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 5

Visco-analysis flours pasting profiles of fermented and unfermented flours.

SamplesRVA viscosity, cPPasting temperature, °C ()
Peak (Pv)Holding (HPV)Breakdown (BD)Final (FV)Setback (SB)

SP11210931584976.20
VT15851038547123519786.79
SVP2572659812870410685.75
SVP504914791257910085.52
SVP7522621792907385.15
SVFP25234232234211085.03
SVFP50134133124010784.93
SVFP75696811366883.51

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.