Table 2.
Influence of storage at different conditions on colour and firmness of noodles
| Storage days | Parameters | Ambient condition | Accelerated condition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | DI (9.0) | RF (9.0) | OF (SUC) | GP (OCT) | CON | DI (9.0) | RF (9.0) | OF (SUC) | GP (OCT) | ||
| 0 | Colour (L*) | 68.84c ± 1.23 |
58.03b ± 2.45 |
54.22c ± 2.14 |
61.14c ± 2.14 |
57.45c ± 3.01 |
68.84b ± 1.98 |
58.03a ± 2.14 |
54.22b ± 2.41 |
61.14c ± 1.28 |
57.45b ± 2.17 |
| Firmness (N) | 1.47p ± 0.05 |
1.17p ± 0.14 |
2.85p ± 0.14 |
2.11p ± 0.17 |
2.54pq ± 0.18 |
1.47p ± 0.44 |
1.17p ± 0.00 |
2.85p ± 0.08 |
2.11p ± 0.15 |
2.54p ± 0.09 |
|
| 30 | Colour (L*) | 65.48b ± 1.15 |
52.66a ± 2.22 |
43.54a ± 1.99 |
56.66b ± 2.22 |
41.59a ± 2.48 |
61.70a ± 1.11 |
60.62a ± 2.11 |
45.54a ± 2.22 |
54.83b ± 1.92 |
36.66a ± 1.97 |
| Firmness (N) | 4.09t ± 0.11 |
4.52r ± 0.15 |
3.81q ± 0.24 |
3.58r ± 0.11 |
4.22r ± 0.00 |
3.30q ± 0.14 |
4.47q ± 0.02 |
4.59r ± 0.97 |
3.50q ± 0.36 |
4.51q ± 0.88 |
|
| 60 | Colour (L*) | 65.42b ± 2.54 |
52.60a ± 2.87 |
43.51a ± 2.87 |
56.60b ± 1.95 |
41.55a ± 1.97 |
61.00a ± 2.11 |
60.51a ± 2.98 |
45.50a ± 1.21 |
54.71b ± 1.24 |
36.51a ± 3.05 |
| Firmness (N) | 3.31s ± 0.09 |
3.37q ± 0.25 |
3.62q ± 0.11 |
2.64q ± 0.00 |
3.38q ± 0.28 |
7.40r ± 0.44 |
7.51r ± 0.13 |
6.13s ± 0.18 |
5.45r ± 0.37 |
5.90r ± 0.17 |
|
| 90 | Colour (L*) | 63.44ab ± 1.98 |
53.93a ± 1.57 |
46.81ab ± 1.55 |
53.21a ± 1.98 |
41.48a ± 2.48 |
60.96a ± 1.95 |
– | 45.61a ± 2.44 |
55.11b ± 1.47 |
37.40a ± 2.28 |
| Firmness (N) | 3.41s ± 0.24 |
3.09q ± 0.01 |
3.73q ± 0.14 |
2.24pq ± 0.17 |
3.04q ± 0.14 |
3.22q ± 0.19 |
– | 3.66q ± 0.19 |
2.84pq ± 0.19 |
3.06p ± 0.17 |
|
| 120 | Colour (L*) | 62.01a ± 2.55 |
– | 47.89b ± 1.01 |
56.25b ± 2.55 |
42.33a ± 2.22 |
67.38b ± 1.14 |
– | – | 42.45a ± 1.59 |
53.52b ± 2.19 |
| Firmness (N) | 2.89r ± 0.11 |
– | 3.32q ± 0.14 |
2.26pq ± 0.17 |
3.04q ± 0.14 |
4.05q ± 0.78 |
– | – | 5.53r ± 0.07 |
2.87p ± 0.12 |
|
| 150 | Colour (L*) | 61.39a ± 2.90 |
– | – | 55.22b ± 2.14 |
41.24a ± 2.98 |
– | – | – | – | – |
| Firmness (N) | 2.54q ± 0.01 |
– | – | 2.01p ± 0.19 |
2.11p ± 0.05 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 180 | Colour (L*) | 61.21a ± 1.14 |
– | – | 53.22a ± 3.89 |
49.24b ± 5.41 |
– | – | – | – | – |
| Firmness (N) | 2.11q ± 0.00 |
– | – | 1.99p ± 0.05 |
2.98pq ± 0.08 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
Mean values in the same column with different alphabets differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05) (a,b,c…for colour and p,q,r,…for firmness); Sample abbreviations as per Table 1