The excellent fits were obtained with high correlation
coefficients (r2 = 0.954–0.992). The values of K and n are
shown in Table 2. It was revealed that all samples exhibited
pseudoplastic behavior with the flow behavior index
(n) between 0.719 and 0.971. It was found that the
apparent viscosity decreased with increasing shear rate
during the early period of measurement. After a sharp
reduction, the apparent viscosity changed slightly and
became steady at higher shear rates. As coconut milk
is a colloidal system containing fat globules dispersed
in water phase, the fat particles may rearrange themselves
into parallel direction with shear force and fat
globule aggregates may break into smaller ones by shear
force. These particles could flow easily as a result of
resistance arising from particle–particle interaction