Research Article

Utilization of Kañawa (Chenopodium pallidicaule Aellen) Flour in Pasta Making

Table 4

Cooking properties of wheat pasta and wheat-kañawa pasta.

Pasta sampleOCT (min)Water absorption (g kg−1)Swelling indexCooking loss (g kg−1)Firmness (N)CohesivenessSpringinessChewiness (N)Resilience

Control101360a1.94a44.0a1.21c0.70d0.87d0.74e0.10c
L1-10%71670c2.23b59.0b1.22c0.64c0.85cd0.66d0.08b
L1-20%71730d2.33c60.5b1.27c0.61b0.84c0.65d0.08b
L1-30%71810e2.60d68.8c1.06a0.59ab0.72a0.45a0.06a
L2-10%71550b2.21b71.0c1.14b0.64c0.80b0.58c0.07a
L2-20%71676c2.38c76.0c1.11ab0.57a0.71a0.45a0.06a
L2-30%71800e2.59d88.0d1.13b0.59ab0.78b0.52b0.06a

Values followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different ().