Effect of Lentil Flour Addition on Physical and Sensory Properties of Stirred Yoghurt

The effect of lentil flour addition on the physical and sensory properties of stirred yoghurt was determined in this study. The firmness, apparent viscosity, consistency index, thixotropy and water holding capacity of yoghurts increased with an increase in the ratio of lentil flour in the formulae; however the flow behavior index and sensory scores of the stirred yoghurt samples decreased. Yoghurts with red lentil flour had lower flow behavior index and higher firmness, apparent viscosity, consistency index, thixotropy and water holding capacity than those with either green or yellow lentil flour.