8.4 Production of noodles
All noodle recipes consisted of wheat semolina, Sacha Inchi flour and water. The band
noodles were produced with the appropriate moisture content for the different
mixtures of wheat semolina and Sacha Inchi flour.
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8.4.1 Pre-experiments
In pre-tests, it turned out that the taste was not acceptable with a content of Sacha
Inchi flour higher than 30%. Thus, noodles were produced with a Sacha Inchi content
of at most 30% of the total flour content.
8.4.2 Main experiment
In the main experiment, noodles with 30% Sacha Inchi flour and a water content
between 34 and 40%, as is demonstrated in tab. 16, were produced. With a dough
moisture of 34 and 36%, the surface of the noodles looked dry and not appealing.
Since usually there is no problem for wheat noodles with a dough moisture of 34 and
36%, it was assumed that the content of Sacha Inchi was responsible for these results.
For that reason, band noodles with only 10% (dough moisture at 34, 36 and 38%) and
20% (dough moisture at 36%) Sacha Inchi flour of the total flour content were
produced. In tab. 17 the different mixtures with a dough moisture, ranging from 34 to
38%, are listed. In fig. 15 an example of the produced noodles is demonstrated.