Research
Research
DOI: 10.15413/ajar.2017.0152
ISSN: 2315-7739
©2017 Academia Publishing
Research Paper
ABSTRACT
*Corresponding author. E-mail:              Key words: Sweet potato, bread, product innovation, experimental research,
wilma_giango@yahoo.com.ph                   instruction guide.
INTRODUCTION
Some countries having advanced economies and also                 widely regarded as untouchable thus, this is so called as
progressive countries have persuasive business in terms of        the bread.
baked products. Baked products businesses hand over                 One of the various factors which renew consumers’
conditionally to the people especially in products related        interest in baked goods is predicted to be the continuous
to bread. Most families depend on the use of these                innovation by companies. The upshot is that if bread
economic goods such as bread; thus, the industry of baking        makers want their product to regain its standing as a
prospers having a demand that is large and reliable.              healthy food, they need to diversify their offering in a more
  The baking industry has propagated and flourished due           unconventional manner than ever before. It is no longer
to the increasing needs of this product especially the            enough to slightly lessen the level of salt, add a few whole
bread. The population from the Philippines demands the            grains and/or a dash of fiber, or develop a gluten-free
bakery products thus, it provides bigger working chances          version, what provides a solution on several fronts is the
in central management and in bakeries. Bread is one of the        incorporation of vegetables. Most importantly, it helps to
many baked products that bakers can produce. There is a           zap those pesky carbohydrates, while at the same time
great number of the world’s regions and as a firm                 upping the fiber content. The most common strategy
component of many traditional cuisines, “the staff of life” is    employed by individuals wanting to reduce their
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carbohydrate intake is to replace the traditional               up with a visual tool to guide Filipinos in consuming the
carbohydrate component of a meal, such as rice, potatoes        right amount of food in every meal. The visual guide called
or pasta, either wholly or partly with vegetables.              Pinggang Pinoy answers the question of how much you
   These diversities of Veggie breads if publicize to the       should eat in one meal in order to be healthy. It also serve
consumer as a healthy and comfortable practice of eating        as a quick and easy guide for determining how much to eat
will surely benefit them due to its nutritive value.            per meal time. For the parents, they must improve the
Moreover, these will help the Philippine farming industry       recipe for their families and must encourage their children
and also assist the economy. Philippines, in the first place    to eat nutritious foods like fish and vegetables. It is a fact
is an agricultural country with insular geographical            that vegetables have essential food nutrients just like fish
location and ideal tropical climate blessed with lots of        and meat.
vegetables. This country is also rich with staple crops such      Good mental and physical health can only be achieved
as ube, taro, cassava and sweet potato “camote”. These          through good nutrition. Eating a balanced diet is a
root crops are perceived to be good suppliers of dietary        significant part of good health for everybody. The way you
fiber, vitamins and minerals. The potential of root crops in    feel and how your body works depends on the kind and
the baking industry is bright in view of the favorable          amount of food you eat.
climatic and soil conditions. They are high in minerals,          Today’s industry has a variation of most delicious bread
vitamins and also fiber, and as they provide plenty of bulk     and pastries to please both the palate and the eyes. Here in
filling, which makes them the dieter’s prime ally. In the       the Philippines, this baking industry flourished from an
country, the most important crop is the Sweet Potato            undersized manufacturing to an outsized, known baking
(Ipomoea batatas) locally known as “camote”.                    enterprise.
   To Anero (2015) “Today’s lifestyle has changed along           This study is anchored on the Presidential Decree (PD)
the way, from food production to food consumption. This         No. 491 series of 1974, acknowledged as the Philippine
shift is drifted by time. Time demands make people prefer       Nutrition Act of the Philippines. This act is responsible for
instant foods available in food chains and other                the planning and monitoring of nutritional status.
establishments, bringing little concern about the foods’        According to a recent survey by the Food and Nutrition
nutritional value. In effect, it increases more cases of        Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science
malnutrition, which is one of the major problems in the         and Technology (DOST), the Philippine chronic
Philippines today. The small consumption of vegetables          malnutrition rate among children aged 0 to 2 was at
can take its toll on one's health. People who do not eat        26.2%,        the       highest       in       10      years.
enough vegetables can suffer from micronutrient                 (http://www.rappler.com/move-
malnutrition or lack of the essential vitamins needed to        ph/issues/hunger/130046-philippines-chronic-
function.                                                       malnutrition).
