Research Article
Physicochemical, Microstructural, and Rheological Characterization of Tigernut (Cyperus esculentus) Starch
Table 3
Tigernut starch pasting and gel texture properties.
| | Properties | Yellow | Black |
| | Pasting Temperature (°C) | 66.5±0. | 71.4±0. | | Peak Viscosity (BU) | 866.4±2. | 879.3±0. | | Hot Paste Viscosity (BU) | 310.1±0. | 421.3±1. | | Cold Paste Viscosity (BU) | 515.1±0. | 783.1±1. | | Breakdown (BU) | 556.3±1. | 458.2±2. | | Setback (BU) | 205.1±1. | 363.2±3. | | Hardness (g.force) | 916.02±10.9 | 2357.69±8.2 | | Adhesiveness (g.s) | 49.69±4.7 | 6.83±0.3 | | Cohesiveness | 0.48±0.1 | 0.40±0.1 |
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Superscripts within the same column imply significant differences at p ≤ 0.05
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