Effects of Steaming, Microwaving, and Hot-Air Drying on the Physicochemical Properties and Storage Stability of Oat Bran

Table 1

Solubility and powder fluidity of oat bran after different heat treatments.

Sample	WSI%	WAI	Bulk density (g/mL)	Carr index	Hausner ratio
OB	3.42 ± 0.34b	5.95 ± 0.09b	0.34 ± 0.00a	37.63 ± 1.98a	1.60 ± 0.05a
S-OB	3.82 ± 0.57a	6.37 ± 0.16a	0.34 ± 0.01a	39.53 ± 0.47a	1.65 ± 0.01a
M-OB	4.32 ± 0.59a	6.49 ± 0.25a	0.34 ± 0.02a	41.02 ± 2.31a	1.70 ± 0.07a
HA-OB	4.07 ± 0.24a	6.32 ± 0.22a	0.33 ± 0.01b	42.90 ± 0.04a	1.75 ± 0.00a

Means within the same column that do not share a superscript letter or letter differ significantly ().