“…The significant increase of L * value could be associated with some thermal decomposition and modification of grain components which was correlated with the increase of the grain temperature from 64 to 98 o C. The temperature at which damage of wheat starch begins is suggested between 53-64 o C (Cornell & Hoveling, 1998). Burnt-like flavour is usually observed in overheated food (Garcia et al, 1975;Baldwin et al, 1991). Appearance and sensoric properties of the microwave treated plain starch and blended with some compounds pointed to the reactions occurring after treatment (Sikora et al, 1997).…”