Bihon-type noodles from heat-moisture-treated sweet potato starch

Sweet potato starch (SPS) has limited uses in the; Philippines, but modification of its properties may make it more suitable for use in traditional products that normally use other types of starch. Heat-moisture treatment was applied to native SPS (HMTSPS), which was used as a substrate and composite with maize starch (MS) to produce bihon-type starch noodles. Preliminary quality scoring showed that acceptability scores of raw starch noodles, plain boiled, and sauteed noodles made from 100% HMTSPS and 50% HMTSPS:50%MS were not significantly different from the commercial bihon. However,consumer testing is recommended to further validate acceptability of the sweet potato for bihon.