3.2. Cooking properties and textures of noodles with various flourhydrocolloid
blends
As shown in Table 2, all noodles with hydrocolloids exhibited a
dose-dependent increase in water absorption and swelling index
and a significant decrease in cooking loss and turbidity (p < 0.05).
Specifically, the water absorption and swelling index of noodles
with added xanthan gum were higher than those with added
alginate or guar gum, regardless of the kind of flour. Moreover, the
water absorption and swelling index of the noodles made with
wheat flour were deeply increased by the addition of hydrocolloids.
On the other hand, amounts of hydrocolloid added rather than the
hydrocolloid type showed a more critical impact on the cooking
loss and turbidity of the noodles. Furthermore, buckwheat noodles
showed the most noticeable influence of hydrocolloid on