Starch INDEX

Peirs, A., Scheerlinck, N., De Baerdemaeker, J. and Nicolai B. M. (2003) Starch index determination of apple fruit by means of a hyperspectral near infrared reflectance imaging system. J. Near Infrared Spectrosc. 11, 379-89. 

Menesatti P, Zanella A, D Andrea S, Costa C, Paglia G, PaUottino F. Supervised multivariate analysis of hyper-spectral NIR images to evaluate the starch index of apples. Food Bioprocess Technol 2009 2 308-14. 

Poly(vinyl acetate) is too soft and shows excessive cold flow for use in moulded plastics. This is no doubt associated with the fact that the glass transition temperature of 28°C is little above the usual ambient temperatures and in fact in many places at various times the glass temperature may be the lower. It has a density of 1.19 g/cm and a refractive index of 1.47. Commercial polymers are atactic and, since they do not crystallise, transparent (if free from emulsifier). They are successfully used in emulsion paints, as adhesives for textiles, paper and wood, as a sizing material and as a permanent starch . A number of grades are supplied by manufacturers which differ in molecular weight and in the nature of comonomers (e.g. vinyl maleate) which are commonly used (see Section 14.4.4)... 

The molecular uniformity of constituting components of a nb/lcb glucan fraction of potato starch was investigated with Sepharose CL 2B (Fig. 16.16) as well as with Sephacryl S-1000 (Fig. 16.17). Therefore, each of the subsequently eluted 3-ml fractions was analyzed on their potential to form inclusion complexes with iodine, a sensitive test for the presence of nb/lcb glucans. Results are shown in Fig. 16.17 in terms of branching index, the ratio of extinction of pure iodine solution and of nb/lcb glucan/iodine complex the higher the index, the more pronounced the nb/lcb characteristics. 

FIGURE 16.17 Nonbranched/long chain branched glucans of potato starch dissolved in hot water-steam and 0.1 M NaOH 1.2 ml of the 18-mg/ml solution was separated on Sephacryl S-1000 (95 X 1.6 cm) 3-ml fractions were collected for further analysis normalized (area = 1.0) eluogram profiles (ev) constructed from an off-line determined mass of carbohydrates for each of the fractions branching index ( ) determined from iodine-complexing potential of individual 3-ml fractions flow rate 0.40 ml/ min V ,i = 75 ml, Vtot = 162 ml eluent 0.005 tA NaOH. 

Allen et al. (2007) produced puffed snack foods with com starch and pregelatinized waxy starch, WPC and instantized WPC, and protein concentrations of 16%, 32%, and 40% and showed that the air cell size, extru-date expansion ratio, and water solubility index decreased proportionally as protein and com starch levels increased. Protein concentration significantly affected total soluble protein, water absorption index, and water-soluble carbohydrate. A covalent complex between amylase and protein formed in the presence of cornstarch, but protein-protein interactions appeared with the presence of low levels of pregelatinized waxy starch. 

In the case of complex carbohydrates the glycemic index is a measure of how quickly the carbohydrate is broken down. An example is to compare potato starch and polydextrose. Both are polymers of dextrose but potato starch in the form of mashed potato is rapidly broken down and causes a surge in blood sugar, i.e. it has a high glycemic index. In contrast, polydextrose, which has the dextrose units linked 1 - 6, a link that is rare in nature, is only 25% metabolised and has a very low glycemic index. 

Solutions of isolated dioxiranes, characteristically dimethyldioxirane (DMD) in acetone, possess a pale yellow color, which serves as a convenient analytical index for monitoring the dioxirane consumption in oxidation reactions and kinetic studies. For DMD, the absorption maximum (n-jt transition ) centers at ca 325 nm, with a molar extinction coefficient (e) of 12.5 0.5 M cm in acetone. The alternative and more rigorous analytical method for dioxirane quantification utilizes iodometry (Kl/starch). 

An HPLC system, equipped with a Waters solvent delivery system (M-45), two PLgel 20 p,m Mixed-A columns (300 x 7.5 mm) with 20 p,m guard column (50 x 7.5 mm) (Polymer Laboratories, Amherst, MA) and a refractive index detector (model 2410) (Waters, Milford, MA), can be used to study the molecular size and size distribution (e.g. molecular weight and weight distribution) of starch. 

Kingman and Englyst (1994) In vitro SDRI (Starch digestion rate index = RDS/total starch)... 

Garcia-Alonso, A., Goni, I. (2000). Effect of processing on potato starch In vitro availability and amic index. Starch/Starke, 52, 81-84. 

Goni, L, Gareia-Alonso, A., Saura-Calixto, F. (1997). A starch hydrolysis procedure to estimate glyeemie index. 

PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid PV peroxide value PVDF polyvinylidene difluoride PVP polyvinylpyrrolidone PVPP polyvinylpolypyrolidone RAS retronasal aroma stimulator RDA recommended dietary allowance RF radio frequency RFI relative fluorescence intensity RI retention index RNU relative nitrogen utilization ROESY rotational nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy RP-HPLC reversed-phase HPLC RPER relative protein efficiency ratio RS resistant starch RT retention time RVP relative vapor pressure S sieman (unit of conductance)... 

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