Flaxseed oil-wax oleogels replacement for tallowfat in sucuk samples provided higher concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids and aromatic volatiles

The aims of the present study were to partially replace tallowfat with oleogels in sucuk formulations, and compare the samples. Flaxseed oil-sunflower wax (SWO) and beeswax oleogels (BWO) were included at 17.17% in the same recipe against control with tallowfat. Sucuk-BWO had higher fat and lower moisture contents. There were color and pH differences, and weight (16.56%) and cooking loss (16.03%) values were highest in the control sample. Sucuk-SWO and Sucuk-BWO had around 32.20% and 33.32% of polyunsaturated fatty acids, while it was only 1.86% in the control sample. The instrumental texture values of oleogel-containing samples were usually lower. The number of volatiles were 11, 14, and 20 in control, Sucuk-SWO, and Sucuk-BWO samples. Almost all sensory descriptive attributes (appearance, hardness, chewiness, fattiness, juiciness, aroma, and flavor) were lower in the oleogel-containing samples. Likewise, consumer hedonic scores of the oleogel-containing samples were lower. Overall, oleogel replacement in sucuk yielded some nutritional benefits, but improvements are required for other quality traits.