Hydrothermal modification of wheat starch part 1. Effect of particle size on the viscosity of formed pastes

Aqueous starch suspensions (8 g/100 g) were prepared in a measuring flask of a Brabender viscograph and heated to temperatures of 74.0, 76.5, 79.0, 81.5, 84.0, 86.5, 89.0, 91.5 or 94.0 °C under continuous stirring. The resultant solution was cooled and frozen, and then defrosted and subjected to re-pasting in the Brabender viscograph.The heating and freezing of wheat starch suspension evoked changes in its properties, with the tendency and extent of these changes dependent on the pre-heating temperature. During re-pasting of the produced starch preparations in a Brabender viscograph, an increase occurred in particle size of the granules—and 8-fold increase in paste viscosity—compared with pastes produced from native starch. The viscosity of pastes was positively correlated with the size of formed gel sacks determined using a laser particle size analyzer. This was also found to depend on pre-heating temperature and changed according to a determined quadratic function. The strength of produced gels, measured with the oscillating–rotating viscometer, was higher than that of the gel produced from native starch and depended on the pre-heating temperature; however, these changes followed a determined quadratic function.     

Formulating low glycaemic index rice flour to be used as a functional ingredient

Amylose and resistant starch (RS) content in rice flour were manipulated. The experiment was conducted using a full factorial design. Rice flour with average amylose content of 20 and RS content of 0.5 g/100 g dry sample was fortified with pure amylose from potato and high RS modified starch to reach the final amylose content of 30, 40 and 50 and RS content of 2, 4 and 6 g/100 g dry sample. The fortified rice flours were examined for their gelatinisation properties, in-vitro enzymatic starch digestion and gel textural properties. It was found that amylose and RS significantly affect all the fortified rice flour properties (p < 0.05). High amylose and RS improved starch digestion properties, reducing the rate of starch digestion and lowering the glycaemic index (GI) values. Amylose had a more pronounced effect on the fortified rice starch properties than RS. In this study, the fortified rice flour which contained amylose and RS of approximately 74 and 9 g/100 g dry sample respectively was used to produce rice noodles. The noodles exhibited low GI values (GI < 55). However, amylose and RS affected the textures of rice noodles providing low tensile strength and break distance (extensibility).     

Effects of amylose content,cooling rate and aging time on properties and characteristics of rice starch gels and puffed products

This study aimed at investigating the effects of amylose content (AC) of 0.12–19.00% w/w on dry basis, cooling rate (1, 3, 5, and 9 °C/min), and aging time (24, 48, and 72 h) on structure, physical properties and sensory attributes of rice starch-based puffed products. They had an influence upon the crystalline type, and the relative crystallinity (RC). The thermal and physical properties of starch gels were also determined. Amorphism was found for starch gels with 0.12% AC. The polymorphisms (B and V) and differential scanning calorimetric endotherms were found for those with AC ≥4.00%. The RC, retrogradation enthalpy (ΔH_r) and gel hardness increased with AC and aging time. The cooling rate did not affect RC, but increased ΔH_r and gel hardness. The higher AC and aging time resulted in higher hardness, fracturability, crispiness and bulk density, but lower expansion ratio and less oiliness of the puffed products. The hardness, fracturability, crispiness and bulk density of puffed products were well correlated with the RC of starch gel.     

温度对马铃薯α淀粉老化的影响

采用挤压膨化技术制作马铃薯α淀粉,并利用酶水解法及X-射线衍射法等研究了在同一贮藏时间内,不同贮藏温度对膨化马铃薯α淀粉老化变化的影响,探讨了影响机理。研究结果表明,贮藏温度从23℃±1℃降低到-18℃±1℃时,贮藏期为180d的样品α度也从87.8%明显降低到80.2%,样品的结晶度从8.4%上升为16.45%;说明样品α度的高低与贮藏温度的高低成正比,而样品的老化程度高低与贮藏温度的高低成反比。     

