| Abstract: | Nuclear Resonance Investigations Regarding the Influence of the Preparation on the Water Binding Capacity of Potato Starch . In a preceding paper we stated that an increased content of more tightly bound water has been observed in a sample of industrial potato starch in comparison with a sample of starch which has been isolated under carefully controlled conditions. Now it can be shown that the conditions of drying and also the size of the starch granules have no influence on the above mentioned difference, in spite of the fact that the portion of more tightly bound water distinctly depends on the granule size. The differences in the behaviour of the bound water can be explained by the ion content of the water used during the isolation of the starch. The mechanism of this effect, however, is not yet clear. |
