TEXTURAL AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF EXTRUDED CORN SNACKS WITH THE ADDITION OF ZINC‐ AND SELENIUM‐BIOFORTIFIED WHEAT

The aim of this paper was to investigate the influence of Zn‐ and Se‐fortified wheat flour addition to the corn grits at 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40 ratios on the hardness, fracturability, expansion ratio, bulk density, color, and sensory attributes of the extrudates. Extrusion was performed at three temperature profiles: 140/170/170 °C, 150/180/180 °C, and 160/190/190 °C. With an increase in the proportion of Zn‐ and Se‐ fortified wheat flour and temperature increase, all observed physical characteristics of extrudates decreased. The lightness of all the samples increased after the extrusion. The total color change increased with the addition of Zn‐ and Se‐fortified wheat flour. Sensory characteristics showed that the samples with a lower percentage of added Zn‐ and Se‐fortified wheat flour had better scores and acceptability, compared to the samples with a higher fortification ratio.