   Oftentimes the existence of micronutrient malnutrition
is undetermined. It can only be seen in the long run as the       This simply illustrates that malnutrition retards not only
body deteriorates. Vegetable consumption should be              the mental development of the children but also the
practiced according to the FNRI because they are a perfect      physical aspect. Nearly prone to malnutrition are the
addition to the Filipino diet. Based on the institute's         young children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Pinggang Pinoy, a daily meal guide for adult Filipinos, one       One of those which collaborates the NCC by
healthy meal should have 33% vegetables to provide the          implementing orders and memoranda in order to address
proper amount of nutrients.                                     this serious problem is the Department of Education
   It is a fact that most children like to eat junk foods.      (DepEd). This mandate acknowledges the significance of
Therefore, mothers are challenged to improve their menu         good nutrition and indirectly improves the learners’
for the family so that nutrients needed by the individual       academic performance in school. Thus, it is considered to
members of the family should be provided to have a              be a good investment in education as it is associated with
healthy lifestyle.                                              repetition reduction, decrease drop out or truancy,
   Bread can be regarded as a snack or a substitute food for    increased enrolment, improved attendance and most of all
any meal. It contains carbohydrates that can satisfy the        better performance in school. One of which is the DO 34, s.
hunger of an individual. Due to the reason that bread           2015 - Revisions to DepEd Order No. 33, s. 2015
contains too high carbs, or has too much wheat, too much        (Implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program
gluten or too much salt, some consumers try to lessen their     (SBFP) for School Year (SY) 2015 to 2016), which
bread intake, but, there is reinvention of this kind of bread   addresses the needs of public school children in terms of
which brings it into the line of the latest consumer            nutritional problem and short term hunger.
preferences. These are demonstrated by bakers who                 In order to address the cases of malnutrition, the School-
create breads integrated with vegetables thus, this study is    Based Feeding Program is implemented. It is an efficient
conducted.                                                      and important mediation which helps in battling habitual
   The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the      craving for food at the same time diminishing disparity
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has come            and deficiency. It furnishes hot meals to the children
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securing a standardized recipe with the integration of any       supplier with roots which are edible, this is so called the
vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals.                         root vegetables with beets as common example. The
   For the implementation of these programs, public              second category is the stem vegetable that are supplier of
elementary and secondary schools nationwide are                  botanical edible stems that are sometimes not mature yet
encouraged to enjoin. To avoid commodity burnout a               juicy. Its common example is the rhizomes, corn and
diversity of vegetables from the garden produce is added         bamboo shoot. The next category is a plant that is a
in the menu. These are the reasons that schools are              supplier of leaves that can be eaten and this is the so-called
encouraged to establish vegetable gardens to serve as food       leafy vegetables.
baskets and have a prepared source of vegetable in                  Sweet potato is locally called “camote” with varieties of
schools. The problem of malnutrition among school                colors such as red, purple, yellow pink, beige, orange and
children may be addressed by the Gulayan sa Paaralan             white. They are great sources of manganese,
project which serves as the main source of commodities to        micronutrients and vitamins B1, B2 and B6.
sustain supplementary feeding.                                      Among these significant crops such as rice, maize,
   Moreover, in lieu with DepEd Order No. 14, s. 2005,           cassava and barley that can be located in Nigeria, sweet
school children should be advised to buy food, water and         potato ranks seven. It initiates a substantial source of
beverages only at the school canteen and be discouraged          carotene. Its production rose from 2.52 million metric
from going out of the campus. Food items for sale at the         tonnes in 2006 to 3.40 million metric tonnes in 2007
canteen should include natural or fortified food products        (Scrinivas, 2009). It can be grown three times a year and
that are rich in protein, energy, vitamins and minerals like     has a high yield potential, high nutritional value, resistance
root crops, rice and corn products in native preparations,       to production stress, environmentally friendly with
fruits and vegetables in season and fortified foods bearing      diverse food forms among others (Ikewelle et al., 2001 and
the “Sangkap Pinoy” seal. Beverages shall be limited to          Kays, 2004).
