@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11910,
	  title     = {The Effect of Granule Size on the Digestibility of Wheat Starch Using an in vitro Model},
	  author    = {Mee-Lin Lim Chai Teo and  Darryl M. Small},
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	  abstract     = {Wheat has a bimodal starch granule population and the dependency of the rate of enzymatic hydrolysis on particle size has been investigated. Ungelatinised wheaten starch granules were separated into two populations by sedimentation and decantation. Particle size was analysed by laser diffraction and morphological characteristics were viewed using SEM. The sedimentation technique though lengthy, gave satisfactory separation of the granules. Samples (<10μm, >10μm and original) were digested with a-amylase using a dialysis model. Granules of <10μm showed significantly higher rate of reducing sugar release than those >10μm (p<0.05). In contrast, the rate was not significantly different between the original sample and granules >10μm. Moreover, the digestion rate was dependent on particle size whereby smaller granules produced higher rate of release. The methodology and results reported here can be used as a basis for further evaluations designed to delay the release of glucose during the digestion of native starches.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Nutrition and Food Engineering},
	  volume    = {6},
	  number    = {9},
	  year      = {2012},
	  pages     = {756 - 760},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11910},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/69},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 69, 2012},
	}