AbstractThe study investigated the possibility of producing noodles from blends of wheat, cassava and defatted protein rich flours. The cooking quality and acceptability of the noodles were also investigated. Four legume flours, soybean, groundnut, bambara nut and melon seeds were processed into flour and defatted using N-Hexane. The defatted flour samples were blended with wheat and cassava flours in the ratios of (80:10:10) wheat/cassava/defatted flour. The blends were used to produce noodles. The cooking quality and sensory properties were evaluated. The results obtained revealed that the cooking time of the noodle samples ranged from 10 to 16 minutes and there were significant difference (p<0.05) between the samples in terms of their cooking loss and cooking weight. There were also significant difference (p<0.05) in terms of texture, aroma and mouth feel of the products. An overall assessment of the results showed that 20% substitution of wheat flour with cassava flour 10% and defatted soybean flour 10% produced a protein rich and acceptable noodles.Keywords: cooking quality, noodle, wheat, cassava, soybean, melon
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