Parameters

Biscuit Samples

CB

RALB

COLB

SOLB

ROLB

DELB

Weight (g)

9.08 ± 0.05^b

9.93 ± 0.03^ab

10.59 ± 0.03^a

10.31 ± 0.02^a

10.03 ± 0.07^ab

9.40 ± 0.04^b

Diameter (mm)

48.00 ± 0.27^d

55.00 ± 0.19^a

52.00 ± 0.15^c

52.00 ± 0.20^c

53.00 ± 0.23^b

54.00 ± 0.22^ab

Thickness (mm)

6.53 ± 0.10^b

7.11 ± 0.19^a

6.87 ± 0.13^ab

6.53 ± 0.11^b

6.93 ± 0.12^ab

6.60 ± 0.13^b

Spread Ratio (D/T)

7.35 ± 0.05^f

7.74 ± 0.07^c

7.57 ± 0.03^e

7.96 ± 0.04^b

7.65 ± 0.02^d

8.18 ± 0.05^a

Spread factor (%)

100.00 ± 0.11^f

105.44 ± 0.07^c

102.99 ± 0.05^e

108.30 ± 0.09^b

104.08 ± 0.07^d

111.29 ± 0.15^a

Hardness

29.49 ± 0.19^d

40.31 ± 0.11^a

36.56 ± 0.20^c

38.95 ± 0.42^b

41.06 ± 0.40^a

30.02 ± 0.15^d

Moisture (%)

3.28 ± 0.01^e

5.13 ± 0.07^b

5.78 ± 0.07^a

4.28 ± 0.12^c

3.79 ± 0.01^d

5.89 ± 0.13^a

Water activity (α_w)

0.283 ± 0.003^e

0.395 ± 0.002^c

0.335 ± 0.001^d

0.414 ± 0.003^b

0.291 ± 0.002^e

0.470 ± 0.001^a