Dissemination activity type: 
Article
Article type: 
Journal article
Title of article: 
Organic grissini with organic dill powders – innovative products
Author(s): 
Full Name: 
Dragomir Nela
Country: 
Romania
Full Name: 
Nicolae Carmen Georgeta
Country: 
Romania
Full Name: 
Bujor Oana-Crina
Country: 
Romania
Full Name: 
Popa Elisabeta Elena
Country: 
Romania
Full Name: 
Andrei Petre
Country: 
Romania
Full Name: 
Badulescu Liliana
Country: 
Romania
Name of publication/webpage: 
https://natsci.upit.ro/
Web link: 
Target group(s): 
Agrofood chain
Students
Name of Journal: 
Current Trends in Natural Sciences
Volume number: 
Vol. 9, Issue 17
Pages: 
57-63
Year: 
2020
Status: 
Accepted
Abstract: 

The dill (Anethum graveolens L.) is an annual herbaceous plant, which has spread widely in Romanian cuisine and is used entirely: leaves, stem, and seeds . It contains active substances with multiple beneficial properties for human health. The aim of this study was to develop new type of grissini, enriched with powder organic dill obtained from leaves and stems. The organic powders were realized i n the fram ework of SusOrgPlus project in the Research Center for Studies of Food Quality and Agricultural Products, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest. Grissini’s with different percentage of leaf powder organic dill and stem powde r organic dill were designed and evaluated in a consumer accepta nce test, where the aroma, colo r, flavor and appearance of the attributes were
evaluated. The most valuable products with the highest acceptance scores were selected, further analyze d in an ac celerated stability study at different temperatures. The new developed food product enriched with powder from organic stem dill is a healthy alternative snack, with the potential to raise awareness and encourage the consumption of organic product s.