Research Article

Structural and Physicochemical Characteristics of Granular Malic Acid-Treated Sweet Potato Starch Containing Heat-Stable Resistant Starch

Table 2

Gelatinization parameters of raw, control, and malic acid-treated starches.

SampleTo (°C)Tp (°C)Tc (°C)TcTo (°C)∆H (J/g)

Raw60.5 ± 0.28e68.2 ± 0.07f72.4 ± 1.59d11.9 ± 1.83a16.1 ± 0.89d
2.0M-2560.7 ± 0.21e68.2 ± 0.16f72.6 ± 0.37d11.8 ± 0.31a16.6 ± 0.46d
DW-13057.7 ± 0.13d66.6 ± 0.31e71.3 ± 0.64d13.6 ± 0.77ab14.9 ± 0.66d
0.5M-13052.4 ± 0.19c63.9 ± 0.25d68.4 ± 0.26c16.0 ± 0.33bc12.1 ± 1.63c
1.0M-13046.0 ± 0.10b60.1 ± 0.48c65.3 ± 0.36b19.4 ± 0.26c10.5 ± 1.54c
1.5M-13045.4 ± 0.73ab53.0 ± 0.47b63.5 ± 0.19ab18.2 ± 0.73c7.50 ± 1.07b
2.0M-13044.0 ± 2.04a50.8 ± 1.02a62.0 ± 2.46a18.1 ± 4.34c2.90 ± 0.72a

To, onset temperature; Tp, peak temperature; Tc, conclusion temperature; TcTo, temperature range of crystal melting; ΔH, enthalpy change. The values with different superscripts in each column are significantly different () by Duncan’s multiple range test.