Volume 76, Issue 5-6 2300002
Research Article

Effect of High-Pressure Microfluidization on the Microstructure, Physicochemical Properties, and Digestibility of the Different Particle Sizes of Potato Starch

Xinhua Xie

Xinhua Xie

College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Nongye Rd., Zhengzhou, 450002 China

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Jianyang Chen

Jianyang Chen

College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Nongye Rd., Zhengzhou, 450002 China

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Bobo Zhang

Corresponding Author

Bobo Zhang

College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Nongye Rd., Zhengzhou, 450002 China

E-mail: [email protected]

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Hongshuai Zhu

Hongshuai Zhu

College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Nongye Rd., Zhengzhou, 450002 China

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Lilin Cheng

Lilin Cheng

College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Nongye Rd., Zhengzhou, 450002 China

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Wenhong Sun

Wenhong Sun

Kaifeng Lixing Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd, East of Jingyi Rd of Tongxu County, Kaifeng, 475004 China

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First published: 17 December 2023

Abstract

Potato starch (PS) is widely used in the food industry, but its uncontrolled paste consistency and poor film properties greatly limit its utilization. To expand its application, PS is separated into small- (PS-S), medium- (PS-M), and large- (PS-L) fractions and modified by “high-pressure microfluidization” (HPM). The effect of HPM on the microstructure, physicochemical properties, and digestibility of fractionated PS is investigated. Results show that the mechanical forces produced by HPM(50–150 MPa) can break PS molecules and enhance digestion rate with increasing pressure. Meanwhile, the relative crystallinity (RC) of HPM(150 MPa)-modified PS-L, PS-M, and PS-S decreases by about 29.23%, 15.40%, and 9.33%, respectively, relative to the RC of native fractionated PS. The changes in 1047/1022 and ΔH values in the three fractions show similar trends. Thus, the changes in microstructure of HPM-modified PS-L show more considerable than that of PS-S. Compared with the native ones, the final viscosity of HPM(150 MPa)-modified PS-L, PS-M, and PS-S decreases by about 61.86%, 41.61%, and 35.70%, respectively, and the setback value increases to 379.67, 479.67, and 493.00 cp, respectively. These results indicate that HPM-modified PS-S has a higher tendency to form edible films than PS-L. Therefore, HPM-modification may expand the industrial application of fractionated PS.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data are available on request from the corresponding author.

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