Research Article

Properties, Structure, and Acceptability of Innovative Legume-Based Biscuits with Alternative Sweeteners

Table 1

(a) Innovative legume-based biscuit formulations with alternative sweeteners. (b) Experimental design and sample coding explanation.
(a)

Oligofructose substitution
Ingredient0% (control)50%100%
Flour, dicoccum100100100
Sugar26.213.10
Shortening21.421.421.4
Baking powder1.31.31.3
Baking soda1.31.31.3
Water202020
Oligofructose013.126.2

Legume substitution
Ingredient10%30%
Flour, dicoccum9070
Flour, legume (lentil or chickpea)1030
Sugar13.10
Shortening21.421.4
Baking powder1.31.3
Baking soda1.31.3
Water2020
Oligofructose00

Legume and oligofructose substitution
Ingredient10%30%15-15%
Flour, dicoccum907070
Flour, legume (lentil or chickpea)103015
Sugar13.113.113.1
Shortening21.421.421.4
Baking powder1.31.31.3
Baking soda1.31.31.3
Water202020
Oligofructose13.113.113.1

(b)

Legume flour type, flour substitution (legume/wheat %), sweetener content (oligofructose/sugar %)

ValuesChickpeaLentilChickpea/lentil0101530050100
CodingBCBLBM1243123

Coding example: 1st letters: type of legume flour. BC12: biscuit with 0% legume/wheat ratio, with 50% oligofructose; BL32: biscuit with 30% lentil/wheat ratio, with 50% oligofructose.