Research Article

Effect of Substituting Purple Rice Flour for Wheat Flour on Physicochemical Characteristics, In Vitro Digestibility, and Sensory Evaluation of Biscuits

Table 5

Bioactive compound contents of the biscuits containing different levels of purple rice flours.

Bioactive compoundsControl wheat biscuitPurple rice flour substitution (%)
255075100

Total phenolics (μg GAE/100 g DW)6.51 ± 0.04e812.51 ± 0.60d2053.81 ± 21.60c2319.92 ± 2.89b3012.27 ± 33.73a
Anthocyanins (C3G, mg/kg DW)0.28 ± 0.05e9.35 ± 0.19d15.92 ± 0.49c37.44 ± 1.43b51.49 ± 0.73a
Flavonoid contents (mg CE/100 g DW)0.15 ± 0.01e0.57 ± 0.02d0.92 ± 0.01c1.13 ± 0.01b1.32 ± 0.01a
DPPH (μmol Trolox/g DW)1.07 ± 0.05e15.63 ± 0.14d33.55 ± 0.12c39.61 ± 0.12b49.19 ± 0.08a
ABTS (μmol Trolox/g DW)5.49 ± 0.01e14.00 ± 0.02d36.73 ± 0.01c60.45 ± 0.28b96.95 ± 0.22a

In each row, sample means not having the same letter attached to them are significantly different (Duncan’s multiple range test, ); values represent mean ± standard error.