Relationship between thermomechanical properties and baking expansion of sour cassava starch (Polvilho azedo)

The factors involved in the baking expansion of native and sour cassava starch doughs were compared with those of native corn starch. Unlike corn starch dough, native and sour cassava starch doughs showed expansion properties during baking. The storage modulus E ′ decreased for cassava starch doughs before baking expansion, but remained unchanged for corn starch dough. Expansion during the baking of sour cassava starch was attributed to water vaporisation and the fluidity of starch paste. The fact that temperature and weight loss variations at adequate water contents were significantly greater for cassava than corn starch dough is indicative of the important role played by starch melting in expansion. Expansion ability could be correlated with changes in dough–crumb thermomechanical properties when close to the starch melting temperature. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influence of Natural Fermentation and Drying Conditions on the Physicochemical Characteristics of Cassava Starch

The physicochemical characteristics of cassava starches sampled at a pilot plant in Colombia during fermentation and drying processes were determined in relation to their ability for making specific bread-like products that inflate during baking. Nitrogen compounds and non-starch polysaccharides are minor components which were unlikely to be involved in the baking expansion property of fermented cassava starch. Thirty percent of the lactic acid synthesised during the fermentation step was not recovered after sun-drying whereas it remained constant when oven-dried. The crystalline structure of starch was not changed by the fermentation and drying processes whereas the behaviour of starch polysaccharides in water was dramatically modified. This behaviour seemed to be related to the baking expansion potential of cassava starches; the lower the intrinsic viscosity, the hot paste viscosities and the hydrodynamic volumes of the starchy components, the higher the baking expansion ability. These results suggest the occurrence of an oxidative modification of starch molecules, such as depolymerisation, due to the joint action of fermentation and sun-drying. © 1997 SCI.     

Effect of acid treatments and drying processes on physico-chemical and functional properties of cassava starch

The effects of acid treatments (HCl or organic acids) and drying processes (oven or sun) on the physico-chemical and functional properties of cassava starch have been studied. The objective was to obtain modified starches with expansion properties similar to those of sun dried fermented cassava starch (polvilho azedo) as produced by an empirical process. Expansion was evaluated using a baking test. Independent of the drying method, organic acid-hydrolysed cassava starch presented the same X-ray diffraction patterns (changes from C to A) and similar intrinsic viscosity values. SEM observations showed no differences between granule surfaces of sun dried and oven dried samples. However sun dried organic acid-hydrolysed starches presented lower paste consistency values at 30°C when compared with oven dried ones. HCl-modified cassava starches were oven or sun dried, giving biscuits with low specific volumes (2·5–3·1 ml g⁻¹). Similar behaviour was obtained using oven dried organic acid modified cassava starches. When submitted to sun drying, organic acid modified starches showed great improvements in biscuit expansion (5–10 ml g⁻¹). The highest average specific volumes were obtained using lactic acid modified starches. © 1998 SCI.     

酸解和乙酰化改性对木薯淀粉性质的影响

以木薯淀粉为原料,对酸解淀粉、乙酰化淀粉及酸解乙酰化淀粉的糊性质进行了研究,并用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪对改性淀粉的形貌和结构进行了分析。结果表明:木薯淀粉经酸解改性改善了糊的透明度,膨胀度有所降低,糊化温度升高,峰值黏度显著降低,凝沉性有所改善;乙酰化改性增加了淀粉糊的透明度,膨胀度提高,降低了糊化温度,峰值黏度增加,糊的抗凝沉性增强但热糊稳定性差;酸解乙酰化复合改性显著提高了淀粉糊的透明度,降低淀粉的膨胀度及糊化温度,峰值黏度显著降低,抗凝沉性明显增强,冷、热糊稳定性提高。扫描电镜、X衍射数据及红外图谱表明,3种变性处理均没有改变木薯淀粉的晶型和基本结构,颗粒形貌也没有发生显著变化。     

Comparison of the expansion ability of fermented maize flour and cassava starch during baking

The modifications occurring during the fermentation (at 20 or 35 °C) and drying (under the sun or in an oven at 40 °C) of maize flour (ogi) and cassava starch along with their expansion ability during baking were characterised and compared. A high temperature accelerated the fermentation but favoured lactic acid synthesis for maize ogi and butyric acid for cassava starch. The increase in acidity was higher for maize, but dried maize ogi did not evidence any expansion ability whatever the experimental conditions. Cassava starch that had been fermented at 20 °C then sun‐dried presented the highest expansion ability. It was associated with low paste viscosities and high swelling and solubilisation values. When the fermentation was carried out at 35 °C, an annealing of cassava starch occurred that delayed starch gelatinisation and which could be involved in its lower baking expansion ability. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

