Abstract
Rice (
Oryza sativa
) flour and maize (
Zea mays
)
meal substitution in wheat (
Triticum aestivum
) flour, from 0 to
100% each, for the production of bread was investigated. The
proximate analysis, pasting prope
rties, bread making qualities
of raw materials and sensory evaluation of the bread samples
were determined. The pasting temperature increased with
increased percentage of rice flour and maize meal. But the
other pasting characters decrea
sed with the higher proportion
of rice flour. The baking absorption was observed to increase
with higher level of maize meal but it decreased when level of
rice flour was increased. Loaf weight (g) decreased with
progressive increase in the pr
oportion of maize meal but
increased when rice flour incorporation was increased. Loaf
volume, loaf height and specific volume decreased for
progressively higher level of maize meal and rice flour. The
sensory evaluation revealed that 25% replacement of wheat
flour was found to be more acceptable than control sample