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. 2017 Jan 12;5(3):750–762. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.455

Table 5.

Functional properties of composite flour blends obtained from unripe cooking banana, pigeon pea, and sweetpotato

UBF:PPF:SPF Dispersibility% BD (g/ml) WAC% OAC % FC% EC % LGC %
10:80:10 66.00de 0.76d 239.04abc 95.83ab 12.88h 61.19de 14f
45:45:10 66.00de 0.83e 298.61cd 95.65ab 8.96def 51.22b 10d
10:10:80 66.00de 0.92g 226.30ab 98.65ab 3.95c 63.02e 10d
21.67:56.67:21.67 68.00ef 0.83e 271.32bcd 103.42ab 10.00fg 56.25bcd 10d
45:10:45 69.00ef 0.72c 278.87bcd 95.62ab 7.88de 61.91de 10d
10:45:45 68.00ef 0.92g 303.22cd 123.67bcd 3.99bc 54.20bc 8c
10:10:80 79.00g 0.88f 226.32ab 92.63a 3.00ab 63.02e 10d
33.3:33.3:33.3 60.00c 0.76d 199.60a 92.66a 7.43b 61.99de 8c
56.67:21.67:21.67 65.00d 0.82e 256.09abc 154.03e 8.42def 59.58cde 8c
10:80:10 66.00de 0.76d 239.26abc 95.79ab 11.76gh 61.19de 14f
80:10:10 65.00d 0.82e 252.13abc 95.42ab 9.80ef 52.38b 8c
45:10:45 60.00c 0.72c 278.89bcd 95.32ab 7.88de 61.91de 8c
21.67:21.67:56:67 71.00fg 0.71c 258.83abc 96.01ab 7.43d 64.67e 10d
80:10:10 65.00d 0.89f 252.13abc 95.61ab 9.31def 52.38b 8c
100:0:0 52.00a 0.66b 299.31cd 131.79cde 12.78h 20.68a 6b
0:100:0 64.00d 0.48a 302.11cd 111 .06abc 12.08h 61.22de 12e
0:0:100 56.00b 0.77d 336.58d 141.75de 2.01a 25.80a 4a

Mean values with different superscripts within a column are significantly different (p < .05).

UBF, Unripe banana flour; PPF, Pigeon pea flour; SPF, Sweetpotato flour; EC, Emulsification capacity; LGC, Least gelation concentration.