热处理强度对大豆分离蛋白凝胶形成能力的影响

为探究不同热处理强度对大豆分离蛋白凝胶形成能力的影响,并对两者之间的关系进行研究,采用热分析、圆二色谱、质构测定、SDS-PAGE等方法对蛋白样品的变性程度、二级结构以及凝胶性质进行分析。结果表明:SPI中7S与11S组分完全变性拟合方程分别为y=3.784 12×10~(13)x~(-6.521 6)和y=2.925 07×10~(11)x~(-4.818 1),凝胶强度和持水性分别在95℃处理30和50 min时出现最大值25.1 g和93%。凝胶强度与持水性均随着温度和时间的增加,呈现出先增加后减小的趋势。表面疏水性和表面巯基含量最大分别为364.4±23.76和6.936±0.050 68μM·g~(-1),表面性质测定结果表明凝胶形成能力的降低是由于加热条件较为剧烈时,蛋白质分子会重新将部分疏水区包埋,导致作用基团减少。本研究建立了热处理强度和凝胶强度与持水性的拟合方程,为目的不同的SPI凝胶制备提供参考,同时也为长保质期豆腐的工业化生产中煮浆工序的工艺参数提供一定指导。     

甘薯TD-SSR-PCR反应体系的优化

为探索甘薯最佳TD-SSR-PCR体系,利用L16(43)正交设计研究2×PCR Mix、引物、模板DNA等主要影响因素的适宜浓度,并在此基础上对扩增程序和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳上样量进行优化。结果表明,优化后的TD-SSR-PCR反应体系包括:10μL 2×PCR Mix、100 ng模板DNA、0.4μmol/L引物,1μL甘油,总体积20μL;优化后的扩增程序为:94℃预变性4 min,94℃变性45 s、Tm+5℃~Tm-5℃(每循环退火温度下降0.5℃,Tm选用一对引物中的较小Tm值)退火30 s(退火时间因扩增片段大小而异)、72℃延伸1 min共20个循环,94℃变性45 s、Tm-5℃退火30 s、72℃延伸1 min共15个循环,最后72℃延伸7 min,4℃保存;聚丙烯酰胺电泳上样量以1.5~2μL为宜。在此条件下,利用引物Z37对10份甘薯材料进行PCR扩增,得到的条带清晰、多态性高,表明此条件适用于甘薯的TD-SSR-PCR反应体系。     

Sorghum starch properties as affected by growing season,hybrid, and kernel maturity

The objective of this study was to evaluate the physical and chemical changes that occur in sorghum starch during grain maturity. Two sorghum hybrids were grown in irrigated plots in 2008 and 2009; upon reaching the mid-bloom stage in maturity approximately 200 heads were tagged in each plot. Samples were collected beginning ten days after anthesis (DAA) until harvest. The samples were then decorticated and the starch isolated. The starch granule size distribution was greatly affected by the collection date as well as the growing season and hybrid. The samples ranged from 16.3% amylose in 10 DAA to 23.3% amylose in 35 DAA. The crystallinity of the starch decreased as the DAA approached physiological maturity (35 DAA). Starch thermal properties were also altered due to DAA, most notably the ΔH was 16.1 J/g at 14 DAA, 11.95 J/g at 35 DAA, and 9.45 J/g at 56 DAA. The unique chemical and thermal properties of the starches could allow for utilization of the starch in differing applications.     

