Table 6. Bulk density, apparent density, porosity, expansion ratio and specific length of extruded rice snacks based on the corn flour ratio

Ratio (%) of corn flour and rice flour Bulk density (g/cm3) Apparent density (g/cm3) Porosity Expansion ratio Specific length (mm/g)
100 : 0 0.10±0.01d1) 0.69±0.02b 0.86±0.01ab 10.81±0.85a 110.05±12.87c
70 : 30 0.12±0.01b 0.69±0.03b 0.83±0.01c 10.70±0.42a 113.53±10.28c
50 : 50 0.11±0.01c 0.71±0.01b 0.85±0.01b 10.87±0.54a 122.94±6.91b
30 : 70 0.10±0.01d 0.73±0.06ab 0.87±0.01a 10.97±0.37a 138.94±6.33a
0 : 100 0.14±0.01a 0.79±0.03a 0.82±0.01c 11.19±0.56a 96.81±3.87d
Values are mean±SD of triplicate determinations. Different superscripts within a column indicate significant differences (p<0.05).