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.