Application of a micro Z-arm mixer to characterize mixing properties and water absorption of wheat flour

ABSTRACT This study applied the use of a new small-scale apparatus, the micro Z-arm mixer, which has analogous mixing action to that of the traditional valorigraf and farinograph. A novel methodology has been developed for prediction of water absorption replacing the traditional titration method. The basis of this technique is a common characteristic of wheat flour samples: a reasonably constant slope (20–25.7 BU%) of the relationship between dough resistance and the amount of water present during mixing. Using an average slope value, prediction of water absorption was possible from a single measurement using a simple equation and with a standard error of 1.65%. Applications of the new mixer to cereal research are highlighted, including investigation of the effects of flour protein content and protein composition on mixing properties and water absorption. When protein content and protein composition have been systematically altered by the addition of isolated proteins into the flour, both dough developmen...

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