Effect of jet-cooked wheat gluten/lecithin blends on maize and rice starch retrogradation

Vital wheat gluten and lecithin (GL) (50:50, w/w) were dry blended in a coffee grinder and a 9.5% (w/v) aqueous slurry was jet-cooked (steam pressures of 65 psi/g inlet and 40 psi/g outlet) to disaggregate wheat gluten and facilitate better dispersion of the two components. The jet-cooked material was freeze-dried and stored at 0 °C for future use. The GL blend was added to pure food grade common maize and rice starch at concentrations of 0 (control), 6, 11, 16, and 21%. Starch gelatinization and retrogradation temperature transitions were determined using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). From the DSC profiles, the change in the ΔH value was used as an indication of starch retrogradation, where a higher ΔH value indicated higher retrogradation. The ΔH values of the blends at 4 °C had higher values than the −20 °C and the ambient (25 °C) storage temperatures. Overall, the 21% GL/starch blends reduced retrogradation by 50%. The lower amylose content of rice starch relative to maize starch was reflected in Rapid Visco Amylograph (RVA) measurements of peak viscosity, and similarly, Texture Analyzer (TA) measurements indicated that maize starch gel is firmer than rice starch gel. Retrogradation was also evaluated by observing G′, the shear storage modulus, as a function of time after running a standard pasting curve. Using this method, it appears that GL has a significant effect on maize starch retrogradation, since low concentrations (<0.4%, w/w) reduced G′ up to 40%. The opposite behavior was seen in rice starch, where G′ increased directly with added GL. It appears that the amylose level in the rice starch is too low to be affected by the GL, and the increase seen in G′ is most likely due to added solids.     

Biodegradable foam tray from cassava starch blended with natural fiber and chitosan

This work developed biodegradable foam trays from cassava starch blended with the natural polymers of fiber and chitosan. The kraft fiber at 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% (w/w of starch) was mixed with cassava starch solution. Chitosan solution at 0, 2, 4 and 6% (w/v) was added into starch/fiber batter with 1:1. Hot mold baking was used to develop the cassava starch-based foam by using an oven machine with controlled temperature at 250 °C for 5 min. Results showed that foam produced from cassava starch with 30% kraft fiber and 4% chitosan had properties similar to polystyrene foam. Color as L^*, a^* and b^* value of starch foam tray was slightly increased. Density, tensile strength and elongation of the starch-based foam were 0.14 g/cm³, 944.40 kPa and 2.43%, respectively, but water absorption index (WAI) and water solubility index (WSI) were greater than the polystyrene foam.     

Conversion of Potato Starch and Peel Waste to High Value Nanocrystals

The present study aimed to convert starch and potato peel waste to nanocrystals. Starch nanocrystals were prepared using two methodologies: direct acid hydrolysis and enzyme pretreatment followed by acid hydrolysis. Direct hydrolysis broke down the starch granules to nanocrystals in 12 days. Enzyme pretreatment with starch hydrolytic enzymes (α-amylase and amyloglucosidase) reduced the time for preparation of starch nanocrystals by 6 days. Starch nanocrystals of optimum size were obtained with both the treatments and the resultant size ranged from 10 to 50 nm. Nanocrystals were disk-like platelets in appearance. Cellulose nanocrystals were derived from cellulosic material in the potato peel. Cellulose was isolated from peel waste with alkali treatment. Further, cellulose nanocrystals from potato peel and cellulose microcrystalline were prepared by acid hydrolysis. Microscopic images revealed that the aqueous suspension of cellulose nanocrystals derived from potato peel were single rod shaped, whereas those derived from cellulose microcrystalline were rod-like nanoparticles, agglomerated in the form of bundles including some of the rods in single units (well separated). The size of potato peel nanocrystals ranged from 40 to 100 nm (length) and cellulose microcrystalline ranged from 4 to 20 nm (diameter) by 110 to 250, given 4 to 20 nm (length), respectively. As starch nanocrystals as well as cellulose nanocrystals are derived from biopolymer, both can be considered safe for humans and the environment. Moreover, the biodegradable nature of these nanocrystals makes them superior over metallic nanoparticles, particularly in the field of nanocomposites.     

