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Textural properties of doughs made from precooked cassava flour were studied to determine the effect of processing conditions on the physical characteristics of cassava doughs. Deformability modulus, hardness, cohesiveness and adhesiveness of reconstituted cassava doughs were evaluated using a texture analyzer. Cassava parenchyma pieces, processed under various cooking conditions and stored at low temperatures (-5 ºC and -20 ºC) for 24 h, were used to make flour. As the resting period temperature of cooked parenchyma decreased from -5 ºC to -20 ºC, deformability modulus, hardness and cohesiveness of the doughs increased significantly. It is concluded that the temperature during the resting period of cooked cassava parenchyma is the most important factor affecting the textural properties of cassava doughs.

Eduardo Rodríguez Sandoval

escuela de ingenieria de alimentos,universidad del valle cali,colombia

Gérard Cuvelier

umr scale laboratoire de biophysique des materiaux alimentaires ecole nationale superieure des industries agricoles et alimentaires (ensia),massay,france

Alejandro Fernández Quintero

escuela de ingenieria de alimentos,universidad del valle cali,colombia
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Rodríguez Sandoval E, Cuvelier G, Fernández Quintero A. influence of processing conditions on the physical characteristics of cassava doughs. inycomp [Internet]. 2007 Jan. 8 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];9(1):7-17. Available from: https://revistaingenieria.univalle.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria_y_competitividad/article/view/2491