Yellow alkaline noodles were prepared with various Korean wheat cultivars including different protein and amylose contents and made from two types of noodle machines. Korean food companies and restaurants generally used noodle machine made in Korea, whereas research institutes mainly practiced with noodle machine made in Japan. Noodle dough sheet from Korean machine showed 5% higher water absorption and 30 min shorter resting period than the noodle dough from Japanese machine because of the difference of size and weight of roller in two types of the machines. In 15 Korean wheat cultivars, thickness of noodle dough sheet was positively correlated with protein content and mixograph water absorption regardless of both types of the machines. Cooked noodles from Korean machine showed higher hardness and lower springiness than noodles from Japanese noodle machine, but difference in cohesiveness of cooked noodles was not found between two different noodle machines. In the three Korean wheat cultivars with different protein content, thickness of noodle dough sheet was also positively correlated with protein content, SDS sedimentation volume and mixing time of mixograph in both types of the machines. The more protein content increased, the more hardness of cooked noodles increased regardless of both types of the machines. However, springiness and cohesiveness of cooked noodles were not significantly correlated with protein content. In waxy and partial waxy wheat cultivars, lightness of noodle dough sheet from Korean noodle machine positively correlated with amylose content. Amylose content and setback in pasting properties were positively correlated with hardness, springiness, and cohesiveness of cooked noodles while both damaged starch and breakdown were negatively correlated with those.

Flour physicochemical properties of 26 Korean wheat cultivars, 7 imported wheat and 5 commercial wheat flours were evaluated to determine making for yellow alkaline noodles (YAN) in this study. In physical characteristics of YAN, ash and damaged starch content was 0.42% and 3.79%. Flour color of YAN was 92.17 in L*, -1.45 in a* and 9.77 in b*. Protein content, SDS-sedimentation based on a constant flour weight (SDSSF), on a constant protein weight (SDSSP) and dry gluten content was 11.97%, 59.00 mL, 48.00 mL and 8.20%. Water absorption, mixing time and tolerance of mixograph was 61.50%, 3.75 min and 24.00 mm. In starch characteristics, amylose and total starch was 23.72% and 76.10. L* value of flour decreased when ash, damaged starch, protein content of flour increased. Protein content of wheat flour was positively correlated with SDSSP, dry gluten and mixograph water absorption. SDSSF showed positively correlated with SDSSP, mixograph mixing time and mixing tolerance (r = 0.641, P < 0.001, r = 0.464, P < 0.05 and r = 0.618, P < 0.001, respectively) and SDSSP positively correlated with dry gluten, mixograph water absorption, mixing time and mixing tolerance (r = 0.550, P < 0.05, r = 0.520, P < 0.01, r = 0.396, P < 0.05 and r = 0.552, P < 0.01, respectively).