In this study, the rheological properties of three distinct dextrans with different levels (1 → 6)-linked α-D-glucose/(1 3)-linked α-D-glucose units from lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains were determined. Dextran PDER21 was further selected following measurements and its interactions maize, wheat waxy maize starches determined by characterizing viscoelastic pasting dextran–starch mixtures. Fou...

Objectives of this study were to compare ethanol production between normal and waxy corn using a cold fermentation process and to understand effects of starch structures and properties on ethanol production. Ethanol yields positively correlated (p < 0.01) with starch contents of kernels of the normal and waxy corn. The average starch-ethanol conversion efficiency of waxy corn (93.0%) was substa...

background: fat replacers are ingredients that can replace fat in many foods, therefore,many consumers have limited their dietry intake of fat and calories due to diet and health concerns. objectives: the present study investigated the effect of modified starch on some physico-chemical and sensory properties of low fat hamburger. methods: in this research, modified starch potato, tapioca (acety...

Amylose synthesis is strictly associated with activity of granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) enzymes. Among several crops there are cultivars containing starch types with either little or no amylose known as near-waxy or waxy. This (near) amylose-free phenotype is associated with a single locus (waxy) which has been mapped to GBSS-type genes in different crops. Most waxy varieties are a resul...

Metabolite levels in kernels of selected starch-deficient mutants of maize (Zea mays L.) were investigated to gain insight into partitioning of carbohydrate metabolism during kernel development. Several free sugars, hexose phosphates, triose phosphates, fructose-2,6-bisphosphate, and pyrophosphate were measured in normal, shrunken, shrunken-2, amylose extender dull waxy, and brittle genotypes, ...

Rice, the staple food of south and east Asian counties, is considered to be hypoallergenic. However, several clinical studies have documented rice-induced allergy in sensitive patients. Rice proteins with molecular weights of 14-16, 26, 33, and 56 kDa have been identified as allergens. Recently, it was documented that the 56 kDa rice allergen was responsible for rice-induced anaphylaxis. The 14...

Waxy maize (Zea mays L. var. ceratina) is an important vegetable and economic crop that is thought to have originated from cultivated flint maize and most recently underwent divergence from common maize. In this study, a total of 110 waxy and 110 common maize inbred lines were genotyped with 3072 SNPs to evaluate the genetic diversity, population structure, and linkage disequilibrium decay as w...

Waxy maize starch phosphates were tested as flocculants in order to determine if they have the potential to replace petroleum-based polymer flocculants currently used commercially. Phosphorylation was carried out by dry heating of starches and sodium orthophosphates at 140 C for 4 h. Native and phosphorylated waxy maize starches were ineffective as flocculants for kaolin in deionized water. How...

Four groups of young pigs (n 6) were fed a diet containing 50% maize starch as either a highly digestible waxy starch (control; 0% amylose) or one of three resistant starch (RS) diets, namely a high-amylose maize starch (HAMS; 85% amylose), this starch subjected to hydrothermal treatment (HTHAMS; 85% amylose), or a blend of HAMS and HTHAMS included in equal amounts, for 21 d. Food intake and li...

BACKGROUND Starch is a main source of glucose and energy in the human diet. The extent to which it is digested in the gastrointestinal tract plays a major role in variations in postprandial blood glucose levels. Interactions with other biopolymers, such as dairy proteins, during processing can influence both the duration and extent of this postprandial surge. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect ...