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KMID : 1024420110150030262
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Food Engineering Progress
2011 Volume.15 No. 3 p.262 ~ p.268
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Effects of Pellet Moisture Content on the Physical Properties of Vacuum-puffed Yukwa
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Xiao-jun Shen
Krittika Norajit
Ryu Gi-Hyung
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Abstract
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The effects of pellet moisture content on physical properties (expansion ratio, density and breaking strength) of vacuum-puffed Yukwa (non-oil puffed Yukwa) were investigated in this study. The Yukwa was made from the waxy rice steeped at 25 and 30oC for 3, 5 and 10 days with pellet drying times (6, 8 and 10.5 hr), respectively. As the drying time increased from 6 to 10.5 hr at 50oC, the highest value of pellet moisture content (29.4%) was found in the samples made from the steeped waxy rice at 25oC for 5 days after 6 hr drying, while the lowest value (16.3%) was found at 25oC for 3 days after 10.5 hr drying. Both redness and yellowness values of vacuum-puffed Yukwa increased as the drying time increased. The expansion ratio of Yukwa was greatly affected by drying time, ranging from 2.07 (26.8% pellet moisture content) to 7.01 (24.0% pellet moisture content). From the data, it was concluded that the pellet moisture content had a significant influence on the physical characteristics of vacuumpuffed Yukwa. With vacuum puffing condition of 3 min heating and 2 min puffing, the pellets with about 25% moisture content showed higher expansion ratio, and lower density and breaking strength.
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KEYWORD
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pellet moisture content, physical properties, vacuum-puffed Yukwa
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