常用淀粉对甘薯粉糊化特性的影响

利用Brabender粘度仪考察了几种常用淀粉对甘薯粉糊化特性的影响，认为马铃薯、甘薯淀粉使甘薯粉糊化温度降低，玉米、木薯淀粉则使其升高；甘薯、玉米淀粉使甘薯粉糊化时间延长。添加各种淀粉均可使甘薯粉的峰谷粘度提高；马铃薯、玉米淀粉还可大幅度提高其峰值粘度。但马铃薯淀粉粘度破损值大，玉米淀粉破损值小、峰谷粘度高。     

Isolation and physicochemical characterisation of starch from cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) grown in Malawi

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the physicochemical properties of starches isolated from Malawian cocoyams and compare them with those of cassava and corn starches. RESULTS: The purity of the isolated starches varied from 851 to 947 g kg^?1 and pH from 4.93 to 6.95. Moisture, ash, protein, fat and amylose contents ranged from 104 to 132, 0.3 to 1.5, 3.5 to 8.4, 0.9 to 1.6, and 111 to 237 g kg^?1, respectively. Cocoyam starches gave higher potassium and phosphorus but lower calcium levels than the other starches. The shape of starch granules varied from spherical to polygonal with cocoyam starches displaying smaller‐sized granules than cassava and corn starches. Cocoyam starches gave a higher wavelength of maximum iodine absorption and blue value but lower reducing capacity values than cassava and corn starches. The extent of acid hydrolysis of the starches also differed. Cocoyam starches exhibited amylopectin molecules of higher molecular weights but amylose molecules of lower molecular weights than cassava and corn starches. Cocoyam starches exhibited lower water absorption capacity and swelling power, paste clarity and viscosity but higher solubility, gelatinisation temperatures and retrogradation tendencies than cassava and corn starches. CONCLUSIONS: The physicochemical properties of native Malawian cocoyam starches vary among the different accessions and differ from those of cassava and corn starches. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Expansion Properties of Sour Cassava Starch (Polvilho Azedo): Variables Related to its Practical Application in Bakery

Sour cassava starch (polvilho azedo) is a chemically and enzymatically modified starch with the specific property of expansion in bakery products without the use of any chemical or biological leavening agents. In this work, the cumulative knowledge about sour cassava starch is presented in relation to its physicochemical characteristics, with the purpose of establishing a relation between the application properties and some structural and chemical characteristics in order to design a model of the modified structure of starch and the most important technical variables. Such approach will help to provide some quality standards for future adequate valorization of sour cassava starch, especially with respect to potential use in gluten‐free products. This work showed that a good sour cassava starch is significantly different from low expansion cassava starches with respect to pH, acid factor, swelling power, specific volume, and polymerization degree (intrinsic viscosity). These variables could be related to the maximization of sour cassava starch expansion for a future predictive decision analysis about a high quality sour cassava starch to the baking use.     

Characterization of Pinhão Starch. Part II. Rheological Properties of the Pastes

Pinhão starch paste shows a viscoamylographic pattern that is not usual for cereal or tuber sources, being more closely related to leguminosae starches. The gel is highly resistant to heat and mechanical stirring and it shows a relatively low retrogradation. There is no peak viscosity and the gel is not easily cooked. The opacity is similar to that of cassava starch paste, when hot, and to that of corn, in cold conditions. Viscoelastic characteristics of the paste show a short-bodied behaviour, more similar to corn starch paste, although some elasticity may be clearly observed. The rheological properties of this starch make it a potential additive for blending with other starches, mainly for use in some processed acid foods submitted to cold storage.     

Change in Digestibility of Gamma-Irradiated Starch by Low Temperature Cooking

Combination effect of irradiation and low temperature cooking on starch digestibility has been investigated as a basic research for application of radiosterilization on starch fermentation. The digestion of corn starch by glucoamylase after cooking at low temperature was enhanced by γ-irradiation and the required cooking temperature was decreased from 75-80°C to 65°C by 25 kGy. Gelatinization of starches except tapioca starch was enhanced by irradiation and it corresponds to the digestibility. The digestibility of potato starch which has a high viscosity was especially enhanced at low temperature cooking because the viscosity was markedly decreased by irradiation. These results show that the irradiation of starches is useful not only for the sterilization of fermentation broth but also for the enhancement of digestion.     

