Table 5.
Mean value, standard deviation and results of statistical analysis one-way ANOVA of the physicochemical and functional properties of the pulses flours before (RM) and after separation by dry fractionation in coarse (CF) and fine (FF) fractions. Red Lentil (RL), Yellow Lentil (YL), Green Pea (GP), Kabuli Chickpea (KC).
Bulk Density (g ml−1) | Water Absorption Index | Water Solubility Index (%) | Water Absorption Capacity (g water g−1 flour) | Oil Absorption Capacity (g oil g−1 flour) | ||
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RM | RL | 0.73 ± 0.01a B | 4.61 ± 0.48a A | 14.23 ± 2.03c B | 0.93 ± 0.01b A | 0.32 ± 0.02b B |
YL | 0.69 ± 0.02b B | 3.72 ± 0.02b B | 21.06 ± 0.37a B | 0.91 ± 0.04b A | 0.31 ± 0.03b B | |
GP | 0.70 ± 0.02b B | 3.89 ± 0.12b B | 18.58 ± 0.05b B | 0.99 ± 0.04a A | 0.35 ± 0.00ab AB | |
KC | 0.63 ± 0.01c B | 4.44 ± 0.05a B | 14.28 ± 0.55c B | 0.88 ± 0.01b B | 0.38 ± 0.03a B | |
CF | RL | 0.95 ± 0.03c A | 4.48 ± 0.02 b A | 13.31 ± 0.17b B | 0.90 ± 0.02c AB | 0.16 ± 0.00c C |
YL | 0.88 ± 0.02a A | 3.94 ± 0.17c A | 14.70 ± 0.47a C | 0.91 ± 0.01c A | 0.18 ± 0.02b C | |
GP | 0.84 ± 0.01b A | 4.70 ± 0.09a A | 12.71 ± 0.31c C | 1.07 ± 0.03a A | 0.20 ± 0.01b B | |
KC | 0.65 ± 0.00d A | 4.65 ± 0.01ab A | 11.19 ± 0.09d C | 1.01 ± 0.03b A | 0.35 ± 0.01a C | |
FF | RL | 0.54 ± 0.01a C | 3.83 ± 0.05b B | 21.38 ± 0.23c A | 0.89 ± 0.03a B | 0.45 ± 0.02a A |
YL | 0.48 ± 0.01b C | 3.98 ± 0.05a A | 27.30 ± 0.72a A | 0.75 ± 0.03b B | 0.50 ± 0.01a A | |
GP | 0.47 ± 0.01bc C | 3.98 ± 0.02a B | 25.01 ± 0.28b A | 0.76 ± 0.06b B | 0.51 ± 0.28a A | |
KC | 0.46 ± 0.02c C | 3.48 ± 0.01c C | 27.11 ± 0.15a A | 0.42 ± 0.04c C | 0.53 ± 0.01a A |
Lowercase letters mean significant differences among the different types of pulse within the same fraction (p < 0.05). Uppercase letters mean significant differences among the fractions within the same type of pulse (p < 0.05).