Structural characteristics of low-glycemic response rice starch produced by citric acid treatment

  • Sang Ick Shin
  • , Chang Joo Lee
  • , Mi Jung Kim
  • , Seung Jun Choi
  • , Hye Jin Choi
  • , Yang Kim
  • , Tae Wha Moon

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Abstract

The structural characteristics of citric acid-treated rice starch, which was subjected to autoclaving and stored at a high temperature under acidic conditions, were investigated by high performance anion-exchange chromatography, multi-angle laser-light scattering, X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), nuclear magnetic resonance, and scanning electron microscopy. The citric acid-treated rice starch contained chains of different lengths (DP 7-70) and had an A + V type polymorphism. The DSC thermogram of acid-treated rice starch showed a broad endothermic peak, which indicated that the structure of the acid-treated rice starch contained a number of double helices with various melting temperatures. Microscopic observation showed that the internal structure of the acid-treated starch displayed more or less spherical lumps that could be composed of short chains and amylose-lipid complex. The digestive properties of acid-treated rice starch were altered by heat processing such as cooking and autoclaving because crystalline regions were converted to amorphous regions or lamellae.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)588-595
Number of pages8
JournalCarbohydrate Polymers
Volume78
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2009

Keywords

  • Citric acid-treated rice starch
  • Differential scanning calorimetry
  • Digestive property
  • Multi-angle laser-light scattering
  • X-ray diffraction

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