ABSTRACT
The effect of storage temperatures (-10, +1, and +10°C) on the structural organization of mung bean starch gels and noodles was studied by acid hydrolysis, X-ray diffractometry, and gel-permeation chromatography. The gels showed higher susceptibility to acid compared with the noodles as shown by the rate constants of the first stage of hydrolysis (k = 5.37–12.17 × 10-2/day and k = 4.19–4.61 × 10-2/day for gels and noodles, respectively). Acid hydrolysis showed no difference in the amount of resistant residues of both gels (42–46%) and noodles (44–45%), except for gels (38%) stored at -10°C. The acid-resistant residues of both the gels and noodles had a B-type X-ray diffraction pattern (major reflections at 2θ = 19, 24, and 25°). The acid-resistant residues of the unstored sample and those stored at -10°C for both gels and noodles contained chains with DP 46–54 and after debranching yielded two peaks with DP 29–39 and DP 15–19. The acid-resistant residues of gels and noodles stored at +1 and +10°C contained chains with DP 35–37 and after debranching showed two chain populations with DP 31–33 and DP 14–19. These results indicate the greater participation of amylopectin in the retrogradation process occurring during storage at +1 and +10°C.
