Physical and functional characteristics of extrudates prepared from fenugreek and oats

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of fenugreek seed powder (FSP) and oat flour (OF) on the physical and functional properties of extruded snack product such as bulk density (BD), hardness (HD), lateral expansion (LE), water absorption index (WAI) and water solubility index (WSI) using response surface methodology. All the properties were found to be significantly (p < 0.05) affected by proportion of FSP and OF. Results indicated that with the increase in the FSP content, an increase in the values of BD, HD, WAI and WSI was noticed, whereas negative effect of FSP on LE was observed. Results showed negative effect of OF on HD and WSI and an increased effect on BD, LE and WAI of the extruded product. Numerical optimization results showed that a mixture of 2% FSP and 6% OF had higher preference levels for parameters of physical and functional characteristics and could be extruded to produce acceptable quality extrudates