Starch Gelatinization: A Morphological Study of Triticeae and Other Starches

Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy has been used to study the swelling properties of potato, maize, rye, barley, field bean and oat starch in terms of morphological changes during heating in aqueous suspension. It is shown that starches from the endosperm of the Triticeae (wheat, barley and rye) studied here share a common mode of swelling which differs from the other starches examined.