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CEREAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 80, Issue 1, Pages 87-90Publisher
AMER ASSOC CEREAL CHEMISTS
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM.2003.80.1.87
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The effect of processing conditions in an excess steam jet cooker on the degradation of waxy maize starch was studied. The temperature of the steam, the flow rate of the starch slurry, and the concentration of starch were determined to influence the extent of degradation. The viscosity of concentrated solutions of the jet-cooked product and the intrinsic viscosity of dilute solutions were used as measures of the extent of molecular degradation. The viscosity decreased at higher reaction temperatures, and at higher steam-to-starch ratios. Multiple passes through the jet cooker decreased the viscosity dramatically for the first two passes, but little additional change was observed for further passes. The results show that mechanical and thermal degradation effects are both important in the jet cooking of waxy maize starch, although the primary effect is due to mechanical degradation.
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