Tuber and starch quality of wild and cultivated potato species and cultivars

Summary Between 1993 and 1998 205 different potato cultivars and 1220 accessions/genotypes of wild and cultivated potato species from the IPK Genebank Gatersleben were evaluated. Parameters interesting for starch isolation and especially for the use of starch were determined. Altogether, there was a higher variability in wild potato species than in cultivated potatoes for all characteristics investigated: dry matter content, starch content, protein content, amylose content and mean particle diameter of starch granules.     

Design, Construction, and Testing of an Automated NIR In-line Analysis System for Potatoes. Part I: Off-line NIR Feasibility Study for the Characterization of Potato Composition

An off-line near-infrared reflectance (NIR) feasibility study was conducted to explore the critical steps in the NIR determination of the major potato constituents (dry matter, starch, and protein) in relatively large (10 kg) potato samples. The results were important for the design of an automated industrial analysis system for potatoes with in-line NIR. The 10-kg potato samples were pulped with an industrial rotary saw blade rasp. A critical step in the NIR measurements was the occurrence of phase separation in the potato pulp. Phase separation manifests itself directly after pulping the potatoes and significantly affects the NIR spectrum. Therefore, during the NIR measurements, the potato pulp had to be stirred continuously. The NIR spectra (1,100–2,500 nm) were measured by applying an optical fiber NIR probe (EDAPT-1) connected to the NIR spectrophotometer (Technicon Infralyzer IA 500). NIR models for the concentration of dry matter, starch, and coagulating protein in potatoes have been developed. With the partial least squares regression procedure, promising NIR models were calculated. The NIR models were validated using an independent validation set of potato samples. The root mean square error in prediction of the samples in the validation set was 0.5% (w/w) for dry matter, 0.63 (w/w) for starch concentration, and 0.06% (w/w) for the coagulating protein.     

小麦淀粉辛烯基琥珀酸酐改性的研究

为了改善小麦淀粉的性能,采用湿法工艺制备小麦辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉酯,并从表面结构、糊的黏度、透明度和凝沉性四个方面分析了小麦淀粉辛烯基琥珀酸酐改性前后理化性质的差异。小麦辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉酯的湿法制备工艺为：反应时间3 h,pH值8.0,反应温度35℃,淀粉乳液浓度35%,酸酐加入量为淀粉干基重的3.0％~7.0%。该工艺所制备的小麦辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉酯的取代度为0.012 4~0.019 4。扫描电镜分析表明,经过辛烯基琥珀酸酐改性之后,小麦淀粉颗粒表面产生凹陷现象;小麦淀粉糊的黏度和透明度明显提高,并且随着取代度的增加呈增大趋势;小麦淀粉糊的凝沉性降低。     

6种杀菌剂对马铃薯晚疫病菌的室内毒力测定

试验采用生长速率法测定了双炔酰菌胺、恶酮.霜脲氰、氟菌.霜霉威、烯酰.松脂酮、丙森锌.霜脲氰、代森锰锌6种杀菌剂对马铃薯晚疫病菌的毒力。结果表明,供试6种杀菌剂对马铃薯晚疫病菌丝生长都有良好的抑制效果。双炔酰菌胺的毒力最强,其EC50值为0.029μg/mL,恶酮.霜脲氰、丙森锌.霜脲氰、烯酰.松脂酮、氟菌.霜霉威毒力依次减弱,而代森锰锌毒力最差,其EC50值为5.502μg/mL。根据室内毒力测定结果及药剂特性,供试的6种杀菌剂在田间防治上可视病害的发生情况交替或混合应用,做到科学合理搭配,以避免或延缓抗药性的产生。     

Structure and Mechanics of Starch Bread

The mechanical properties of breads made of potato or wheat starch were measured in two successive compression/decompression cycles. From the shape of the stress–strain curves, the initial modulus and the critical stress and strain could be derived; the critical stress and strain are those at which the crumb structure starts to collapse. The magnitude of the stress–strain related parameters changed markedly during storage. The initial modulus, as well as the critical stress for structural collapse, increased, and the critical strain decreased. Moreover, the resistance of bread crumb to collapse of structure in compression decreased. The mechanical properties of potato starch bread changed more rapidly than those of wheat starch bread. The results are discussed in relation to the structure of the starch breads on different levels, i.e. from molecular (amylopectin recrystallisation) to macroscopic (sponge structure). It is concluded that the mechanical properties of the starch breads are determined by the mechanical properties of the condensed lamellae and beams consisting of irregularly shaped, partly swollen starch granules as well as by the distribution of the thickness of the lamellae and beams.     

