Research Article

Effect of Frying Treatments on Texture and Colour Parameters of Deep Fat Fried Yellow Fleshed Cassava Chips

Table 2

Kinetic parameters for quality attributes at different frying conditions.

Quality attributesFrying treatmentsFrying temp (°C) (min−1)

Texture (hardness)Vacuum1080.26550.95
1180.31210.89
1280.28070.83
Atmospheric (fresh)1600.10620.18
1700.30040.88
1800.29670.91
Atmospheric (predried)1600.10030.56
1700.09360.39
1800.09720.35

LightnessVacuum108−0.25260.67
118−0.34370.86
128−0.20850.95
Atmospheric (fresh)160−0.25200.81
170−0.35020.97
180−0.34460.90
Atmospheric (predried)160−0.22190.93
170−0.36260.89
180−0.49450.67

RednessVacuum1080.18420.71
1180.32020.59
1280.09570.79
Atmospheric (fresh)1600.17330.91
1700.15310.87
1800.27950.87
Atmospheric (predried)1600.13190.88
1700.19970.84
1800.56980.83

YellownessVacuum108−0.17440.67
118−0.57290.86
128−0.28370.95
Atmospheric (fresh)160−0.34280.85
170−0.47250.72
180−0.21250.79
Atmospheric (predried)160−0.67920.91
170−0.48410.97
180−0.50990.92