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. 2023 Oct 18;12:1356. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.140748.1

Table 1. Operating conditions for obtaining instant preparation flours.

Product Ingredient Extrusion conditions Reference
Temperature (°C) Moisture (%) Speed screw (rpm) Die (mm)
Single screw extruder
Extruded flour Whole quinoa flour and sprouted quinoa flour (96-115-111 – 100) 20-30 - ( Tovar, et al., 2017)
Instant porridge flour Chia seed and cassava flour blend (50-150-250) 10-15-20 100 10 ( Otondi et al., 2020)
Instant beverage extruded flour Green banana flour (20-30-40-50) 15 600, 800, 1000 4.5 ( Giraldo et al., 2019)
Instant porridge flour Millet flour 120 30-32 700 6 ( Onyeoziri et al., 2021)
Instant beverage flour, porridge and desserts Defatted sesame seeds 50-170 50-240 ( Ruiz et al., 2022)
Instant flour QPM corn flour (50-60-70) – (80-90-100) 28 30-80 ( Reyes et al., 2003)
Twin screw extruder
Extruded flours Quinoa flour (80-120-80) – (80-140-80) – (80-160-80) – (80 – 180-80) 25 480 ( Song et al., 2020)
Infant food Quinoa flour, millet flour (190) 18 260 ( Dong et al., 2021)
Infant foods Quinoa flour, amaranth flour and Andean potato flour (45 – 175 – 180) - 1500 ( Jiménez et al., 2020)
Instant flour Whey protein concentrate and rice flour 120-180 17-23 225-375 4 ( Heredia et al., 2019)
Instant porridge flour Amaranth, bean, and corn flours (60-130-130) - (60-130-170) 14-20 ( Akande et al., 2017)
Instant infant-food flour Corn and mung bean flour (40-70-100-108) – (40-70-100-192) 12,6 – 19,4 349-601 1,5 ( Ali et al., 2016)
Instant porridge flour Broken rice and cowpea flour 100-140 15-25 ( Nahemiah et al., 2016)
Instant flour Amaranth grain (90-110-120) – (130-150-160) 12-16 240 – 300 4 ( Atukuri et al., 2019)
Instant beverage flour Chickpea flour modified with α-amylase and alcalase 150 22,5 580 ( Silvestre et al., 2021)
Instant infant-food flour Soy-rice mixed flour 35-45-55-125-140-150-135-120 14 3,5 ( Mayachiew et al., 2015)
Cold-hot beverage instant flour Chickpea, corn and sorghum flour 50-80-100-120-150 20-24 317 ( Wang et al., 2019)