milk, shakes and juices prepared from fresh fruits and              The crop moved up from the minor status to a highly
vegetables. School administrators should encourage               desirable position of being the fourth most important root
parents through PTCA, to prepare packed snacks for their         and tuber crop in Nigeria after yam, cassava and cocoyam.
children to eat during recess time under the supervision of      It is a significant food crop in Nigeria that is valuable in the
the class adviser. With this end, parents and teachers can       diet of rural crop rural poor in the tropics (Odebode,
ensure that children intake only nutritious, healthy and         2004). It is attractive to farmers and households due to its
clean snacks.                                                    high nutritive value and performance under resource-poor
   Aside from helping end hunger and malnutrition, the           condition (Njoku, 2007).
Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) said that                     Sweet potato is a bulky and highly perishable root crop,
indigenous vegetables can help alleviate poverty among           hence, the most economical way to deal with this challenge
farmers. The planting of indigenous vegetables in                is through adding value to the crop by processing it into
convenient areas such as backyard gardens or family farms        different product forms such as sweet potato flour, sparri,
can be a great source of additional income. This alternative     sweet potato bread and sweet potato chips that will
livelihood opportunity can increase the resources of             further initiate income to the farmers, increase consumers'
impoverished households and may, in fact, help them              consumption and acceptability and also increases the shelf
crush poverty.                                                   life of the crop. Therefore, processed sweet potato
   Sweet potato is considered to be a good tuberous plant        products through value addition that is targeted at all
which develops best in various cultivations. It has many         income groups would break the image of sweet potato as a
varieties with skin colors from almost white to brown with       poor man's food. This root crop can be boiled, fried or
shades of pink, copper, magenta and purple. Even the flesh       roasted and can be innovated in different forms. In the
colors vary from light yellow to pink, red and orange. It is     semi-arid zone, its flour is commonly utilized for
the healthiest vegetable around, even the carrot can beat it     sweetening local food and beverages (kunu and burukutu)
and it would take 23 cups of broccoli to equal the benefits      while in the urban markets of the humid south, the fried
of one cup of sweet potato. Moreover, it has more fiber          chips are developed and marketed as snacks (Odebode,
than a similar portion of oatmeal (Monahan and Joan,             2004). They are a nutritional powerhouse which are ideal
2004).                                                           for cutting carbohydrates, losing weight, bulking up and
   Sweet potato is regarded as a vegetable. According to         building muscles. Aside from a taste like dessert, they also
Rimando (2004), vegetables are “crops usually grown for          provide some surprising health benefits. There are many
culinary purposes”. Vegetables as crops are categorized          nutrient categories responsible for the health benefits of
into crucifers, root, pulses, leafy, cucurbits and solaneous     this underappreciated tuber. Among these categories are
vegetables. These vegetables belong to either botanical or       antioxidants, anti-inflammatory nutrients, and blood
edible family. Therefore, sweet potato belongs to the            sugar-regulating nutrients (Emmanuel and Garry, 2014).
family of root and bulb crops.                                      One of the vitamins that sweet potato is rich with is
   Moreover, vegetables can be categorized as edible or          vitamin C. This vitamin which is present in Sweet potato
botanical. This category can be classified as: plants that are   aids to move away viruses, flu and cold. Moreover, this
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significant vitamin has a crucial part in digestion,           to find out whether innovation in the process of making
formation of teeth, bones and blood cells. This aids fast      Sweet potato (I. batatas) bread using sweet potato
healing of wounds, produces collagen that aids and             produced a better quality with respect to its taste,
sustains skin’s youthful and glowing looks. Sweet potato       appearance, color, aroma, and general acceptability of the
that is rich in vitamin safeguards our immune system           product. With the aid of the identified sensory evaluation,
against poisonous substances which might be associated to      thorough evaluation is done focusing specifically on
cancer. It is also a source of Vitamin B6 which aids our       possible changes in taste, appearance, color, aroma and
bodies to lessen the presence of chemical homocysteine.        general acceptability.
