Loaf volume is
affected by the quantity and quality of protein in the flour
(Ragaee and Abdel-Aal, 2006), whereas loaf weight is basically
determined by the quantity of dough baked and the
amount of moisture and carbon dioxide diffused out of the
loaf during baking. The observed higher in loaf weight of
composite bread samples is as a result of less retention of
carbon dioxide gas in the blended dough, hence providing