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Table 4 Crust and crumb color and firmness of breads prepared from different flour blends

From: Physicochemical, in vitro antidiabetic and sensory characteristics of leavened functional bread made with Lasia spinosa and Nelumbo nucifera rhizome flours composited with wheat flour

Bread type

Crust

Crumb

Brownness Index (Crust)

Crumb hardness (N)

L*

a *

b *

L*

a *

b *

Control

58.04 ± 0.01e

12.53 ± 0.01a

29.02 ± 0.12e

70.44 ± 0.13e

1.44 ± 0.01a

21.67 ± 0.02e

42.51 ± 0.02a

15.56 ± 0.01a

T1

55.82 ± 0.02d

13.04 ± 0.02b

28.53 ± 0.11d

60.41 ± 0.12d

4.18 ± 0.02c

25.67 ± 0.03d

45.43 ± 0.01b

18.45 ± 0.02b

T2

49.27 ± 0.03c

13.16 ± 0.02c

27.44 ± 0.02c

59.19 ± 0.03c

3.71 ± 0.02b

22.77 ± 0.03c

54.67 ± 0.12c

19.25 ± 0.01c

T3

42.03 ± 0.01b

14.59 ± 0.03d

23.74 ± 0.03b

56.16 ± 0.01b

5.17 ± 0.01e

22.23 ± 0.02b

68.32 ± 0.12d

25.50 ± 0.01d

T4

34.55 ± 0.03a

15.14 ± 0.02e

16.86 ± 0.03a

53.75 ± 0.02a

4.92 ± 0.03d

20.91 ± 0.01a

88.43 ± 0.11e

35.65 ± 0.01e

  1. Values expressed as means ± SD (n = 3). Different letter superscripts express significant differences between values of the same column (p < 0.05)