Investigation on the multi-scale structure and digestibility of starch in sweet rice wine and its vinasse: Insights from indica and glutinous rice varieties
Yongqiang Gong, JiaXing Hu, Ting Xie, Hongyu Mou, Shuzhi Xiao, Zihan Yao, Tao Yang
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Abstract
Sweet rice wine is a traditional Chinese fermented beverage in which starch serves as the primary fermentation substrate. After sweet rice wine fermentation, low-molecular-weight starch remained in the fermentation mash (IRWS, indica sweet rice wine starch: 390.7 kDa; GRWS, glutinous sweet rice wine starch: 606.3 kDa), whereas higher-molecular-weight starch concentrated in the vinasse (IRVS, indica rice vinasse starch: 6954.9 kDa; GRVS, glutinous rice vinasse starch: 77,499.6 kDa). Compared with cooked rice starch, vinasse starches showed reduced digestibility, with resistant starch contents of IRVS and GRVS increasing from 25.48 % and 16.15 % to 30.88 % and 23.36 %, respectively. Structurally, GRVS retained a branched architecture similar to its native counterpart, whereas IRVS underwent significant structural changes, marked by an increase in long amylopectin branches, and a B + V-type crystallization formed based on high amylose content and starch retrogradation. Small-particle starch in the fermentation mash, IRWS and GRWS, exhibited B + V-type crystallization, high short-range order, elevated peak gelatinization temperatures (IRWS: 90.5 °C; GRWS: 101.3 °C), and strong resistance to enzymatic digestion. Both contained long-linear dextrin polymers with degrees of polymerization concentrated at 200–300 (IRWS) and 300–400 (GRWS). These results provide a theoretical basis for the quality improvement of sweet rice wine and the utilization of by-products.
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Food Chemistry: X, one of three Open Access companion journals to Food Chemistry, follows the same aims, scope, and peer-review process. It focuses on papers advancing food and biochemistry or analytical methods, prioritizing research novelty. Manuscript evaluation considers novelty, scientific rigor, field advancement, and reader interest. Excluded are studies on food molecular sciences or disease cure/prevention. Topics include food component chemistry, bioactives, processing effects, additives, contaminants, and analytical methods. The journal welcome Analytical Papers addressing food microbiology, sensory aspects, and more, emphasizing new methods with robust validation and applicability to diverse foods or regions.