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. 2020 Mar 12;12(3):641. doi: 10.3390/polym12030641

Table 3.

The crystallinity degrees of starch depending on duration of mechanical activation.

Sample Type Crystallinity Degree, %
0 s 15 s 30 s 45 s 60 s 600 s
Corn Starch A 36 ± 2 27 ± 2 25 ± 2 20 ± 1 14 ± 1 <10 2
Potato Starch B 29 ± 1 26 ± 1 22 ± 1 17 ± 1 13 ± 1 <10 2
Tapioca Starch C 42 ± 1 32 ± 1 24 ± 1 16 ± 1 11 ± 1 <10 2

2 <10—completely amorphous.