Evaluation of the Nutritional, Rheological, Functional, and Sensory Properties of Cookies Enriched with Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Flour as a Partial Substitute for Wheat Flour

This study evaluated the impact of incorporating taro flour (Colocasia esculenta) into wheat-based biscuit formulations, focusing on nutritional, phytochemical, rheological, technological, and organoleptic characteristics. Four distinct types of biscuits were formulated with 0% (CC), 10% (TWC1), 20% (TWC2), and 30% (TWC3) taro. The results indicate that taro flour (TF) has a higher moisture, ash, and gallic acid content, as well as significant mineral richness, particularly in potassium,...