Table 3.
Relative crystallinity of raw and extruded starch-cellulose mixtures.
| CL (g/kg) | Crystallinity (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | After extrusion at 150 rpm | After extrusion at 250 rpm | |
| 0 | 19.1 ± 0.5e | 9.4 ± 0.8d | 8.9 ± 0.2c |
| 50 | 22.1 ± 1.8d | 12.4 ± 0.9c | 10.0 ± 0.8c |
| 150 | 27.2 ± 1.1c | 17.0 ± 0.8b | 13.7 ± 1.7b |
| 300 | 28.8 ± 0.6b | 21.8 ± 1.6a | 20.2 ± 1.5a |
| Cellulose | 61.8 ± 2.0a | NA | NA |
All values are mean ± SD (n = 3); values with different letters within a column indicate a significant difference between means (P < 0.05). CL: Cellulose content.