Research Article

Pasting and Dough Rheological Properties of Ackee (Blighia sapida) Aril Flour: A Contribution to the Search for Wheat Flour Substitutes

Table 1

Physicochemical properties of wheat flour (T1), ackee aril flour (T5), and blends with wheat to ackee aril flour mass ratios of 75 : 25 (T2), 50 : 50 (T3), and 25 : 75 (T4).

Physicochemical propertiesTreatment (levels of blending: wheat to ackee aril flour mass ratio)
T1 (100 : 0)T2 (75 : 25)T3 (50 : 50)T4 (25 : 75)T5 (0 : 100)

Moisture (%)abcde
Ash (%)abcde
Fat (%)abcdd
Protein, (%)aabcc
Fiber (%)aabcc
Carbohydrates (%)abcdd

Values are presented as (). Different lowercase letters within the same row represent statistically significant differences at 5% significance.