Swelling capacity is other important hydration property directly
related to the cellulose components present in the fibre. Passion
fruit fibre concentrate showed (p < 0.05) the highest swelling
capacity of all exotic fruit fibre concentrates (7.2 mL water/g sample),
followed by pineapple fibre concentrate (6.6 mL water/g sample)
and mango fibre concentrate (4.60 mL water/g sample). Guava
fibre concentrate showed the lowest (p < 0.05) value (1.4 mL