 have established some
correlatons between the gluten-free bread crumb hydraton propertes and crumb cohesiveness
and resilience.
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consttuents. These data indicate that nutritonal diferences in contnuous gluten-free bread
ingeston may arise if the ingeston of other types of food is not modifed.
These diferences in the nutritonal profle of gluten-free products and their gluten counterparts
have led to reformulate gluten-free products seeking to obtain nutritonally balanced products
which will provide the necessary nutrients for people who are forced to follow these treatment
guidelines. Thus, gluten-free breads enriched with calcium and inulin have been designed to
combat calcium defciency and provide a greater fber intake.44
Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the funding received from the Higher Council for Scientfc Research
(CSIC) and the Generalitat Valenciana to Scientfc Excellence Groups (Prometeo Project
2012/064), as well as the Celiac Associaton of Madrid (Spain).
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