Physicochemical Characteristics of Wheat – Chia Mixture
Keywords:
wheat flour, chia, composite mixture, retention capacity, crumb penetration, image analysisAbstract
Chia flour from white and brown seeds were added to wheat flour in dry or hydrated form, bringing non-gluten proteins and non-starch polysaccharides (while changing retention capacities of sucrose and lactic acid). The dough extensigraph elasticity increased resulting in a softer bread crumb. Crumb texture was affected by a soft decrease in the mean cell areas and an increase in cell densities.