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Physicochemical Properties of Starches Obtained from Three Varieties of Chinese Sweet Potatoes
Author(s) -
Chen Z.,
Schols H.A.,
Voragen A.G.J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb05690.x
Subject(s) - syneresis , amylose , retrogradation (starch) , swelling , starch , food science , chemistry , mung bean , potato starch , granule (geology) , biology , materials science , paleontology , composite material
Starches isolated from 3 typical types of Chinese sweet potato varieties (XuShu18, SuShu2, and SuShu8) were characterized and compared with starches isolated from potato and mung bean. The 3 sweet potato starches differed in granule size; particle size distribution; protein, lipid, and phosphorus contents; pasting behaviors; swelling patterns; and syneresis. The retrogradation tendencies, measured both by setback ratio and by syneresis, differed for the 3 starches, although the amylose contents were quite similar (19.3 to 20.0%). Physicochemical properties of all 3 types of starches are evidently different from each other and from those of potato and mung bean starches. Keywords: sweet potato, starch, gelatinization, retrogradation, swelling, syneresis