Table 2 Texture analysis of deep-fried sugar glazed sweet taro with various starch

Outside Inside


Potato starch Corn starch Sweet potato starch Potato starch Corn starch Sweet potato starch

Hardness 2,835.71±354.21b1) 3,127.07±220.57ab 3,414.79±129.21a 2,351.01±126.01a1)2) 2,208.51±266.18a 2,380.85±819.31a
Adhesiveness - - - -201.21±90.54a -151.16±110.23a -297.34±163.67a
Springiness - - - 0.47±0.01a 0.39±0.05b 0.38±0.04b
Cohesiveness - - - 0.30±0.01a 0.31±.04a 0.28±0.2a
Gumminess - - - 709.85±58.84a 673.81±38.66a 672.69±281.26a
Chewiness - - - 331.77±19.94a 262.21±31.41a 261.95±134.08a
Fracturability 766.50±921.15a 1,057.37±124.73a 1,570.03±948.56a - - -
1)Mean±SD
a-bMeans are significantly different within the same column of each outside and inside at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test