Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Abiodun Falodun
Starch has been employed in so many industries such as food, medical and pharmaceuticals due to its bioavailability and renewable property. It undergoes modifications to attain its maximum potential regarding its solubility, viscosity and gelatinization. Starch from Cajanus cajan, Mucuna pruriens, Vigna subterranea and Sphenostylis stenocarpa were modified by varying the concentration of acid (between 20 - 36%), alcohol (between 50 - 70%) and alkaline (between 20 - 50%) following the alcohol-alkaline and acid-alcohol chemical modification methods. The physicochemical properties of both native and modified starches were compared. The cold water solubility (CWS) of starches modified by the acid-alcohol method increased with increasing concentration of the reactants. The solubility ranged from 53 - 81 % while the CWS of starches treated with the alcohol-alkaline methods increased from 54 - 78% with an increase in the concentration of the reactants. pH, water absorption capacity, gelatinization temperature, moisture content and swelling power were analyzed. The yields of the native starch legumes ranged from 41- 49% and that of the modified starches was in the range of 84 - 99%. The pH of modified starches was in the range of 4.3-8.7, the water absorption capacity increased after modification especially for acid-alcohol treated starches with a decrease in the gelatinization temperature. Also, the swelling power increased. The alcohol-alkaline modified starches had higher swelling power than the acid-alcohol treated starches which showed a swelling power of 3.89 – 6.35. Similarly, the moisture content was higher in the modified starches than the native starches.
ISSN: 2616-0684 (Print) ISSN: 2616-0692 (Online) DOI: 10.26538/tjnpr Index Copernicus Value (ICV) for 2017: 59.83
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