Morphological,thermal, rheological and noodle‐making properties of potato and corn starch

A comparison between the morphological, thermal, rheological and noodle‐making properties of corn starch and potato starches separated from five different potato cultivars was made. The granule size and shape of all starches differed significantly. Potato starch granules were comparatively larger than corn starch granules, while the transition temperatures were found to be higher for corn starch. Consistency coefficients and flow behaviour indices measured by back extrusion were higher for potato starches than for corn starch. Stickiness of cooked starch pastes was observed to depend upon their consistency coefficient. The gels made from all potato starches showed higher gel strength than those from corn starch. The gel strength of starches from both corn and potato increased during refrigerated storage. The amylose content, swelling power, solubility and light transmittance values of potato starches were significantly higher than those of corn starch. Noodles made from potato starches had higher cooked weight and cooking loss than corn starch noodles. Texture profile analysis revealed that potato starch noodles also had higher hardness and cohesiveness than corn starch noodles. Hardness of cooked noodles from all starches increased and cohesiveness decreased during storage. Noodles made from starches of higher viscosity exhibited higher hardness and cohesiveness. Textural differences among cooked starch noodles appeared to be associated with morphological, thermal and rheological properties of corn starch and potato starches. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

Hydrolysis of Tropical Tuber Starches by Bacterial and Pancreatic α-Amylases

Action of porcine pancreatic and Bacillus subtilis α-amylases on native tuber starches of yam (Dioscorea alata), sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) and tannia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) was studied in comparison with the well known potato and cassava starches. Large differences in enzymes susceptibilities were observed when studied on 24h. Yam starch was 3.5% hydrolysed with 2,8 μkat amylase/g starch, three times less than potato and tannia starches while sweet potato starch was 53% hydrolysed, two times less than cassava starch. Except yam, level of hydrolysis was higher with porcine pancreatic amylase than with the Bacillus subtilis amylase while initial hydrolysis rate was lesser. Microscopic observations and image analysis pointed out that the polyhedric shaped granules of tannia, sweet potato and cassava starches were much more damaged than the spherical ones. Pitting occured preferentially on the edges of the granules and the enzymes penetrated into the starch granule by pores and canals of corrosion. Conversely to other starches, hydrolysis of yam starches evidenced greater differences between action of Bacillus subtilis and pancreatic α-amylases. The enzymes acted by pitting some parts of the granules surface, the number of pores and their size being related to enzyme source.     

Physicochemical, pasting and thermal properties of tuber starches as modified by guar gum and locust bean gum

This study was carried out in order to compare the functional characteristics of isolated starch from five tuber crops, yam, taro, sweet potato, yam bean and potato, as well as effect of guar gum (GG) and locust bean gum (LBG) on pasting and thermal properties of tuber starches. The results showed that total amylose content of five tested starches ranged from 17.85% to 30.36%. The results of pasting behaviour showed that potato starches exhibited the highest peak viscosity and yam starch presented a stable curve with little breakdown viscosity. Addition of GG and LBG resulted in a significant increase in peak, final viscosity, breakdown and setback viscosity for all tuber starches ( P  < 0.05), but a slight decrease in pasting temperature. The gelatinisation enthalpy (Δ H ) for starches with GG and LBG was slightly lower than those of the starches alone in yam and sweet potato, but not in taro and yam bean.     

不同植物来源淀粉之间的理化性质的比较

本研究比较了绿豆淀粉、马铃薯淀粉、红薯淀粉、大米淀粉及玉米淀粉的理化性质,结果如下：绿豆淀粉具有最高的直链淀粉渗滤和胶凝值,并且这两个指标均与表观和总直链淀粉含量呈高度的相关关系。尽管绿豆淀粉具有最高的直链淀粉含量,但它并不显示出热糊稳定性。红薯淀粉在加热过程中具有高的膨润力和峰值黏度、高的崩溃值以及低的离水率,这表明红薯淀粉颗粒在加热时能够自由膨胀,糊的热稳定性差,淀粉的老化速率较低,而大米淀粉则与红薯淀粉相反。五种淀粉具有不同的胶稠度,马铃薯淀粉最高,而大米淀粉最低。离水率与直链淀粉含量不呈现明显的相关关系,因此其值的大小可能受其他因素的影响。     

