Changes in Granule Composition

Similar increases in amylose percentage are observed as a function of increasing granule size when granules from a developing tissue at a single stage of development 

Granule size, p.m Amylose, % Average granule size, im Amylose, % 

Because the percentage of amylose varies with maturity of the tissue, starches from tissues that do not reach final maturity will be altered in their physicochemical properties from the corresponding mature starch. 

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