Hydrothermal Modifications of Tropical Tuber Starches. 1. Effect of Heat‐Moisture Treatment on the Physicochemical,Rheological and Gelatinization Characteristics

Cassava, sweet potato and arrowroot starches have been subjected to heat‐moisture treatment (HMT) under different conditions using a response surface design of the variables. A comparative study was performed on the pasting properties, swelling behaviour and the gelatinization properties of the modified starches and also on the rheological and textural properties of their pastes. X‐ray diffraction studies have shown that cassava starch exhibited a slight decrease in crystallinity, whereas sweet potato and arrowroot starches showed an increase in crystallinity after HMT at 120ºC for 14 h with 20% moisture. The swelling volume was reduced and the solubility was enhanced for all three starches after HMT, but both effects were more pronounced in the case of arrowroot starch. The decrease in paste clarity of the starch after HMT was higher in the case of cassava and sweet potato starches. Viscosity studies showed that the peak viscosity of all three starches decreased after HMT, but the paste stability increased as seen from the reduced breakdown ratio and setback viscosity. Studies on rheological properties have shown that storage and loss moduli were higher for the starches heat‐moisture treated at higher moisture and lower temperature levels than the corresponding native starches. Storage of the gel at ‐20ºC resulted in a significant increase in storage modulus for all the three starches. All the textural parameters of the gels were altered after the treatment which depended on the nature of the starch and also the treatment condition.     

Effect of dry heating with ionic gums on physicochemical properties of starch

Corn starch, potato starch, pea starch were impregnated with ionic gums (sodium alginate, CMC, and xanthan, 1% based on starch solids) and heat-treated in a dry state for 0, 2, or 4 h at 130 °C. Effects of the dry heating on paste viscosity (RVA), microstructure and thermal properties were examined. Dry heat treatment with ionic gums reduced the pasting temperature of the three starches. Heating with xanthan increased the paste viscosity of corn and potato starch. With heat treatment, the paste viscosity of all the starch-sodium alginate mixtures decreased. Heating with CMC increased the paste viscosity of potato starch, but decreased that of corn and pea starch. After dry-heating, To, Tp and Tc of potato starch with ionic gums decreased significantly. SEM of potato starch with CMC showed that the gel structure got compacter after drying-heating. Heat treatment obviously improved the functional properties of the three starches.     

Effect of Retrograded Waxy Corn Starch on Bread Staling

Waxy corn starch pastes (10%) were stored at 5 °C for up to 35 days, and the powder specimens of retrograded starches thus obtained were added to wheat flour for bread baking at a level of 5%. The effect of retrograded starch on the staling of bread was determined. The loaf which contained retrograded waxy corn starch, which was prepared by storing the 10% paste at 5 °C for 7 days, showed an increase in specific volume and the results of the sensory evaluation showed that it was very acceptable. During the storage of bread, the increase in firmness and decrease in degree of gelatinization were suppressed by adding retrograded waxy corn starch. The moisture content of bread crumbs did not relate to firmness. Added retrograded waxy corn starch decreased the final viscosity of flour. The crystalline region of retrograded waxy corn starch used for bread baking included longer chains from amylopectin which in raw starch occurred in the amorphous region.     

热处理对不同直链淀粉含量的玉米淀粉理化性质的影响

采用快速黏度分析法、离心法、差示扫描量热分析法、动态流变仪分析法等,研究了干热与湿热处理对3种不同直链淀粉含量的玉米淀粉糊化性质、膨润性质、热力学性质、流变性质的影响,为淀粉的物理改性研究和加工应用提供理论依据。结果表明,干热处理使淀粉更易糊化,表现为3种玉米淀粉糊化温度降低,溶解度、膨胀度增加。湿热处理加大糊化难度,使3种玉米淀粉的糊化温度升高,膨胀度降低。热处理使玉米淀粉糊稠度、糊化焓值降低。蜡质玉米淀粉经热处理后,溶解度和老化率增加。流变性质测定结果表明,湿热处理不利于高直链玉米淀粉黏弹性凝胶的形成。     

Structural and Physicochemical Characteristics of Lintnerized Native and Sour Cassava Starches

The comprehension of the structure of starch granules is important for the understanding of its physicochemical properties. Native and sour cassava starches after being analyzed with respect to their pasting properties and baking expansion capacity, were treated with 2.2 N HCl at 38 °C for a maximum of nine days. The starch granules remaining after lintnerization were analyzed for amylose content and intrinsic viscosity, by X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and chromatographic analysis. The results indicated that the acid hydrolysis on all starches occurred in two steps. The first one, with high hydrolysis rate, was characterized by a quick degradation of the amorphous part of the granules whereas the second step, with lower hydrolysis rate, was characterized by a higher resistance of the organized areas of the granules to acid treatment. Most of the amylose chains were found in the amorphous areas of starch granules only a small percentage was involved in the crystalline regions. The microscopic and chromatographic analysis demonstrated that the acid hydrolysis was not able to disrupt the entire granular crystalline structure. Fermented starch showed amylose and/or amylopectin chain fractions resistant to pullulanase, probably due to structural alterations during fermentation.     

