Optimizing the Wheat / Triticale Ratio to Improve the Quality Parameters of Bakery Products

Abstract

According to the literature the protein nutritive value of triticale is higher than that of wheat. For this reason, and others, the possibility of using triticale in bakery was investigated.
 The paper analyzes the optimisation of the wheat-triticale proportion between Turda-2000 wheat and triticale Titan variety, to improve the quality parameters of the two varieties of bread-making grain, under the influence agrofond. The two varieties were grown at S.C.D.A. Turda in the crop year 2008-2009. 
 A good baking quality is associated with a high protein content. Among the technological factors affecting the grain protein, the fertilization is the most effective. Also wet gluten content and Zelleny index is heavily influenced by fertilization. The hectolitre mass (kg / hl), crude protein (%), wet gluten (%) strain index (mm), index of extensibility (mm) Zelleny index (ml) drop index (min), were determined as the main indices of the grain quality.