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.