Research Article

Influence of Wheat-Milled Products and Their Additive Blends on Pasta Dough Rheological, Microstructure, and Product Quality Characteristics

Table 4

Farinograph results for the flour samples.

SampleWater absorption (500 BU) % Development time min Stability min Tolerance
index (MTI) BU
Breakdown min

Control64.55.35.82911.3
Semolina604.24536.5
Refined wheat flour58.16.77.34310.2
Whole wheat flour68.13.53.2535.6
Comb160.210.213.22116.8
Comb263.93.85.9279.8
Comb363.64.44.9338.1

Control (T. durum semolina). Semolina (T. aestivum semolina). Refined wheat flour (T. aestivum): whole-wheat flour: (T. aestivum): Comb1: T. aestivum wheat flour (50%) & semolina (50%) with additives. Comb2: refined wheat flour (50%) and D. semolina (50%) with additives. Comb3: T. aestivum semolina (50%) and D. semolina (50%) with additives.