Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030856
Keywords
potato starch; pasting properties; differential scanning calorimetry; wide-angle X-ray scattering; hydroponics
Funding
- University of Agriculture in Krakow
- Polish Ministry of Education and Science
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The study investigated the effects of hydroponic potato cultivation under cover on the physicochemical properties of potato starch, with results showing significant influences of cultivation method on the elemental composition of starch molecules and protein and amylose content.
Starch is a natural polysaccharide for which the technological quality depends on the genetic basis of the plant and the environmental conditions of the cultivation. Growing plants under cover without soil has many advantages for controlling the above-mentioned conditions. The present research focuses on determining the effect of under cover hydroponic potato cultivation on the physicochemical properties of accumulated potato starch (PS). The plants were grown in the hydroponic system, with (greenhouse, GH) and without recirculation nutrient solution (foil tunnel, FT). The reference sample was PS isolated from plants grown in a tunnel in containers filled with mineral soil (SO). The influence of the cultivation method on the elemental composition of the starch molecules was noted. The cultivation method also influenced the protein and amylose content of the PS. Considering the chromatic parameters, PS-GH and PS-FT were brighter and whiter, with a tinge of blue, than PS-SO. PS-SO was also characterized by the largest average diameters of granules, while PS-GH had the lowest crystallinity. PS-SO showed a better resistance to the combined action of elevated temperature and shear force. There was a slight variation in the gelatinization temperature values. Additionally, significant differences for enthalpy and the retrogradation ratio were observed. The cultivation method did not influence the glass transition and melting.
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