A 61 DSC-Pyris Diamond (Perkin–Elmer Corp, Norwalk, CT, USA)
calibrated with indium and tin was used to determine the amount
of freezable water (FW) in the noodle samples. An aliquot of each
fresh noodle (10–12 mg) was weighed in an aluminum pan and
hermetically sealed. An empty pan was used as reference in all
runs. Samples were equilibrated at 40 C holding for 2 min and
then heated to 20 C at a heating rate of 5 C/min.