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total <strong>of</strong>fnote. Also, dark roast was correlated positively with bitter, woody/hulls/skins,<br />

ashy, and total <strong>of</strong>fnote, and negatively correlated with raw beany and sweet taste.<br />

Total <strong>of</strong>fnote, which was the attribute primarily used to differentiate the processing<br />

treatments, was correlated to dark roast, woody/hulls/skins, cardboardy/stale, bitter,<br />

and ashy and was related inversely to the positive attributes <strong>of</strong> roasted peanutty,<br />

sweet aromatic, and sweet (p < 0.05). It is notable that although total <strong>of</strong>fnote was<br />

correlated to attributes commonly linked to over-roasting, all treatments were<br />

roasted to the same endpoint based on color, implying that this <strong>of</strong>f-flavor was not<br />

related to actual roasting differences.<br />

A progression <strong>of</strong> changes in sensory attributes can be observed with longer<br />

microwave exposure times during blanching. As exposure times increased to 11<br />

minutes and air was not circulated in the conveyor, the treatments were<br />

characterized by high intensities <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fnote attribute. <strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong> increased<br />

airflow during processing affected <strong>of</strong>f-flavor formation, as 11F was more similar to<br />

treatments with shorter exposure times in the microwave.<br />

Temperature pr<strong>of</strong>iles and change in moisture content<br />

<strong>The</strong> maximum internal temperature reached in these treatments was<br />

compared (Table 5), and treatments were significantly different (p < 0.0001). As the<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> energy absorbed and internal temperatures increased, peanuts lost more<br />

moisture during heating. <strong>The</strong> final moisture content <strong>of</strong> the peanuts was affected<br />

significantly by treatment (p < 0.0001), and the treatments <strong>of</strong> 8NF and 11NF had<br />

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