   Baking is a method of cooking food that uses prolonged        The descriptive method is used in the interpretation of
dry heat, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes or on     the data and findings of the study reflecting the sensory
hot stones. The most common baked item is bread but            analysis and acceptability the sensory analysis and
many other types of foods are baked (Anders, 2004). Heat       acceptability levels of the product. The experiment
is gradually transferred from the surface of cakes, cookies    covered a period of one month which started July, 2016.
and breads to their center. As heat travels through it         This study consists of the basic recipe of Sweet potato (I.
transforms batters and doughs into baked goods with a          batatas) bread using All Purpose Flour and mashed Sweet
firm dry crust and a softer center.                            Potato.
   The art of baking remains a fundamental skill and is
important for nutrition, as baked goods especially breads,
are a common but important food, both from an economic         Detailed procedure
and cultural point of view. A person who prepares baked
goods as a profession is called a baker.                       The systems Approach of Input–Process–Output was used
   The dry heat of baking changes the form of starches in      as the general procedure in the experiment. The input box
the food and causes its outer surfaces to brown, giving it     contained the three (3) treatment formulations of sweet
an attractive appearance and taste. The baking process         potato flour (I. batatas) and all–purpose flour in different
does not require any fat to be used to cook in an oven.        levels. All of these recipe formulations were subjected to
When baking, consideration must be given to the amount         sensory evaluation for the acceptability level of the
of fat that is contained in the food item. Baking needs an     enhanced product. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was
enclosed space for heating – typically in an oven. The fuel    utilized to find out the output if the there were significant
can be supplied by wood, coal, gas or electricity. Adding      differences among the three (3) levels of formulations. To
and removing item from an oven may be done by hand             come up with the most acceptable output of the sweet
with an oven mitt or by a peel, a long handled tool            potato bread, the outputs were subjected to two groups of
specifically used for that purpose. Bakery products yield      evaluators namely, ten (10) trained TLE teachers, ten (10)
appetizing goods with eye-appeal and mouth-watering            Bakers and twenty (20) MAVED students represented as
aromas. A wide range of savory and sweet foods can be          the consumer panelists. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was
produced. Baking ovens have effective manual or                used to determine if there were significant differences
automatic controls. There is straightforward access for        among the varying levels of formulations of the improved
loading and removal of items.                                  recipe.
           10
             8
                                                                                                    Treatment 1
             6
                                                                                                    Treatment 2
             4                                                                 Treatment 3          Treatment 3
             2                                                             Treatment 2
                                                                       Treatment 1
             0
                 Treatment Treatment Treatment
                     1         2         3
             Figure 1: Taste attribute of the treatments.
is the all purpose flour. Product innovation was applied to      Statistical analysis
be able to create an innovative product coming from the
available sources at the market stand. The following were        The data gathered from the results of the sensory
the modified formulations. Treatment 0 was considered as         evaluation as perceived from the panelists were treated
the control composed of the following ingredients: (500 g        statistically using average weighted mean, in order to
all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 6 tablespoon sugar, 3        determine the mean scores from the formulations.
tablespoon yeast, ¾ cup shortening, 2 pieces eggs, 1 cup         Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the
water). Treatment 1 composed of the following                    significant mean differences between each formulation
ingredients: 500 g all purpose flour, 175 g mashed sweet         that were subjected to P- value and F-critical value.
potato, 1 teaspoon salt, 6 tablespoon sugar, 3 tablespoon
yeast, ¾ cup shortening, 2 pieces eggs, 1 cup water. The
ratio was in the equilibrium to measure its strength.            RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Treatment 2 had the following ingredients such as: 500 g
all purpose flour, 250 g mashed sweet potato, 1 teaspoon         In order to encourage students, as consumer panelists in
salt, 6 tablespoon sugar, 3 tablespoon yeast, ¾ cup              developing awareness for the basic tastes such as sweet,
shortening, 2 pieces eggs, 1 cup water. The results showed       sour, salt and bitter, they were given test questionnaires to
that the dough was smooth and elastic. Breads are made           fill. Likewise, they were encouraged to discriminate
soft and smooth but with its effectiveness on the different      between formulations.
method of cooking. Treatment 3 had the following
ingredients: 500 g all purpose flour, 350 g mashed sweet
potato, 1 teaspoon salt, 6 tablespoon sugar, 3 tablespoon        Results on taste
yeast, ¾ cup shortening, 2 pieces eggs and 1 cup water.
