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Molecular Properties of Cereal Based Breakfast Foods
Author(s) -
Tan Yen,
Chinnaswamy Rangan
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
starch ‐ stärke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1521-379X
pISSN - 0038-9056
DOI - 10.1002/star.19930451105
Subject(s) - amylose , amylopectin , chemistry , fraction (chemistry) , solubility , absorption of water , breakfast cereal , starch , food science , iodine , absorption (acoustics) , fractionation , mass fraction , chromatography , organic chemistry , botany , materials science , composite material , biology
Molecular status of starch in ready‐to‐eat breakfast cereal foods and its relationship with cereal produkt functional properties such as water solubility index and water absorption index were studied. Gel chromatographic separation of cereal product polymers dispersed in DMSO gave three major fractions. Factions I and II reflected starch content, whereas Fraction III reflected the sugar content in the product formulation. Contents of Fraction I, II and III varied from 0.31 to 3.53 mg, 0.06 to 2.82 mg, and O to 4.63 mg, respectively. Water absorption index increased while water solubility index decreased with increasing Fraction I or Fraction II contents. Conversely, water absorption index decreased whereas water solubility index increased with increasing Fraction III content. Iodine blue values showed that Fraction I and Fraction II mainly composed of amylopectin and amylose, respectively. λ max values of Fraction I and II varied from 511 to 584 nm, 490 to 661 nm, respectively. Iodine binding capacity which was indicative of the amount of amylose present, varied from 0.37% (Kellogg's Corn Flakes) to 2.84% (Kellogg's Honey Smacks).