Research Article

Effect of Fermentation Using Lactobacillus plantarum A6 on the Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Precooked Sorghum bicolor and Voandzeia subterranea Blended Flour

Table 4

Particle size distribution parameters (μm).

Samplesd10d50d90Means

SP14.977130.506489.271196.397
VT18.46562.814235.00298.745
SVP 2519.88282.935343.394138.114
SVP 5022.461117.385342.531165.363
SVP 7525.795170.006442.437205.122
SVFP 2550.849172.886437.782212.943
SVFP 5018.588111.416368.797157.785
SVFP 7521.404145.621364.546171.822

SP: precooked dehulled sorghum flour; VT: roasted dehulled Bambara flour; SVP25: blended flour containing 25% of precooked sorghum flour and 75% of roasted Bambara flour; SVP50: blended flour containing 50% of precooked sorghum flour and 50% of roasted Bambara flour; SVP75: blended flour containing 75% of precooked sorghum flour and 25% of roasted Bambara flour; SVFP25: fermented flour containing 25% of precooked sorghum flour and 75% roasted Bambara flour; SVFP50: fermented flour containing 50% precooked sorghum flour and 50% roasted Bambara flour; SVFP75: fermented flour containing 75% precooked sorghum flour and 25% roasted Bambara flour.