Color Intensity, 3-Deoxyglucosone Content and Particle Distribution of Wasanbon-to

Abstract

Color intensity, particle distribution and 3-deoxyglucosone content of Shiroshita-to, Wasanbon-to, and recycled Wasanbon-to were studied by means of analyzis of variance. The Shiroshita-to manufactured from sugar cane of the variety Chikusha contained more 3-deoxyglucosone than that from the variety N:Co. The Wasanbon-to refined by manual process contained more 3-deoxyglucosone than that by centrifuging process. Concerning the color intensity, the L values of Wasanbon-to manufactured by different factories (N:Co) showed significant differences. In respect to the coefficient of variation the value of particle distributions was much higher than that of 3-deoxyglucosone content.