Table 2. Water absorption capacity, particle size and syneresis of ultrasonicated faba bean starches

Ultrasonication time (min) WAC1)(mL/g) d 0.1(μm) d 0.5(μm) d 0.9(μm) syneresis (%)
day 0 day 2 day 6
0 1.05±0.022)d 15.28±0.52cd 27.49±0.19e 45.09±3.23d 79.94±6.93a 78.28±0.85a 79.53±0.92a
5 1.01±0.01d3) 15.61±0.05c 27.28±0.84e 43.16±2.62d 74.18±2.40a 75.71±1.88b 74.93±0.12b
15 1.27±0.06c 14.91±0.12d 30.89±0.59d 78.86±12.87c 75.83±0.05a 74.58±1.25bc 77.00±7.27bc
30 1.87±0.08b 16.24±0.02b 35.01±0.09c 127.25±4.17b 79.11±3.06a 74.73±1.95bc 74.33±5.43bc
50 2.02±0.07a 16.59±0.07ab 37.27±0.38b 263.29±30.14a 80.15±0.99a 73.11±0.49c 75.73±0.92c
60 1.97±0.01a 16.83±0.03a 38.50±0.19a 249.56±7.59a 76.83±2.03a 72.47±0.05c 75.47±2.54c
WAC, water absorption capacity.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
All values with different superscript letters (a-e) in the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).