The aim of this study was to determine the quality characteristics of bread with 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% cuttlefish ink added. The pH of the dough decreased as the addition percentage increased, and the addition of 8% was the lowest. The pH of the bread and the fermentation expansion power of the dough decreased as the addition percentage increased. Moisture and ash content were positively correlated with the addition percentage, and the crude protein and crude ash content were negatively correlated. As the addition percentage increased, the color of the bread became darker, and the bread volume decreased. The inside and outside color of the bread also decreased as the addition percentage increased. The volume and specific volume of bread decreased as the addition percentage increased. The amino acid analysis indicated glutamic acid was the largest, free amino acid analysis pointed out aspartic acid the highest. The springiness, cohesiveness, gumminess, brittleness, and hardness of the bread were positively correlated with the addition percentage. Overall, it seems possible to develop bakery items using cuttlefish ink as a functional ingredient.

The new colored noodles were produced by utilization of cuttlefish ink, beetroot juice and/or spinach juice in this study and the physico-chemical and sensory properties of the developed noodles were investigated before and after cooking. The weights of fresh noodles increased 2.36~2.22 times by moisture adsorption after cooking. Moisture adsorptions of the cooked noodles were higher in the cooked noodles with higher contents of additives and ranged 136 to 144%. The colors of the all fresh noodles and the cooked noodles containing cuttlefish ink or spinach juice were highly acceptable. The tensile strength was highest in the cooked noodle containing 2% cuttlefish ink, which was 9 folds higher than regular noodle. The % elongations were highest in the regular cooked noodle and the cooked noodle containing 4% cuttlefish ink. In the textural property assays of cooked noodles, the cooked noodle containing 10% beetroot juice had higher values in hardness, chewingness and gumminess than the regular noodle. The cohensiveness was highest in the cooked noodle containing 6% spinach juice. The adhesiveness of the regular cooked noodle was significantly high, compared to any developed noodle. The differences in springinesses of developed noodles were ignorable. The overall textural properties were influenced by the additives in noodles, however, the effects of concentrations of the additives were insignificant. The results of the sensory tests showed the highest values of all descriptions in the cooked noodles containing 4% cuttlefish ink or 10% spinach juice, indicating the highest acceptability.