The objective of this study was to investigate quality characteristics of sourdough bread with fermented Zante currants juice. The sweetness of fermented Zante currants starter increased while its pH value decreased as time passed. The pH values were negatively correlated to the added amount of starter with the lowest pH being recorded at 70% addition. Similarly, bread’s moisture was inversely correlated to the added amount of starter with the highest moisture content being recorded at 10% addition. For bread’s height, excluding the control, 70% addition turned out to be the highest, and the height decreased as the added amount increased. The oven-spring was similar between the control and 70% addition. For the volume, except the control, 70% addition turned out to be the largest. The larger the specific volume was, the higher the volume of bread got. The brightness, redness, and yellowness were decreased as the added amount was increased. For the texture, the control had the highest elasticity and cohesiveness, and they increased as the added amount of starter increased. The hardness had a negative correlation with the added amount, and 70% addition yielded the same result as the control. The adhesiveness appeared only in 10% addition.

In this study, the rheological properties of doughs blended with 5% to 20% fermented rice bran (FRB) were investigated using farinographs, amylographs, extensographs, and SEM. In the farinograph analysis, the water absorption decreased and the replacement ratio of FRB increased over the time of development of the dough. The stability time of the dough was shortened, and the degree of softening decreased with added volume of FRB. The amylograph analysis showed that the temperature at the beginning of gelatinization showed a tendency to increase with increasing replacement ratio of FRB, but the gelatinization temperature showed no significant difference between the FRB-added groups and control group. The extensograph analysis showed that when the replacement ratio of FRB was over 10%, the extension of the dough decreased while the resistance was increased. In the SEM analysis, the added dough with less than 10% FRB had similar characteristics in gluten matrix and gas bubbles to those of the control of wheat flour alone. It was concluded that an added FRB volume of below 10% is most suitable for bread making.