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. 2012 May 15;51(9):1893–1901. doi: 10.1007/s13197-012-0723-y

Table 3.

Alveograph parameters of wheat composite precooked taro flour

Variety Level of substitution (%) Alveograph parameters
P (mmH2O) L (mm) G W (10-4 joules) P/L Ie
RIN 0 99.1 ± 2.31f 78.0 ± 1.81a 19.7 ± 0.45a 281.0 ± 6.55a 1.3 ± 0.03g 59.8 ± 1.40a
5 108.3 ± 5.20e 59.1 ± 2.80b 17.1 ± 0.82a 254.1 ± 9.21b 1.8 ± 0.09f 59.3 ± 2.71ab
10 117.2 ± 2.06d 49.0 ± 0.86c 15.6 ± 0.20b 235.3 ± 4.10c 2.4 ± 0.04e 55.7 ± 0.97b
15 135.2 ± 3.22c 33.1 ± 0.50d 12.8 ± 0.20c 198.2 ± 3.20d 4.1 ± 0.07d 0.00
20 137.8 ± 3.10c 26.8 ± 0.61e 11.5 ± 0.20d 167.5 ± 3.72e 5.2 ± 0.12c 0.00
25 153.1 ± 2.05b 22.2 ± 0.29f 10.5 ± 0.14e 150.0 ± 2.01f 6.8 ± 0.09b 0.00
30 165.7 ± 6.03a 22.3 ± 0.80f 10.4 ± 0.38e 161 ± 5.86g 7.5 ± 0.27a 0.00
Egg-like variety 0 99.0 ± 2.03d 78.0 ± 1.60a 19.7 ± 0.40a 280.8 ± 5.76a 1.3 ± 0.03e 59.9 ± 1.23a
5 102.2 ± 4.12d 61.1 ± 2.43b 17.4 ± 0.70ab 243.1 ± 9.80b 1.7 ± 0.07d 58.4 ± 2.35ab
10 105.0 ± 6.01cd 52.1 ± 2.87c 16.0 ± 0.91b 219.1 ± 9.98c 2.0 ± 0.12d 55.1 ± 3.15b
15 115.2 ± 3.13c 41.2 ± 1.11d 14.2 ± 0.38c 198.2 ± 5.38d 2.8 ± 0.07c 49.2 ± 1.32c
20 125.1 ± 4.19b 37.1 ± 1.20e 13.6 ± 0.45c 198.0 ± 6.61d 3.3 ± 0.11b 0.00
25 140.3 ± 4.20a 22.2 ± 0.65f 10.5 ± 0.31d 139.0 ± 4.16e 6.3 ± 0.19a 0.00
30 146.2 ± 5.02a 22.0 ± 0.75f 10.4 ± 0.36d 145.1 ± 4.98e 6.6 ± 0.22a 0.00

n = 5; means were generated automatically by the alveograph; means ± standard deviation followed by different letters in the same line within each variety are different at p < 0.05. RIN taro variety Red Ibo Ngaoundere; P rupture pressure; W strength; Ie elasticity index; L

extensibility of the dough; G extensibility index, P/L (dimensionless) is the graphic configuration ratio