Table 4
Comparison of textural properties of soybean tofu prepared with a fresh chlorella powder
Concentrations of chlorella (%) | Characteristics of tofu texture |
Hardness (kg) | Fracturability (kg) | Elasticity | Adhesiveness (cm2) | Cohesiveness | Gumminess1) | Chewiness2) |
0.0 | 0.58±0.04d3) | 0.23±0.01c | 0.92±0.01c | 0.60±0.02e | 0.41±0.01c | 0.24±0.02d | 0.22±0.02c |
0.5 | 0.61±0.04d | 0.25±0.01c | 0.94±0.01b | 0.69±0.05d | 0.43±0.01c | 0.27±0.02c | 0.25±0.02c |
1.0 | 0.70±0.04c | 0.29±0.02b | 0.95±0.01b | 0.83±0.02c | 0.45±0.01b | 0.31±0.03c | 0.30±0.03b |
1.5 | 0.74±0.06b | 0.30±0.04b | 0.95±0.01b | 0.86±0.01b | 0.46±0.01b | 0.34±0.03b | 0.30±0.03b |
2.0 | 0.88±0.10a | 0.37±0.05a | 0.97±0.01a | 0.94±0.08a | 0.49±0.01a | 0.43±0.05a | 0.42±0.05a |
Gumminess, Hardness×Cohesiveness.
Chewiness, Hardness×Cohesiveness×Elasticity.
Means followed by the same letters are not significantly different at p≤0.05 by Duncan multiple range test.