The effects of Syrian wheat class and locally produced flour types on the
rheological properties of instant noodles production were investigated. Two
wheat classes (soft and durum) and two varieties of each were selected. These
varieties were mill
ed into standard flour (80% extraction rate) and high quality
flour (72% extraction rate). Dough rheological properties were evaluated by
farinograph and extensogarph techniques. Noodles cooking properties were
measured according to the AACC approved methods. The rheological
characteristics and the statistic analysis revealed significant differences among
the selected varieties, and reflected directly and significantly on the cooking
properties of the resultant noodles samples. This indicated the possibility of
using farinograph and extensogarph techniques in predicting the quality of the
resulting noodles. Furthermore, F test and distribution of variance analysis
showed that wheat class was of a vital and significant effect on dough
rheological properties and noodles quality comparing by wheat variety and
flour type.