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Longitudinal ultrasonic waves were used to investigate effects of preparation and frozen storage time on the rheological properties of noodles. Noodles prepared with and without glucose oxidase (GOx) were flash frozen either immediately after production (raw), after blanching, or after being optimally cooked. From measurements of attenuation, phase velocity, loss and storage moduli (M″ and M′), and tanδL (M″/M′), it was found that raw noodles, prepared with or without GOx, were most similar overall to fresh noodles when stored frozen for one week. However, blanched noodles were closest to fresh noodles in terms of firmness, as measured by storage modulus, after one week of storage. Frozen storage for four weeks resulted in a significant loss in noodle quality. Stress relaxation measurements of Peleg’s K1 and K2 parameters showed a significant effect of GOx addition on raw noodles after one week of frozen storage. As shown by K1 and K2 parameters, GOx addition delayed noodle texture deterioration associate...