The Study on Gelatinization Pressure of Starch by Ultra-High Pressure Processing

To study the gelatinization pressures of different kinds of starch at atmospheric temperature, eight different starches chosen as raw materials for this paper (5%w/w, at 20°C) by different pressure were treated, then analysed the relations between pressure and starch gelatinization by X-ray diffraction. The study showed that the gelatinization pressure range of different starches respectively in this experiment was: corn starch (~450 - ~550MPa), wheat starch (~ 450 - ~500MPa), tapioca starch (>450 - ~500MPa), water chestnut starch (>500 - ~550MPa), glutinous rice starch (>500 - ~550MPa), waxy wheat starch (~500 - ~550MPa), waxy maize starch (~550 - ~650MPa), potato starch (~700 - ~750MPa).