2.5. Textural measurement
The textural properties of noodles were measured by using a
texture analyzer (TAXT2i, Stable Micro Sys-tem Ltd., UK). A single
strand of each noodle sample was cut to a 2.5-cm length. An
aluminum cylinder probe (35 mm) compressed the noodles at a
constant rate of deformation (1 mm/s) to 75% of the original noodle
thickness. The probe was retracted and held stationary for 1 s
before performing a second compression.