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. 2020 May 9;9(5):605. doi: 10.3390/foods9050605

Table 3.

Pore properties of magwinya samples, as influenced by the addition of water and bran variation.

Bran Concentration
(g)
Fried Dough
Particle Count
(ΣP)
Total Area
(×104 µm2)
Average Size
(µm2)
Perimeter
(µm)
Circularity
(C)
Solidity
(S)
Control 18 12 728 150 0.29 0.73
OB5 44 27 6120 948 0.10 0.64
OB8 44 23 5216 1119 0.15 0.67
OB10 45 12 2746 696 0.13 0.65
OB15 60 15 2503 435 0.18 0.73
OB20 67 22 3303 551 0.15 0.69
WB5 76 23 3085 611 0.14 0.64
WB8 48 29 6036 566 0.19 0.77
WB10 59 28 4756 545 0.16 0.70
WB15 49 26 5237 389 0.24 0.75
WB20 59 22 3703 606 0.14 0.66
Fried batter
Control 28 25 3470 343 0.42 0.81
OB5 20 42 2102 861 0.15 0.72
OB8 40 17 4207 415 0.34 0.84
OB10 34 20 5846 508 0.19 0.77
OB15 62 17 2692 430 0.16 0.67
OB20 62 23 3690 495 0.18 0.72
WB5 59 17 2836 319 0.16 0.66
WB8 41 43 10,288 564 0.20 0.74
WB10 24 38 15,662 544 0.19 0.73
WB15 69 27 3890 558 0.14 0.66
WB20 73 25 3361 311 0.22 0.72

Oat and wheat bran (OB and WB, respectively); values between five and 20 represent the concentration of bran in the sample formulation.