Research Article
Physicochemical Properties of Flaxseed Fortified Extruded Bean Snack
Table 2
Mean water activity, bulk density, and expansion ratio values of navy-corn and pinto-corn extrudates.
| Treatment | Navy-corn | Pinto-corn | Water activity | Bulk density (g/cm3) | Expansion ratio | Water activity | Bulk density (g/cm3) | Expansion ratio |
| Control | 0.48a | 69.1a | 7.8b | 0.52a | 71.4a | 8.0b | 5% flax | 0.54b | 72.1a | 7.9b | 0.54a | 77.9a | 8.0b | 10% flax | 0.60bc | 87.1a | 8.5b | 0.54a | 78.2a | 8.1b | 15% flax | 0.64c | 126.4b | 7.7ab | 0.57a | 98.5b | 7.5b | 20% flax | 0.69d | 177.4c | 6.9a | 0.57a | 132.6c | 6.2a |
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Means in column with the same letter are not significantly () different.
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