sample. In general, the partial replacement of corn flour with low
content (25% or 13.5 g/100 g) of PF induced more desirable characteristics
than DSF. The current study revealed that the addition of
DSF containing natural polysaccharide gum to the pasta formulation
improved the cooking quality of gluten-free pasta. The samples
enriched with DSF had more hardness and lower adhesiveness and
firmness than the control (Fig. 2, Table 5). This confirmed the
positive effect of DSF on texture properties of gluten-free pasta. The
present study showed that the pasta containing high DSF did not
have the desirable color, aroma and overall acceptability. The
gluten-free pasta with 25% (13.5 g/100 g) PF had the most desirable
overall acceptability and sensory attributes among all formulated
pastas. In general, the gluten free pastas containing PF had more
desirable sensory attributes than the samples containing DSF. The
current study recommends optimizing the processing condition for
preparation and commercialization of gluten-free pasta enriched
PF. To improve texture properties, the application of very low
content of DSF along with PF for preparation of gluten free pasta is
recommended