Microstructural and Physicochemical Properties of Oxidized Potato Starch for Paper Coating

Heat-induced structural changes were examined for a series of potato starches differing in degree of oxidation and prepared as 25 and 35% dispersions. The molecular weight of amylopectin decreased markedly with the degree of oxidation. Microstructural studies revealed that all oxidized potato starch dispersions heated to 90deg;C contained whole granules. The least oxidized potato starch (Raisamyl 316) paste contained large numbers of swollen granules filled with dissolved amylose. In the more oxidized potato starch dispersions, both amylopectin and amylose were solubilized within the granule. Mixing of the amylose and amylopectin occurred and amylose- and amylopectin-rich domains could be seen inside the granule. At 35% concentration all starches studied formed a gel during cooling (from 90 to 30deg;C). The lower the degree of oxidation, the higher the gelling temperature. Raisamyl 310 formed the firmest gel. The gel formation of most oxidized potato starches was weak. Raising the heating temperature from 90 to 120deg;C, in combination with shearing, delayed the gelation.     

Physicochemical Characterization and Application of Yam (Dioscorea cayenensis‐rotundata) Starch as a Pharmaceutical Excipient

Yam starch from Dioscorea cayenensis‐rotundata complex was isolated and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), particle size analysis, X‐ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), compaction and rheology, and compared to maize (Zea mays) and potato (Solanum tuberosum) starches. Yam starch exhibited a log‐normal distribution of flattened ovoid shaped granules with a mean particle size of 25 µm. X‐ray diffraction showed a C‐type crystalline pattern with the degree of relative crystallinity estimated to be 34%. DSC analysis suggests that the crystalline regions in yam starch are thermally and structurally more stable as in maize and potato. Irrespective of the relative humidity (39, 67, 78% R.H.) yam starch exhibited higher moisture uptakes than maize starch and lower than potato. Intermediate values of swelling power and amylose leaching were obtained for yam as compared to maize and potato. Compaction properties of yam and potato starches were similar. However, compacts from yam presented a relatively lower tensile strength. Aqueous starch systems (4%) of yam and maize starches showed analogous shear‐thinning (pseudo‐plastic) behavior suitably described by the power‐law model. These results support the potential use of yam starch as excipient comparable to potato starch in pharmaceutical solid forms and as thickening agent similar to maize in pharmaceutical applications.     

Effects of mucilage on the thermal and pasting properties of yam, taro, and sweet potato starches

This study investigates the effects of water-soluble mucilages (0, 2.5, and 5 g/100 g; w/w, dry basis) on the thermal and pasting properties of isolated starches from three root and tuber crops. The results show that yam tuber presents the greatest level of mucilage and also possess the largest amylose content of the three isolated starches. The addition of mucilage caused a remarkable increase in the temperature of gelatinization for the three tested starches due to the competition for water during starch gelatinization. Furthermore, adding mucilage increased the phase transition temperature range (Tc-To) of starches but decreased enthalpy (ΔH). However, although the pasting temperature increased with the addition of mucilage into tuber starches, it did not change that of taro starch. The peak viscosity of taro and sweet potato starches decreased significantly as their mucilages were added into each starch suspension system (p < 0.05). However, the addition of mucilage slightly increased the viscosity of yam starch. Furthermore, the addition of mucilage slightly increased the swelling power of yam and taro starches, but did not change that of sweet potato starch.     

