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. 2016 Dec 17;53(12):4278–4288. doi: 10.1007/s13197-016-2423-5

Table 2.

Physical and functional properties of wheat and water chestnut flour

Sample BD(L) (g/ml) BD(P) (g/ml) WAC (%) OAC (%) SP (g/g) S (g/g) Color
L* a* b*
WF 0.47 ± 0.01a 0.71 ± 0.01a 66.44 ± 0.05a 94.72 ± 0.05a 7.5 ± 0.05a 0.07 ± 0.05a 91.42 ± 0.05a −0.91 ± 0.01a 15.89 ± 0.05a
WCF 0.52 ± 0.01b 0.79 ± 0.01b 102.8 ± 0.05b 80.56 ± 0.05b 7.95 ± 0.05a 0.17 ± 0.05b 85.49 ± 0.05b 0.19 ± 0.01b 12.99 ± 0.05b

BD(L) loose bulk density, BD(P) packed bulk density, WAC water absorption capacity, OAC oil absorption capacity, SP swelling power, S solubility

Values in the same column with different lower letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)