Physical Properties of Starch from Cavendish Banana Fruit

Starch was isolated from green Cavendish bananas after sodium hydroxide treatment, and its physical properties as they affected its potential acceptance as a food ingredient were measured and compared with those of corn, waxy corn, waxy corn diphosphate, acetylated waxy corn diphosphate, potato, and tapioca starches. Banana starch granules had a moisture content of 15.5%, an amylose content of 19.5% on a dry weight basis, and were highly irregular in shape and size, with the mode of characteristic length falling at 15 μm. The gelatinization range was 70.1 °C to 74.6 °C. Scanning electron micrography showed that in water the granules underwent surface cracking at 65 °C and progressively greater swelling, deformation, and erosion between 70 °C and 90 °C. At 95 °C, 6% banana starch paste in a Brabender Amylograph had a viscosity four times that of corn starch paste of the same concentration, and viscosity decreased rather slowly with stirring. The paste was somewhat longer than that of corn starch, but appreciably shorter than tapioca starch paste. Gelled banana starch was nearly as strong as corn starch, and also was nearly as opaque and reflective.     

玉米淀粉的粒度效应对其糊化行为影响研究

研究和探讨了经过机械微细化处理的不同粒度玉米淀粉的糊化特性，结果表明，随着玉米淀粉粒度的降低，其糊化温度下降，糊化温度区间缩小，淀粉糊的粘度下降，但热糊稳定性增加。由于微细化处理后淀粉凝沉性增强，淀粉糊的透明度随淀粉粒度的下降而降低。     

蚕豆淀粉的性质研究

研究了蚕豆淀粉的性质,实验采用电子扫描显微镜拍摄了蚕豆淀粉颗粒的形貌,用多功能光学显微镜观察了其偏光十字,用X-光衍射仪测定了X-光衍射图样及结晶结构,并与玉米、马铃薯淀粉进行了比较。用分光光度计测定其透明度,测定了其冻融次数和凝沉曲线。在淀粉的应用中,糊的性质至关重要,实验采用Brabender连续粘度仪对蚕豆淀粉在不同乳浓度及不同蔗糖添加量的情况下测定了其粘度曲线,研究了不同条件对糊粘度性质的影响等。为指导生产和开发蚕豆淀粉应用提供理论基础,具有重要意义。     

Physicochemical properties of Pinhão (Araucaria angustifolia, Bert, O. Ktze) starch phosphates

Physicochemical properties of pinhão (seeds of Paraná pine) starch phosphates were evaluated and compared to corn starch phosphates. The phosphorylation process used yielded starch phosphates with three different degrees of substitution (DS): low (0.015), medium (0.07) and high (?0.12). Medium and high DS starch phosphates had higher cold water binding capacity, swelling power, and paste clarity, but lower paste syneresis (at 5 °C and after freeze-thaw cycles) than native starches (P<0.05). Low, medium, and high DS corn starches had higher solubility than native starches (3.8-, 8-, and 6-fold higher; P<0.05), but the solubility of pinhão starch increased only in medium DS starch phosphates (3-fold higher; P<0.05). Low DS starch phosphates had viscosity curves similar to native starches. In contrast, medium and high DS starch pastes had peak viscosity at room temperature, reached the minimum viscosity when heated to 95 °C, and had low setback.     

荞麦淀粉糊化特性研究

本实验采用快速黏度分析仪及流变仪对荞麦(甜荞、苦荞)淀粉糊化过程中的黏度和流变特性进行系统分析,并测定荞麦淀粉膨胀度、凝沉性、冻融稳定性、透光率等糊化特性。结果表明,荞麦淀粉(甜荞、苦荞)的糊化温度高于绿豆淀粉,低于大米淀粉和小麦淀粉。苦荞麦淀粉膨胀过程与绿豆淀粉相似,而甜荞淀粉与小麦淀粉相似;荞麦淀粉(甜荞、苦荞)糊透明性好;荞麦淀粉(甜荞、苦荞)冻融稳定性高于大米淀粉,低于小麦淀粉和绿豆淀粉;荞麦淀粉(甜荞、苦荞)糊具有较好的凝沉稳定性;荞麦淀粉糊属于非牛顿流体中的假塑性流体,其流变曲线符合Sisko 方程。