凉粉草胶与不同淀粉混合体系糊化和质构性质的研究

凉粉草胶(MBG)与淀粉作用可以形成凝胶。为比较不同淀粉与MBG混合体系糊化和凝胶性质的差异,选取玉米等八种常见淀粉,利用Brabender糊化仪、质构仪、对MBG与不同淀粉混合体系的糊化和质构性质进行了研究。结果发现,MBG对谷类淀粉(大米、小麦、玉米)和豆类淀粉(绿豆、豌豆)的糊化性质的影响都比较显著,对薯类淀粉(木薯、马铃薯、甘薯)的不显著,但MBG与薯类淀粉混合体系的黏度远高于MBG与豆类和谷类淀粉的;MBG与大米淀粉形成的凝胶硬度最大,与马铃薯淀粉形成的凝胶硬度次之,与豌豆淀粉形成的凝胶硬度最小。淀粉与MBG之间相互作用的强弱可以从Brabender糊化曲线上的特征点值E-D来比较。     

Comparative analysis of starch properties of different root and tuber crops of Sri Lanka

The physicochemical properties of starches of six different root and tuber crop species grown mainly in Sri Lanka showed significant differences among the tested crop species and varieties. The median granule size of starch of tested root and tuber crop species varied from 33.5 to 10.2 μm. The largest granule size and the highest blue value were given by the canna, Buthsarana, and yam species, in that order. The amylose content of cassava was higher than those of sweet potato and many yams. High peak viscosities, high breakdown, and high final viscosities were observed in yams, and, generally, such starch showed a high swelling power. According to the correlation analysis, these pasting properties would mainly be due to their larger starch granule size. Based on the thermal properties, cassava starch showed less energy requirement for gelatinization and thus gelatinized at lower temperatures. Furthermore, a higher susceptibility of raw cassava starch toward fungal glucoamylase was observed. The low enzyme digestibility of raw yam starch would be due to its large granules. Correlation analysis showed that the blue value and starch granule size were important in determining the pasting, thermal, and other properties of starch.     

Relationship between α-amylase degradation and physico-chemical properties of sweet potato starches

Six varieties of sweet potatoes, grown under identical conditions, produced starches that displayed different characteristics. Susceptibility to pancreatic α-amylase varied between starches produced by the different clones. Structural characteristics at various levels, such as ratio of major fractions, size of amylose, gelatinization temperature and granule morphology, were also different between clones. Correlating structural attributes with susceptibility led to the suggestion that granule structure, including amylopectin: amylose ratio and molecular associations, were important critical factors in the hydrolysis of sweet potato starch granules. High amylopectin content of sweet potato starch was associated with a high gelatinization temperature and correspondingly less susceptibility to α-amylase attack. The hydrolysis pattern was correlated with degree of hydrolysis. Extensive surface erosion was shown to indicate a high degree of hydrolysis, whereas less surface erosion indicated less degradation.     

Enzymatic hydrolysis of potato starches containing different amounts of phosphorus

The rapid hydrolysis of potato starches differing in phosphorus content, as well as sweet potato, cassava and yam starches, was accomplished by treatment of gelatinised starches with bacterial liquefying α-amylase at 50 °C for 1 h, followed by Bacillus licheniformis α-amylase at 55 °C up to 24 h, and then by glucoamylase at 40 °C for a further 24 h. Among the potato starches, the high-phosphorus starches showed higher starch resistant capacity than the medium-phosphorus starches, as well as other tuber and root starches. The hydrolysis rate of tuber and root starches was not greatly influenced by their amylose content and median granule size. Only glucose was detected in the almost completely hydrolysed tuber and root starch samples, indicating that the concomitant enzymes treatment could hydrolyse both the α-1,4 and α-1,6 linkages of the starches examined.     

Digestibility and physicochemical properties of granular sweet potato starch as affected by annealing

The effects of annealing on the digestibility, morphology, and physicochemical characteristics of four types of granular sweet potato starches [Yulmi (YM), Yeonwhangmi (YHM), sweet potato starch from Samyang Genex (SSPS), and commercial sweet potato starch (CSPS)] were investigated. Annealing was performed at 55°C and 90% moisture content for 72 h. Morphology, the branched chain distribution of amylopectin, and the X-ray diffraction pattern remained unchanged during the annealing process. The slowly digestible starch content in annealed YM, YHM, and SSPS starches increased, but did not change in annealed CSPS. The gelatinization temperatures increased, but the gelatinization temperature range decreased with annealing. The swelling factor and amylose leaching decreased, while the close packing concentration increased. Rapid Visco Analyser analysis revealed that annealed starches possessed thermal stability and higher pasting temperatures. It is suggested that the enhanced packing arrangement formed during annealing impacts the digestibility and physicochemical properties of sweet potato starches.     

