Table 5. Effects of textural properties of reduced-fat frankfurters formulations with varying fat levels with and without pumpkin fiber
Parameters | ControlA | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 |
Hardness (N) | 3.33±0.20a | 2.74±0.29c | 3.14±0.27b | 2.55±0.31d | 2.65±0.34c | 2.25±0.28e | 2.45±0.19d |
Springiness | 0.96±0.02a | 0.95±0.03ab | 0.96±0.04a | 0.94±0.02ab | 0.95±0.04ab | 0.93±0.06b | 0.94±0.06ab |
Cohesiveness | 0.63±0.05a | 0.55±0.02bc | 0.57±0.02b | 0.53±0.03c | 0.56±0.04b | 0.50±0.02e | 0.53±0.02c |
Gumminess (N) | 1.96±0.27a | 1.47±0.18bc | 1.57±0.19b | 1.37±0.17c | 1.47±0.18bc | 1.08±0.13e | 1.27±0.17d |
Chewiness (N) | 1.87±0.29a | 1.44±0.24bc | 1.57±0.19b | 1.37±0.28c | 1.47±0.17bc | 1.19±0.18e | 1.28±0.16d |