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. 2010 Oct 29;48(4):460–465. doi: 10.1007/s13197-010-0126-x

Table 1.

Swelling power, solubility and water binding capacity of native and acid modified starches

Starch from Swelling power, g/g Solubility,% Water Binding capacity,%
Native Acid modified Native Acid modified Native Acid modified
Banana 16.0c ± 0.41 0.48c ± 0.03 8.1b ± 0.35 51.1d ± 0.97 107.7a ± 3.04 71.7a ± 1.01
Lotus Stem 31.0a ± 1.26 0.80b ± 0.7 2.4c ± 0.42 62.4b ± 1.13 100.5b ± 3.03 61.6b ± 1.17
Sweet Potato 21.5b ± 0.15 0.72b ± 0.14 7.8b ± 0.76 67.7a ± 0.83 78.1c ± 2.66 57.0c ± 0.70
Wheat 9.8d ± 0.60 1.05a ± 0.07 12.9a ± 1.03 55.7c ± 1.06 66.8d ± 2.05 46.4d ± 1.20

* Means with different superscripts are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) along the rows (n = 3)