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Starch Gelatinization and Pasting, Gelation, and Uglification. Go to Slide Show mode and click to begin. Starch granules contain both linear amylose and branched amylopectin . You are here Turn heat on. Timeline. Raw, uncooked starch granules heated in water. Swelling is evident.
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Starch Gelatinization and Pasting, Gelation, and Uglification Go to Slide Show mode and click to begin
Starch granules contain both linear amylose and branched amylopectin.
You are here Turn heat on Timeline
Raw, uncooked starch granules heated in water
Some granules have collapsed. Gelatinization and pasting are complete
You are here Turn heat off Start to cool Timeline gelatinization
Notice areas of association. These are called junction zones.
This picture is not yet complete as we haven’t accounted for the water in the system.
water water water water water water This is a starch gel
gelatinization You are here Ideal texture Timeline gelation
WATER This picture ignores swollen and collapsed granules. Junction zones will naturally enlarge over time or in response to processes such as freezing.
WATER + WATER of SYNERESIS that has been squeezed out of the gel structure The texture gets very ugly when this happens.
gelatinization gelation You are here Ugly texture Syneresis Timeline uglification