Thermal behavior of corn starch granules modified by acid treatment at 30 and 50°C
Unprocessed native starches are structurally too weak and functionally too restricted for application in today's advanced food technologies. Processing is necessary to engender a range of functionality. Naturals or natives starches can be modified by using several methods physical, chemical, enzymatic or combined, according industrial purposes. In this work, native corn starch was hydrolyzed by hydrochloric acid solution and investigated by using thermoanalytical techniques (thermogravimetry - TG, differential thermal analysis - DTA and differential scanning calorimetry - DSC), as well as optical microscopy and X-ray diffractometry. After acid treatment at 30 and 50°C, a decrease of gelatinization enthalpy (ΔHgel) was verified. Optical microscopy and X-ray diffractometry allowed us to verify the granules contorn and rugosity typical of cereal starches.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Fundação Editora da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP
2008
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-46702008000300002 |
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