2.2. Preparation and measurement of uji texture
A natural inoculum was prepared according to the procedure of
Taylor and Taylor (2002). Flour (30 g) and 60 mL tap water was
inoculated with 10mLinoculumin a closed plastic tub and incubated
at 25 C for 24 h. Tap water (160 mL) was added to the fermented
slurry to make a uniform diluted suspension (30 g solids/250 g).