Effects of sugar beet fiber on the quality and dietary fiber content of extrusion products

In this study, the commercial sugar beet fiber (Beta Fibre, British Sugar), was added into the corn grits to produce high fiber extruded products at t he levels of 10, 20, 30 and 40%. The results obtained suggest that addition of sugar beet fiber into the corn grits decreased the expansion ratio, inc reased bulk density, and decreased both brittleness and hardness values. Ad dition of increasing levels of sugar beet fiber caused increases in dietary fiber contents. Although sugar beet fiber addition caused significant chan ges in various properties of extruded products, the products were acceptabl e at the addition levels of 10 and 20% according to sensory test results.