Table 5. Texture characteristics of rice muffins prepared with chestnut powder

Item CON1) 2.5% 5% 7.5% 10% F-value
Hardness (g) 686.07±78.98d1)2) 748.70±86.41d 1,023.35±183.62c 1,136.91±121.00b 1,376.74±283.15a 53.025***
Gumminess (g) 296.96±42.13d 350.43±47.42c 395.62±86.07bc 409.78±66.82b 459.83±127.79a 12.651***
Chewiness (g) 229.25±32.39b 289.28±39.59a 310.56±65.95a 314.01±49.16a 325.24±80.43a 10.836***
Adhesiveness (g ․ sec) −2.41±0.84ab −1.80±0.76a −2.72±0.82b −3.59±1.21c −4.23±1.93c 14.785***
Springness 0.77±0.02c 0.83±0.02a 0.79±0.02b 0.76±0.02c 0.71±0.03d 79.115***
Cohesiveness 0.43±0.02b 0.47±0.04a 0.39±0.03c 0.36±0.03d 0.33±0.03e 63.837***
All values are mean±SD (n=20).
Different superscript letters (a-e) within the same row indicate significant differences by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05) ***p<0.001.