Table 4 Property of various quality parameters of cereal powder granules
Sample | Moisture content (%) | Water solubility index (%) | Water absorption index | Swelling power | Dispers-bility (%) | Sinkabil-ity (%) | Bulk Density (g/mL) | Wetting time (sec) |
Cereal powder | 4.74±0.18a | 32.08±0.96a | 2.31±0.09a | 2.67±0.13a | 73.46±2.21a | 89.01±2.66a | 0.52±0.02a | 5000a |
A | 4.98±0.14a | 28.06±1.12a | 2.37±0.07a | 2.68±0.08a | 76.86±3.84a | 88.93±3.58a | 0.42±0.01a | 2866a |
B | 4.73±0.94a | 26.90±0.81b | 2.39±0.07a | 2.69±0.13a | 78.33±2.34a | 88.98±2.67a | 0.33±0.01a | 2192b |
C | 4.15±0.12a | 24.66±0.98b | 2.25±0.08a | 2.51±0.07a | 90.45±2.71b | 89.36±2.68a | 0.32±0.01b | 154c |
D | 4.29±0.12a | 25.04±1.01c | 2.30±0.06a | 2.57±0.07a | 92.25±3.69b | 88.92±4.45a | 0.32±0.02c | 74d |
Means in the same columns with the same letters are not significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.