Research Article

Effect of Hydroxypropylation on Functional Properties of Different Cultivars of Sweet Potato Starch in Sri Lanka

Table 2

Gelatinization parametersx of native and hydroxypropylated sweet potato starch.

Cultivar (°C) (°C) (°C) (°C) (J/g)

S178.3 ± 1.2a82.0 ± 0.7a94.0 ± 1.1a15.7 ± 0.1b15.7 ± 0.4
S1*74.2 ± 0.5b77.8 ± 0.2b88.1 ± 1.8c13.9 ± 0.4c13.4 ± 0.7
S377.6 ± 0.4a81.9 ± 0.5a94.5 ± 1.4a16.9 ± 0.1a16.4 ± 0.7
S3*73.8 ± 0.7b78.1 ± 0.6b67.8 ± 1.8c14.0 ± 0.3c13.9 ± 0.2
S477.0 ± 0.3a81.8 ± 0.3a94.3 ± 0.9a17.3 ± 0.2a14.3 ± 0.3
S4*71.9 ± 0.4c77.2 ± 0.4c88.1 ± 1.3c16.2 ± 0.2a14.3 ± 0.3
S577.3 ± 0.6a80.5 ± 0.2a92.8 ± 1.5b15.5 ± 0.2b15.5 ± 0.6
S5*73.3 ± 0.6b76.8 ± 0.2c87.5 ± 2.1c14.2 ± 0.3c13.0 ± 0.4
S778.6 ± 0.4a83.6 ± 0.2a95.7 ± 1.8a17.1 ± 0.1a20.1 ± 0.5
S7*73.8 ± 0.7b79.4 ± 0.5b90.6 ± 2.0c16.8 ± 0.4a15.2 ± 0.3

= onset temperature; = peak temperature, = conclusion temperature; = temperature range of gelatinization; = gelatinization enthalpy.
Values denoted by different superscripts in each column show significant difference at < 0.05.