Starch - composition, fine structure and architecture

Much has been written over many decades about the structure and properties of starch. As technology develops, the capacity to understand in more depth the structure. of starch granules and how this complex organisation controls functionality develops in parallel. This review puts the current state of knowledge about starch structure in perspective and integrates aspects of starch composition, interactions, architecture and functionality. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.