Structure and digestibility of debranched and hydrothermally treated water yam starch

Khanh Son Trinh, Seung Jun Choi, Tae Wha Moon

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Abstract

Debranched water yam starch was subjected to repeated hydrothermal treatment (HTT), and its physicochemical and structural properties and digestion pattern were investigated. The B-type crystalline pattern of raw starch was recrystallized to B- and CA-type patterns by debranching and repeated HTT. The degree of relative crystallinity of debranched starch gradually increased and reached its maximum (43.3%) after five repetitions of HTT. The thermal transition temperatures and melting enthalpy of recrystallized starches increased progressively, reflecting the perfection of their crystalline structure, leading to the accumulation of boiling-stable crystalline structure under repeated HTT conditions. As a result, RS of HTT starches reached a very high level (>92.2%). The boiling-stable RS content depended on the repetition of this treatment and was maximized (81.0%) after five repetitions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)679-685
Number of pages7
JournalStarch/Staerke
Volume65
Issue number7-8
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013

Keywords

  • Debranching
  • Hydrothermal treatment
  • Resistant starch
  • Slowly digestible starch
  • Water yam starch

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