Table 2 Structural breakdown parameters using MEC analysis for different types of noodles.

From: Sensory, structural breakdown, microstructure, salt release properties, and shelf life of salt-coated air-dried yellow alkaline noodles

Samples

Work 1st (J)

winf (J)

w1 (J)

n1 (J/cycle)

HC-Na0

1.91 ± 0.04c

0.44 ± 0.02a

1.2 ± 0.05c

3.9 ± 0.02d

HC-Na10

2.46 ± 0.13a

0.4 ± 0.04abc

1.61 ± 0.07a

4.9 ± 0.05a

HC-Na20

2.34 ± 0.05b

0.37 ± 0.03bcd

1.57 ± 0.02a

4.77 ± 0.03b

HC-Na30

2.18 ± 0.08c

0.34 ± 0.03cd

1.46 ± 0.04b

4.62 ± 0.03c

SC-Na0

1.86 ± 0.08c

0.41 ± 0.03ab

1.19 ± 0.04c

3.89 ± 0.04d

SC-Na10

2.41 ± 0.06a

0.37 ± 0.02abcd

1.6 ± 0.03a

4.87 ± 0.02a

SC-Na20

2.3 ± 0.06b

0.34 ± 0.02bcd

1.55 ± 0.03a

4.69 ± 0.04b

SC-Na30

2.12 ± 0.08c

0.31 ± 0.02d

1.44 ± 0.05b

4.54 ± 0.03c

YAN

0.98 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.02

1.17 ± 0.04

3.04 ± 0.04

  1. Results display mean values ± standard deviation (n = 3) values. Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) in values between samples for each MEC parameter. YAN was used as a reference and not included in the statistic.