Table 1 Expansion index, specific length and piece density of extruded soy protein isolate with different moisture content and CO2 gas injection

Moisture content (%) CO2 gas injection (mL/min) Expansion ratio Specific length (m/kg) Piece density (g/cm³)
40 0 1.25±0.09c1) 73.77±4.18d 0.60±0.07b
800 1.50±0.08a 76.88±4.37d 0.58±0.07b
50 0 1.29±0.06bc 82.99±7.17c 0.66±0.05ab
800 1.34±0.03b 84.70±5.89c 0.55±0.10b
60 0 1.16±0.06d 108.48±7.46a 0.62±0.07b
800 0.94±0.06e 95.77±4.98b 0.74±0.08a
Means with different letters within a column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.