Studies on Quality of Potato Flour Blends with Rice Flour for Making Extruded Noodles

The effects of rice flour on the physicochemical properties of the raw material system and the quality of extruded potato-rice noodles were studied. The results demonstrated that the amylose content, pasting viscosities, storage modulus (G9), and loss modulus (G '') gradually increased with the included levels of rice flour, whereas the swelling power, solubility, and pasting temperature decreased with increasing rice flour content. The extruded potato-rice noodles exhibited desirable cooking qualities and textural properties with rice flour contents of up to 40%. Additionally, sensory evaluations revealed that the scores for chewiness, firmness, slipperiness, elasticity, and overall acceptability increased gradually with increasing rice flour content in the blends. Additionally, the results indicated the possibility of replacing potato flour with rice flour at a ratio of 6: 4 to produce extruded potato-rice noodles of acceptable quality.