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CHANGES IN COOKING AND TEXTURAL PROPERTIES OF SPAGHETTI COOKED WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SALT IN THE COOKING WATER
Author(s) -
SÖZER N.,
KAYA A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of texture studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1745-4603
pISSN - 0022-4901
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4603.2003.tb01070.x
Subject(s) - food science , salt (chemistry) , bran , cooking methods , salt water , chemistry , mathematics , environmental science , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , raw material
The effect of cooking water on textural and cooking properties of spaghetti was examined using four different salt concentrations 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4% in the cooking water and two types of spaghetti. Brand A was normal durum wheat spaghetti and brand B was spaghetti enriched with bran. Regardless of the cooking water used, brand B was harder, less sticky than brand A and it absorbed less water. Brand A required less cooking time. As salt concentration increased cooking time and hardness scores increased. Adhesiveness values were highest at the early stages of cooking and declined as cooking time increased.