Influence of Cooking Method on Digestibility of Legume and Cereal Starches

The influence of processing on starch nutrition was evaluated. Cereal starches including wheat, normal corn and high amylose corn; legume starches including field pea, kidney bean and mung bean; and potato starch and glucose were evaluated as carbohydrate sources. Starches were fed raw, or cooked in a pressure kettle or autoclave, dried in a spray drier or freeze-drier, or simultaneously cooked and dried on a drum drier or by extrusion cooking. Except for potato and high amylose corn, cooking the starches provided no nutritional advantage, as evaluated by weight gain, feed efficiency ratio, or apparent protein digestibility. Spray-dried starches were less dense and appeared to influence growth by restricting food consumption.     

Localisation of Amylose and Amylopectin in Starch Granules Using Enzyme-Gold Labelling

The independent localisation of amylose and amylopectin in a range of dry and hydrated native starch granules with varying amylose content (0—70 %) has been indirectly visualised using enzyme-gold cytochemical markers. Increasing amylose content was clearly demonstrated to result in distinct changes in granule architecture. In the absence of amylose (waxy maize starch) a framework of closely packed concentric layers of amylopectin exists in the granules. Low amylose content (potato starch) results in alternating layers of densely packed amylopectin and amylose molecules. High amylose content (amylomaize starch) granules were shown to possess an amylopectin centre surrounded by an amylose periphery encapsulated by an amylopectin surface. Elongated granules without the amylopectin centre were also observed in high amylose starches suggesting a relationship between amylopectin, amylose and granule shape. A model of starch granule architecture is proposed where increased compartmentalisation of amylose and amylopectin is observed in granules containing increasing levels of amylose.     

Microstructural and physicochemical properties of heat-moisture treated waxy and normal starches

Starches from normal rice (21.72% amylose), waxy rice (1.64% amylose), normal corn (25.19% amylose), waxy corn (2.06% amylose), normal potato (28.97% amylose) and waxy potato (3.92% amylose) were heat-treated at 100 °C for 16 h at a moisture content of 25%. The effect of heat-moisture treatment (HMT) on morphology, structure, and physicochemical properties of those starches was investigated. The HMT did not change the size, shape, and surface characteristics of corn and potato starch granules, while surface change/partial gelatinization was found on the granules of rice starches. The X-ray diffraction pattern of normal and waxy potato starches was shifted from B- to C-type by HMT. The crystallinity of the starch samples, except waxy potato starch decreased on HMT. The viscosity profiles changed significantly with HMT. The treated starches, except the waxy potato starch, had higher pasting temperature and lower viscosity. The differences in viscosity values before and after HMT were more pronounced in normal starches than in waxy starches, whereas changes in the pasting temperature showed the reverse (waxy > normal). Shifts of the gelatinization temperature to higher values and gelatinization enthalpy to lower values as well as biphasic endotherms were found in treated starches. HMT increased enzyme digestibility of treated starches (except waxy corn starch); i.e., rapidly and slowly digestible starches increased, but resistant starch decreased. Although there was no absolute consistency on the data obtained from the three pairs of waxy and normal starches, in most cases the effects of HMT on normal starches were more pronounced than the corresponding waxy starches.     

Starch Granule Size Strongly Determines Starch Noodle Processing and Noodle Quality

Chemical compositions, physical properties, and suitability for starch noodle making of different granule size fractions from potato and sweet potato starches were studied. The ash content, amylose content, phosphorus content, gel firmness, and freeze‐thaw stability of small‐size granule fractions(< 20 μm) were significantly different from those of the large‐size granule fractions. The processibility and the qualities evaluated by objective and subjective methods of both dried and cooked starch noodles made from small‐size granule fractions were significantly better than those made from their initial starch preparations and much better than those made from the large‐size granule fractions.     

