Formulation and Optimization of Multigrain Fermented Noodles: A Healthy and Palatable Convenience Food Option
Table 1
Central composite arrangement for variables (green gram), (sorghum), and (finger millet) and their responses (cooking weight (g)), (cooking loss (g/100 g)), (cooking time (min)), (hardness (N)), and (overall acceptability).
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1
15 (-1)
25 (1)
7.5 (0)
13.9
10.4
2.27
2.09
7.4
2
30 (1)
20 (0)
10 (1)
15.2
11.9
2.6
3.1
6
3
22.5 (0)
20 (0)
7.5 (0)
13.79
10.4
2.27
2.15
7.4
4
30 (1)
20 (0)
5 (-1)
14.18
7.8
2.36
2.2
8.1
5
22.5 (0)
25 (1)
10 (1)
13.78
9.8
2.6
2.61
6.7
6
15 (-1)
20 (0)
10 (1)
14.75
9
2.57
2.3
6.5
7
22.5 (0)
15 (-1)
5 (-1)
14.6
9.1
2.1
2
7
8
22.5 (0)
20 (0)
7.5 (0)
13.8
10.2
2.15
2.01
7.4
9
22.5 (0)
25 (1)
5 (-1)
14.4
7
2.5
2.1
8
10
22.5 (0)
15 (-1)
10 (1)
14.9
9.2
2.39
2.35
6.8
11
15 (-1)
15 (-1)
7.5 (0)
14.55
9
2
2.1
7
12
22.5 (0)
20 (0)
7.5 (0)
13.71
10.3
1.95
2.07
7.5
13
22.5 (0)
20 (0)
7.5 (0)
13.3
10.4
2.27
2.15
7.4
14
15 (-1)
20 (0)
5 (-1)
14
9.1
2.57
2.1
6.5
15
22.5 (0)
20 (0)
7.5 (0)
13.75
9.9
2.27
2.05
7.2
16
30 (1)
15 (-1)
7.5 (0)
14.74
11
2.03
2.19
7.5
17
30 (1)
25 (1)
7.5 (0)
14.18
7.9
2.36
2.25
8.2
= green gram (g); = sorghum (g); = finger millet (g); = cooking weight (g); = cooking loss (g/100 g); = cooking time (min); = hardness (N); = overall acceptability. Significant at . Significant at .
