Alkaline Test Lab Report

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For the experiment, the effect of different alkaline solutions on the quality of yellow wet noodles was investigated. Four different formulations were used. For formulation A, sodium carbonate was used; formulation B, soda ash; formulation C, potassium carbonate and formulation D was the control with no alkaline solution added.
According to Table 1, formulation C has the highest moisture content (34.15 ± 2.67) and formulation B has the lowest moisture content (28.30 ± 2.91). Potassium carbonate is a drying agent, known to be very soluble in water and also absorbs water from the air. That is why formulation C has the highest moisture content. According to “Soda Ash: Technical and handling Guide”, soda ash loses water when heated and its solubility …show more content…

Formulation B has the highest meaning that it is the most alkaline formulation. According to “Soda Ash: Technical and handling Guide”, soda ash has very high pH in concentrated solution, thus making formulation B most alkaline. Formulation D on the other hand is a control and has no added alkaline solution other than sodium chloride. Therefore, it has the lowest pH, close to neutral.


To evaluate and compare the sensory characteristics of the different formulation of wet yellow noodles, a sensory evaluation was carried out with 20 panelists. The sensory attributes that were evaluated are colour, firmness, elasticity, aroma and taste.
According to Table 2, formulation D was the most preferred for the colour (3.70 ± 1.03), firmness (3.15 ±1.10) and aroma (3.45 ± 0.95) attributes. For the elasticity attribute, both formulation C (3.15 ± 1.04) and D (3.15 ± 1.90) were most preferred. For the taste attribute, formulation C (3.25±1.10) was the most preferred. Formulation B was the least preferred for the colour (3.15 ± 0.93) and firmness (2.90 ±0.91) attributes. Whereas, formulation A was the least preferred for the elasticity (3.00 ± 0.97) and aroma (2.65 ± 0.93) attributes. Finally, formulation D was the least preferred for the taste (2.80±1.15)

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