This formulation was highly recommended according to             Each of the panelists given is exposed to different
the results presented. It showed that the higher                 formulations to determine the taste of the recipe. The
composition of the mashed sweet potato creates very              treatment formulations for sweet potato bread is made
smooth, tasty and elastic properties. Allotted time              through mixing all its ingredients (T1 to T3), which varies
preparation for the different formulations took about 0 to       only in the amount of mashed sweet potato + all purpose
1 h per treatment. Food testing and evaluation was made          flour added to other ingredients are held constant. Figure
after cooking. With the responses made from the                  1 shows the results of the descriptive test of the
respondents, the researcher was able to make sweet               respondents on taste, Treatment 3 350 g mashed sweet
potato bread.                                                    potato and 500 g all purpose flour had the highest
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       10
        8
                                                                                                     Treatment 1
        6
                                                                                                     Treatment 2
        4                                                                       Treatment 3          Treatment 3
        2                                                                   Treatment 2
                                                                        Treatment 1
        0
              Treatment Treatment Treatment
                  1         2         3
        Figure 2: Appearance attribute of the treatments.
        10
          8
                                                                                                    Treatment 1
          6
                                                                                                    Treatment 2
          4                                                                     Treatment 3         Treatment 3
          2                                                                 Treatment 2
                                                                        Treatment 1
          0
              Treatment Treatment Treatment
                  1         2         3
         Figure 3: Color attribute of the treatments.
weighted mean of 8.3 with verbal description of “like             personality, previous experiences, mood, etc and (3)
extremely” from the panelists. This was followed by T2,           economic and social factors such as choice, brand and
and T1; with the weighted mean of 5.0, and 3.97                   attitudes toward other health factors.
respectively. It revealed that the T3 formulation was
approved by the panelists considering the levels of
concentration per ingredients. It increased their interest in     Results on appearance
eating out and the quality of food. It implied that
respondents appreciated more of the nutritive value of the        Figure 2 shows the results of the descriptive test as
product. Based on the Shepherd’s Model of Frewer and              perceived by the panelists on appearance; it revealed that
Risvik (Rimando, 2004) what we choose to eat is based             T1, and T2 formulation had a mean score of 5.3 and 5.8
upon on three main factors: (1) the food itself and its           respectively, described as they “Neither Like or Dislike”;
nutrient content regulate hunger; (2) the person and his          T3, with 500 g all purpose flour and 350 g mashed sweet
sensory perception of the food in combination with                potato had a mean score of 8.83 which had a “like
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           10
             8
                                                                                                                 Treatment 1
             6
                                                                                                                 Treatment 2
             4                                                                              Treatment 3          Treatment 3
             2                                                                          Treatment 2
                                                                                    Treatment 1
             0
                  Treatment Treatment Treatment
                      1         2         3
           Figure 4: Aroma attribute of the treatments.
              10                                                                                      Taste
                  8                                                                                   Appearance
                  6                                                                                   Color
                                                                                                      Aroma
                  4                                                                     Aroma
                                                                                    Color
                  2                                                             Appearance
                                                                            Taste
                  0
                           TT1
                             1            T2
                                          T2              T3
                                                         T3
                 Figure 5: Descriptive test on the general acceptability.
extremely” rating. The nutritional content of sweet potato                    more accepted when the dough is smooth and elastic with
(I. batatas) aids in the appearance of the formulated                         an average weighted mean of 4.05, Treatment 1 was with
recipe. With the appearance the food product made of all                      the verbal description of Dislike Slightly, Treatment 2 with
purpose flour and mashed sweet potato, it produced a                          the weighted mean of 5.95 and verbal description of Like
smooth and elastic appearance. It was subjected to                            Slightly, while Treatment 3 has a 8.7 weighted mean with
different cooking methods to test the fineness of the                         the verbal of Like Extremely in the given scale.
product.
                                                                              Results on aroma
Results on color
                                                                              The aroma of sweet potato bread with different treatment
The data revealed that the color acceptability of sweet                       formulation Treatment 1 was described as Dislike
potato bread becomes more appealing to the panelists                          Moderately with the weighted mean of 4.35, Treatment 2
when the dough are prepared by mixing 500 g all purpose                       obtained the average weighted mean of 5.65 described as
flour with 350 g mashed sweet potato. The Treatment 3 is                      Like Slightly, while Treatment 3 that has 500 g all purpose
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