Molecular structure and granule morphology of native and heat‐moisture‐treated pinhão starch |
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| Authors: | Vania Z Pinto Khalid Moomand Nathan L Vanier Rosana Colussi Franciene A Villanova Elessandra R Zavareze Loong‐Tak Lim Alvaro R G Dias |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Agroindustrial, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Pelotas, Brazil;2. Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada;3. Healthy Processed Foods Research Unit, WRRC, ARS, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Pinhão seed is an unconventional source of starch and the pines grow up in native forests of southern Latin America. In this study, pinhão starch was adjusted at 15, 20 and 25% moisture content and heated to 100, 110 and 120 °C for 1 h. A decrease in λ max (starch/iodine complex) was observed as a result of increase in temperature and moisture content of HMT. The ratio of crystalline to amorphous phase in pinhão starch was determined via Fourier transform infra red by taking 1045/1022 band ratio. A decrease in crystallinity occurred as a result of HMT. Polarised light microscopy indicated a loss of birefringence of starch granules under 120 °C at 25% moisture content. Granule size distribution was further confirmed via scanning electron microscopy which showed the HMT effects. These results increased the understanding on molecular and structural properties of HMT pinhão starch and broadened its food and nonfood industrial applications. |
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| Keywords: | Carbohydrates
FTIR
heat‐moisture treatment pinhã o starch |
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