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The particle‐size distribution in wheat endosperm starch
Author(s) -
Evers Anthony D.,
Lindley John
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740280116
Subject(s) - endosperm , coulter counter , starch , particle size distribution , particle size , distribution (mathematics) , botany , chemistry , food science , mathematics , biology , mathematical analysis , microbiology and biotechnology
Particle‐size distribution in samples of endosperm starch from six types of wheat was determined by microsieving. The size distribution of two of these samples and of six others was analysed automatically by the Coulter Counter and Quantimet. The results indicate that more than one‐third of the total weight of starch is contributed by granules with diameters less than 10 μm. This value exceeds, by a wide margin, the proportion generally attributed to granules of this size.