All the chia–barley composites had higher viscosities than ground chia alone and were related to chia percentages in the composites. This study demonstrated that the pasting quality of barley was not affected by replacing 10% or 20% with ground chia. The 50% replacement of ground chia had lower pasting viscosities than barley alone. The RVA data provided useful information for food processing and product development. Composites having low viscosity may be suitable for the
products such as nutritional bars and cookies. Composites with high initial paste viscosity suggest that they could be used in food formulations that require little heat during processing such as beverages. Also, composites with high viscosities could be used for products such as breads for increased texture quality along with health benefits. Improvement in the textural properties of food using b-glucan hydrocolloids has been reported.