灌浆期不同时段高温对稻米淀粉理化特性的影响

【目的】研究灌浆期不同时段高温对稻米淀粉组成、结构和理化特性的影响,揭示高温对稻米淀粉理化特性影响的时段效应,阐明高温、结构和功能之间的关系。【方法】以耐热水稻品种黄华占和热敏感的9311近等位基因系为实验材料,利用人工气候箱设置高温[38℃(昼)/30℃(夜)]和对照[28℃(昼)/22℃(夜)],研究灌浆前期(齐穗期后1－15 d)和后期(齐穗期后16 d至成熟)高温对稻米的加工品质、外观品质、淀粉组成、支链淀粉链长分布、粒度分布、胶稠度、黏度特性、糊化特性、结晶特性和颗粒形态的影响。【结果】灌浆期高温使糙米率、精米率、整精米率显著下降,使垩白粒率和垩白度显著升高,导致加工品质和外观品质变差。灌浆期高温使总淀粉含量、直链淀粉含量、短支链淀粉含量、大淀粉粒占比、直/支链淀粉比显著下降,而中等支链淀粉含量、小中淀粉粒占比、糊化温度和糊化焓显著上升,黏度特性显著改变,结晶类型不变但结晶度显著改变,淀粉颗粒表面出现小孔,表面变得凹凸不平,导致淀粉颗粒更加碎片化和蒸煮食味品质变劣。灌浆期不同时段高温对稻米品质的影响不同,灌浆前期高温对稻米淀粉的影响大于灌浆后期,耐热品种受影响小于热敏感品种。灌浆前期高温处理下供试材料具有较高的消减值和较低的崩解值,黏度特性变差;灌浆后期高温处理下供试材料具有较低的消减值和较高的崩解值,黏度特性变好。【结论】灌浆前期高温对淀粉理化特性的影响最大,进而导致稻米的加工品质、外观品质和蒸煮食味品质变劣,灌浆后期高温提升了黏度特性。     

The addition of corn fiber gum improves the long-term stability and retrogradation properties of corn starch

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that the stability and physical properties of starch gels could be improved by adding small amounts of corn fiber gum (CFG). In the differential scanning calorimeter measurement, the enthalpy of retrogradation was 7.30 J/g for starch without CFG and 4.30 J/g for starch composite gel with 1.0% CFG. The addition of 1.0% CFG to starch significantly (p < 0.05) decreased the degree of retrogradation during the long-term storage from 61.6% to 36.5%. The addition of CFG retarded the syneresis of the starch system from 17.97% and 34.93%–6.15% and 26.57% after storage for 7 and 14 days respectively. The crystallization peak of starch containing 0.5–1.0% CFG was quite diminished. When compared with the starch gel alone, the addition of CFG significantly lowered the hardness of the composite starch gel from 60.92 to 45.81 N after 14 days storage. The starch gel without CFG showed the lowest rapidly digestible starch content and the highest resistant starch content in comparison to starch/CFG composite gels after 7 and 14 days storage. Over all, the addition of CFG considerably inhibits the retrogradation of corn starch gels during long-term storage.     

