The effects (P≤0.05) of drying time on TPA values are
shown in Figure 3. Hardness increased from 0.79 (12 h) to 0.88 N (16 h) and then stabilized; gumminess increased
from 0.50 (12 h) to 0.56 N (16 h) and then stabilized, while chewiness
increased from 1.97 (12 h) to 2.20 N mm (16 h) before stabilizing. However, no changes were noticed in terms of drying time for the average values cohesiveness and springiness, which
remained constant at around 0.63 and 3.94 mm, respectively.