2.5. Textural profile
2.5.1. Cooking loss
The cooking loss represents the amount of solid substance lost
in the cooking water, and this was determined according to AACC
approved method 66-50.01 (AACC, 2000). The pasta (10 g) was
cooked in 300 mL boiling distiled water and the optimal cooking
time was taken when the white core of the spaghetti completely
disappeared after being squeezed between two transparent glass
plates. The cooking water was collected in an aluminium vessel,
placed in an air oven at 105 C, and evaporated until a constant
weight was reached. The residue was weighed and reported as a
percentage of the starting material.