Research Article

Sugar Profile, Mineral Content, and Rheological and Thermal Properties of an Isomerized Sweet Potato Starch Syrup

Table 1

Mean mineral content of sweet potato starch, pancake, and ginger syrups.

Types of syrupCalcium
(mg/100 g)
Magnesium
(mg/100 g)
Phosphorus
(mg/100 g)
Iron
(mg/100 g)
Potassium
(mg/100 g)

Sweet potato starch32.9 ± 0.3a23.4 ± 0.6a49.7 ± 0.1a0.5 ± 0.0a268 ± 8.5a
Pancake 1.2 ± 0.0c0.1 ± 0.0c2.5 ± 0.1b0.1 ± 0.1b12.0 ± 4.0b
Ginger4.4 ± 0.0b2.3 ± 0.0b0.5 ± 0.0c0.6 ± 0.0a2.4 ± 1.9b

Means with the same letters in each column are not significantly different ( ).