Table 1.
Physicochemical properties of extruded rice snack
Sample | Moisture (%) | Bulk density (g/ml) | Hardness (kg) | Damaged starch** (%)* | Color |
| |
SHS*Temp. (°C) | L | a | b |
200 | 6.00±0.23c | 0.11±0.02b | 0.64±0.06c | 81.09±0.04bc | 92.61±0.00d | 4.88±0.04a | 18.60±0.02a |
250 | 5.05±0.10b | 0.10±0.01ab | 0.51±0.04b | 81.18±0.48c | 92.31±0.01c | 5.43±0.02b | 19.25±0.01b |
350 | 2.71±0.28a | 0.09±0.01a | 0.34±0.03a | 80.44±0.11b | 90.96±0.02a | 6.11±0.04d | 20.63±0.02d |
Control | 6.66±0.11d | 0.14±0.03c | 0.90±0.07d | 78.1±0.03a | 91.67±0.01b | 5.48±0.05c | 20.15±0.01cs |
Values (means±SD) within a column followed by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
SHS: superheated steam.
Damaged starch (%, d.b.) = Amount of enzyme susceptible starch/Total starch × 100.