Physicochemical Properties of C-Type Starch from Root Tuber of Apios fortunei in Comparison with Maize, Potato, and Pea Starches

Physicochemical Properties of C-Type Starch from Root Tuber of Apios fortunei in Comparison with Maize, Potato, and Pea Starches

The dry root tuber of Apios fortunei contained about 75% starch, indicating that it is an important starch resource. Starch displayed spherical, polygonal, and ellipsoidal granules with central hila. Granule sizes ranged from 3 to 30 μm with a 9.6 μm volume-weighted mean diameter. The...

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Main Authors: Juan Wang, Ke Guo, Xiaoxu Fan, Gongneng Feng, Cunxu Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Apios fortunei
root tuber
C-type starch
structural properties
functional properties
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/9/2132

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