Table 2.

Functional characteristics of foxtail millet, barnyard millet and rice flour*

Properties	Flour
	Foxtail millet	Barnyard Millet	Rice	CD at 5 %
Thousand kernel weight (g)	2.5 ± 0.01	3.0 ± 0.05	18.3 ± 0.01	0.06
Thousand kernel volume (ml)	2.0 ± 0.05	1.6 ± 0.05	7.1 ± 0.05	0.11
Water absorption capacity (ml/g)	1.90 ± 0.02	1.96 ± 0.01	1.98 ± 0.01	0.02
Water solubility index (%)	2.80 ± 0.02	1.20 ± 0.01	1.00 ± 0.02	0.014
Viscosity (cps)	1650.6 ± 0.57	1581 ± 1.00	1668.3 ± 0.57	0.94

*Average of triplicate values reported

CD Critical difference