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. 2020 Nov 20;9(11):1705. doi: 10.3390/foods9111705

Table 5.

Physical characteristics of biscuits enriched by increasing levels of almond skins. Control = biscuits without almond skins; AS10 and AS20 = biscuits prepared by adding 10 g and 20 g of almond skin powder per 100 g of wheat flour, respectively.

Control AS10 AS20
aw 0.24 ± 0.02 a 0.27 ± 0.01 a 0.28 ± 0.02 a
Colorimetric data
a* 9.85 ± 1.09 b 12.35 ± 0.43 a 12.61 ± 0.36 a
b* 35.12 ± 1.25 a 24.94 ± 0.66 b 22.66 ± 0.64 c
L* 68.7 ± 2.41 c 49.35 ± 0.85 b 46.15 ± 1.01 a
∆Evs Control - 21.08 ± 0.51 25.76 ± 0.69
Texture
Fracture strength (N/mm²) 8.82 ± 0.66a 7.63 ± 0.49ab 6.87 ± 0.31b

Different letters in row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).