甘肃主要杂豆淀粉理化特性分析

以甘肃产三角豌豆、白豌豆、小白芸豆、麻豌豆为材料,采用湿磨法提取淀粉,以玉米、马铃薯及绿豆淀粉为对照,对杂豆淀粉的理化特性进行分析。结果表明：参试杂豆淀粉颗粒多呈卵圆形,偏光十字较明显,多呈“X”形和斜十字形,部分淀粉颗粒呈现明显多脐点现象,平均粒径为21～29μm,其中三角豌豆淀粉的粒径最大而麻豌豆淀粉颗粒最小;淀粉颗粒的结晶类型与绿豆淀粉相同,为C型。其直链淀粉含量远高于玉米淀粉和马铃薯淀粉,且麻豌豆＞小白芸豆＞白豌豆＞三角豌豆淀粉。杂豆淀粉属限制型膨胀淀粉,起糊温度为72.6～78.8℃,且具有较好的热糊和冷糊稳定性,淀粉糊的透明度较高,但凝沉速度均极快,冻融稳定性也都较差。4种杂豆淀粉的理化特性与绿豆淀粉相近,可耐受高温处理,但不宜用于冷冻类食品的生产。     

Relationship between the physicochemical properties of starches and the glycemic indices of some Jamaican yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Starch granules from round leaf yellow yam (RY), Lucea yam (LY), white yam (WY), and Chinese yam (CY) grown in Jamaica were isolated and the relationship between starch amylose content, crystallinity, microscopic properties, in vitro digestibility, and the glycemic index (GI) of the tubers was investigated. The results indicate that RY had the highest amylose content (265.30 +/- 0.09 g/kg starch) while CY the lowest (111.44 +/- 0.03 g/kg starch). A corresponding variation in starch digestibility and GI was also observed, as CY which had the highest in vitro digestibility had the highest GI (21.27 +/- 0.01 and 97.42 +/- 0.62%, respectively), while RY, LY, and WY starches with low digestibility had lowest GI. Differences in the crystalline pattern of the different starches were observed, where RY, LY, and WY displayed the type B crystalline pattern while CY had the intermediate crystallite (type C).     

Pasting Properties of Potato Starch and Waxy Maize Starch Mixtures

The pasting viscosity, morphological properties, and swelling properties of potato starch and waxy maize starch mixtures at different ratios were investigated. Pasting analysis of the starch mixtures (7% solids in water, w/w) using a Rapid Visco Analyser showed linear changes in peak viscosity and pasting temperature according to the mixing ratios of both starches, but not in breakdown and setback. The pasting profile revealed that the starches rendered mutual effects during pasting, more significantly when the amounts of potato and waxy maize starches were similar. The volume fraction of swollen granules and the presence of amylose appeared to be important parameters in the mutual effects of both starched during pasting. Under a light microscope, the swelling of potato starch granules was delayed by the presence of waxy maize starch. Overall results indicate that new pasting properties can be generated by mixing starches of different botanical sources.     

Changes in wheat and potato starches induced by gamma irradiation: A comparative macro and microscopic study

Wheat and potato starches were treated by gamma irradiation (0, 3, 5, 10, 20, 35, and 50 kGy). Apparent amylose content, gelatinization maximum consistency, swelling power, viscosity, and textural parameters decreased in potato and wheat starch pastes as irradiation dose increased. Nevertheless, the decrease of apparent amylose content and swelling power was greater in potato starch than in wheat one. High gamma irradiation doses made potato starch granules more sensitive to shear. On the other hand, no modification in the granule shape was observed by scanning electron microscopy. However, through heat-treatment, starch granules destroyed as irradiation dose increased. Consequently, the effect of irradiation on granular structure appeared to be greater in potato starch than in wheat starch.