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. 2017 May 16;8(4):399–405. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2017.05.005

Table 3.

Functional and thermal properties of native and roasted sweet chestnut flours (n = 3).

Parameter Raw Pan roasted Microwave roasted
Functional properties
Water absorption capacity (g/g) 1.32 ± 0.02a 3.04 ± 0.02b 3.39 ± 0.01c
Oil absorption capacity (g/g) 1.22 ± 0.01a 1.36 ± 0.01b 1.63 ± 0.01c
Foaming capacity (%) 5.00 ± 0.01b 1.67 ± 0.58a 1.30 ± 0.58a
Foaming stability (%) 1.00 ± 0.01b 0.00 ± 0.00a 0.00 ± 0.00a



Thermal properties
Onset temperature (To) (°C) 90.46 ± 0.01a 93.40 ± 0.01c 92.98 ± 0.02b
Peak temperature (Tp) (°C) 104.64 ± 0.01a 106.19 ± 0.01b 103.96 ± 0.01a
Conclusion temperature (Tc) (°C) 119.08 ± 0.02a 121.46 ± 0.07b 123.94 ± 0.01c
ΔH (J g−1) 20.22 ± 0.01b 12.63 ± 0.01a 11.94 ± 0.02a

Values expressed are mean ± standard deviation.

Means in the row with different superscript are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05