Table 2.
Effect of fats and oils on the textural characteristics of cookie dough
| Fat/oil | Textural properties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness (N) | Adhesiveness (N/s) | Cohesiveness | Springiness | |
| Butter | 7.07b | − 0.83a | 0.59a | 0.37a |
| Hydrogenated fat | 13.5f | − 1.08b | 0.61b | 0.40b |
| Palm oil | 7.56c | − 3.33d | 0.93c | 0.89d |
| Coconut oil | 8.75e | − 2.51c | 0.95d | 0.90e |
| Groundnut oil | 7.72d | − 3.37e | 0.94c | 0.85c |
| Sunflower oil | 5.03a | − 4.37f | 0.95d | 0.92f |
Values with the same letter are significantly different (p < 0.05)