2.5.3. Hardness
Texture of the fried samples was measured using three point bending method with a wedge shaped probe in the Texture Analyzer (TA-XT2, Texture Technologies Corp., U.S.A.).
Hardness
was measured in terms of breaking strength,
the force required for breaking the fried product.
Measurements were made at a loading speed of 1 mm/s with a 5 kg load cell.
Fifteen replications were performed for each experiment