TABLE 2.
Pasting properties and water absorption capacity of maize flours from different genotypes.
| Genotypes | Peak viscosity (cP) | Hold viscosity (cP) |
Final viscosity (cP) |
Breakdown (cP) |
Set back (cP) |
Water absorption capacity (ml) | |
| 1 | PMH 10 | 1097.00G | 684.93 ± 1.00G | 2410.67 ± 2.52G | 92.00 ± 0.00G | 1405 ± 2.65F | 135 ± 2.16D |
| 2 | IQPMH 1708 | 207.00 ± 2.65F | 150.67 ± 2.08F | 1058.67 ± 4.04F | 48.67 ± 2.08E | 908 ± 2.00E | 146 ± 0.82C |
| 3 | IQMH 203 | 403.67 ± 5.03C | 347.00 ± 4.58C | 1808.00 ± 5.57C | 57.00 ± 4.36D | 1460.67 ± 3.79C | 135 ± 0.82D |
| 4 | MCFL 15 | 603.00 ± 2.65B | 486.33 ± 0.58B | 2088.67 ± 4.04B | 117.00 ± 2.65B | 1603.33 ± 5.03B | 153.6 ± 1.25B |
| 5 | MCFL 346 | 708.00 ± 5.57A | 506.33 ± 3.79A | 2201.67 ± 4.04A | 202.00 ± 4.58A | 1696.33 ± 5.13A | 155 ± 2.94B |
| 6 | White Hybrid 574 | 298.00 ± 3.61D | 283.67 ± 2.52D | 1336.33 ± 5.13D | 14.00 ± 2.65F | 1079.33 ± 4.73D | 159.3 ± 1.70A |
| 7 | Landrace 593 | 251.00 ± 2.65E | 163.00 ± 3.61E | 1071.33 ± 2.52E | 88.00 ± 2.65C | 908 ± 4.58E | 126.3 ± 2.05E |
| Mean Square | 175223.09*** | 103245.32*** | 1451387.64*** | 14288.19*** | 791592.52*** | 463.44*** |
Values presented as mean ± standard deviation.
Means in the same column with different alphabets in superscript are significantly different (p ≤ 0.001).
The means shown in the same column with common superscripts are not significantly different (p > 0.05).
***Highly significant at 0.001.