Texture properties
Texture parameters (Table 2) showed that no significant differences
existed on the hardness, adhesiveness, and the springiness
among MTLT and HTST dehydrated semi-dried noodle samples
after dehydration. Slight but significant decrease (P < 0.05) was
observed only for the chewiness value of samples treated at
135 C, which may be attributed to the inner porous structure
induced by high temperature. These observations confirmed that
dehydration temperature had negligible impact on the textural
properties of the resulting semi-dried noodles.