The non-interference of the fibres studied with hardness obtained in the texture profile analysis (TPA) after one, four and seven days from baking was expected, once these fibres also did not influence this parameter in conventional breads. Rosell and Santos
(2010) verified an increase in hardness of re-baked part-baked breads in relation to conventional breads which contained fibres in
their formulation. We also observed a significant (p < 0.05) increase in hardness of re-baked part-baked breads in relation to conven- tional breads, with fibres in the formulation. However, this was only found when we compared hardness of breads on the first day of storage. On Day 4 and Day 7, part-baked breads did not differ from conventional breads (data not shown). According to Polaki et al. (2010), frozen part-baked breads tended to present greater pores than conventional breads, with dietary fibre in their for- mulation. According to these authors, the reasons would be me- chanical damage by ice crystals and stress forces on part-baked bread structure due to cooling after the first baking stage.