2.5.5. Texture profile analysis (TPA)
Textural profile of the cooked and dried gluten-free pasta was
characterized by means of a TA-XT2i Texture Analyzer (Stable Micro
System, MA, USA). This experiment was carried out in triplicate
according to the method described by Sozer, Dalgıc, and Kaya
(2007). The hardness and adhesiveness of samples were
measured with the speed of 2.00 mm/s and strain 50. Two strands
of gluten-free pasta were used for the texture analysis. The hardness
(g) and adhesiveness (g sec) of each sample were measured at
least three times for each sample.