Research Article

Assessment of Acrylamide Formation in Various Iraqi Bread Types and Mitigation of Acrylamide Production by Calcium Carbonate in White Flatbread

Table 2

Characterization of white flatbread supplemented with different concentrations of CaCO3 (TB1, TB2, and TB3) and control (TBc) samples using the farinograph test.

AttributesTreatments (CaCO3 mg/100 g flour)
TBc (0)TB1 (240)TB2 (260)TB3 (280)

Water absorption (%)64.1 ± 0.1763.8 ± 0.2563.9 ± 0.2563.9 ± 0.12
Stability (min)5.8 ± 0.056.3 ± 0.16.3 ± 0.15.8 ± 0.05
Development time (min)6.5 ± 0.15.7 ± 0.056.1 ± 0.055.0 ± 0.02
Mixing tolerance index BU45.3 ± 0.3535.2 ± 0.2036.9 ± 0.1333.9 ± 0.05
Q number87.9 ± 0.35a92.9 ± 0.20b92.9 ± 0.11b91 ± 0.15a

Mean values. Standard deviation values. a & b indicate significant difference.