Pasting,thermal and rheological properties of octenylsuccinylate modified starches from diverse small granule starches differing in amylose content

Waxy maize (a standard starch of normal granule size) and five small granule starches from different botanical sources (rice, wheat B type, oat, quinoa and amaranth) were subjected to 2-octenyl-1-succinic anhydride (OSA) modification. Changes of pasting, gel texture, thermal and rheological properties were investigated. Different small granule starches showed quite different property changes after OSA modification. Pasting viscosity was generally increased in OSA starches, among which OSA oat starch had notably high peak and breakdown viscosity but low setback viscosity. Gel hardness of rice, wheat B type, oat and quinoa starches was reduced by OSA treatment, whereas that of waxy maize and amaranth starches was increased. Amylose content was considered to be the major factor influencing pasting, gel and thermal property of OSA starches. Esterification increased pseudoplastic flow behavior of all starches, while OSA oat starch uniquely had reduced flow consistency coefficient. The dynamic rheological properties were also changed differentially among OSA starches. Viscoelastic properties of rice, wheat B type, oat and quinoa starches were increased after OSA treatment, whereas those of waxy maize and amaranth starches were decreased. This study showed that diverse functionalities from OSA small granule starches may fulfil different demands in product development.     

Controlling the moisture absorption capacity in a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic starch using sodium trimetaphosphate

A novel biodegradable material derived from thermoplastic potato starch was prepared with intended uses in high moisture environments where its high water sorption characteristics are beneficial, such as wound dressing, transdermal patches or food packaging. A modified composite was prepared for this purpose by reactive extrusion whereby potato starch and 2.5-25% (w/w) sisal cellulose fibers were compounded together in the presence of 2.7% (w/w) sodium trimetaphosphate. The fibers were included to increase the wet strength of the material. A low degree of substitution (0.088-0.113) was sought by bound phosphate groups with anionic character in order to overcome a reduction in moisture absorption capacity resulting from fiber incorporation, yet being insufficient to cause embrittlement via crosslinking. The results showed the approach has sufficient merit to minimize the influence of the hydrophobic fibers on the water absorption capacity of the starch material but adhering to so low of a degree of substitution could not fully prevent a reduction. The results also suggested that the fibers may have participated in the crosslinking reaction.     

Design, Construction, and Testing of an Automated NIR In-line Analysis System for Potatoes. Part II. Development and Testing of the Automated Semi-industrial System with In-line NIR for the Characterization of Potatoes

An automated semi-industrial system with in-line near-infrared reflectance (NIR) for the characterization of the chemical composition of potatoes was designed and constructed, and its performance was tested. The system consisted of the following subsystems: sample crate manipulator, weighing unit for the gross sample weight, potato washing machines with a washing water recycling system, belt for visual inspection of the potatoes, unit for measuring the underwater weight (UWW), industrial rotary saw blade rasp for pulping the potatoes equipped with a sulfite dosage system for inhibiting enzymatic browning of the pulped potatoes, and industrial NIR system for the measurement of the potato composition. The whole system was controlled and operated by a programmable logic controller and process personal computer system. The system was able to process 12 potato samples per hour. Measurements were done to establish the sample carry-over in the system. The carry-over was proven to be well below the maximum acceptable level of 2%. The UWW values established with the automatic system corresponded very well with the UWW data obtained by manual weighting. The day-to-day reproducibility of the UWW system was tested with golf balls. These balls have about the same specific gravity and size as potatoes. The day-to-day reproducibility coefficient of variation of the UWW unit was 0.4%. As a principle of proof, two tentative partial least squares calibration models, one for the starch concentration and one for the coagulating protein concentration in the potato samples, were calculated, applying leaving one out cross-validation. Both models were very promising. The by NIR-predicted starch concentrations showed to be at least as good or even better than the by UWW-obtained starch concentrations. The average difference between the by NIR-predicted and the chemically measured starch concentration was 0.0 ± 0.3% (w/w). For the coagulating protein concentration, the average difference between the by NIR-predicted and the chemically measured concentration was 0.00 ± 0.06% (w/w). In future years, potatoes of a wider range of varieties, growing locations, and growing seasons have to be added to the present tentative model, in order to get a robust NIR model.