Review Article

The Types, Regional Distribution, and Consumption Trend of Chinese Traditional Wheat-Based Foods

Table 9

Quality reference index of special flour for fried fritters.

IndexNumerical value

Ash (%)<0.55
Moisture (%)≤14
Wet gluten content (%)29∼32
Formation time (min)4.0∼6.0
Stable time (min)4.4∼8.8
Water absorption (%)58.0∼64.7
Resistance to extension (BU)346.6–525.4
Weakening degree (BU)41.2∼70.5
Amylose content (%)17.2∼23.7
Ratio of amylose to amylopectin0.315∼0.545
Extensibility (mm)≥180
Chromaticity L value93.43∼94.62