METHOD

TIME

(mins)

BD

g/cm3

WAI

g/g

WHC

WSI

%

SC

g/g

OHC

Raw Taro (control)

0

0.78e ± 0.01

1.67h ± 0.01

1.73g ± 0.06

4.04h ± 0.01

1.02g ± 0.05

0.50a ± 0.14

Boiling

10

0.86a ± 0.00

3.46b ± 0.01

3.98c ± 0.00

9.39g ± 0.01

3.88c ± 0.08

0.53a ± 0.05

20

0.85a ± 0.00

3.08c ± 0.01

3.56e ± 0.03

10.00fg ± 0.06

3.34d ± 0.01

0.46a ± 0.03

30

0.85ab ± 0.0

3.02d ± 0.01

3.57e ± 0.01

10.21f ± 0.2

3.20e ± 0.00

0.41a ± 0.00

Steaming

10

0.83bc ± 0.01

3.81a ± 0.01

4.59a ± 0.04

11.97e ± 0.42

4.86a ± 0.07

0.46a ± 0.00

20

0.83c ± 0.00

3.44b ± 0.02

4.10b ± 0.01

13.11d ± 0.37

4.29b ± 0.01

0.52a ± 0.02

30

0.80d ± 0.00

3.01d ± 0.02

3.75d ± 0.05

18.29b ± 0.19

3.88c ± 0.01

0.51a ± 0.02

Roasting

10

0.81d ± 0.01

2.90e ± 0.03

3.68de ± 0.08

13.15d ± 0.37

3.95c ± 0.02

0.47a ± 0.03

20

0.80de ± 0.01

2.58f ± 0.03

3.60e ± 0.02

16.17c ± 0.15

3.15e ± 0.04

0.49a ± 0.04

30

0.80de ± 0.00

2.40g ± 0.01

3.15f ± 0.02

19.24a ± 0.39

2.15f ± 0.01

0.50a ± 0.02