Effects of salt and alkaline reagents on dynamic rheological properties of raw oriental wheat noodles

To gain further understanding of the functionality of ingredients in oriental wheat noodles, the rheological properties of raw noodles made using high protein (Red Bicycle) or low protein (Sandow) wheat flours and various additives (salt or alkaline reagents at concentrations of 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0%) were investigated using frequency sweep and temperature sweep oscillatory tests. Generally, both the elastic modulus (G′) and viscous modulus (G″) of raw noodles increased when various levels of salt or alkaline (kansui and NaOH) reagents were included in the formulation, with the exception of Red Bicycle noodles where the G″ was not significantly affected by the salt. The G′ was significantly decreased in the presence of sodium chloride at concentrations ≤4.0% and kansui at