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Abstract
This study examined the effects of different processing treatments on the properties of rice starch. Rice flour (RF) was treated by alkali purification or fermentation to give rice starch (RS) and fermented rice starch (FRS), respectively. Gels were prepared by gelatinization, and then underwent further retrogradation. Compared with RF, the pasting properties and dynamic rheological results indicated that the treatments to give RS and FRS promoted starch disintegration and swelling. The gel strength of RS gelatinization and retrogradation was greatly improved, whereas FRS showed stronger anti-retrogradation ability. Water distribution showed that purification and fermentation enhanced the retention of bound water in gels, especially fermentation. Across the stages of starch treatment, the mechanical strength of gels was related to the amylose content and the structures of the amorphous and crystalline regions. Fermentation and purification gave starch denser structures. Hydrothermal treatment destroyed the molecular order of starch, whereas low-temperature retrogradation restored some of the ordered structure.
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Food Structure is the premier international forum devoted to the publication of high-quality original research on food structure. The focus of this journal is on food structure in the context of its relationship with molecular composition, processing and macroscopic properties (e.g., shelf stability, sensory properties, etc.). Manuscripts that only report qualitative findings and micrographs and that lack sound hypothesis-driven, quantitative structure-function research are not accepted. Significance of the research findings for the food science community and/or industry must also be highlighted.