Taro Colocasia esculenta (L.) schott amylopectin structure and its effect on starch functional properties

Starch/Staerke

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 342-347

  Tattiyakul, Jirarat ^a   Pradipasena, Pasawadee ^a   Asavasaksakul, Sukruedee ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amylopectin; Colocasia esculenta (L.) schott; DSC; Gelatinization

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GELATION; GLUCOSE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

AMYLOPECTINS; AMYLOSE; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; GELATINIZATION;

STARCH;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 34547433645     PISSN: 00389056     EISSN: 1521379X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/star.200700620     Document Type: Article

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