V-type granular starches derived from different starch varieties: an exploration of the relationships between structure, physicochemical properties, and emulsifiability

Qian Zhou, Qingfei Duan, Huabing Zhai, Fuhan Xie, Yufei Huang, Fengwei Xie, Pei Chen

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Abstract

V-type starch possesses great potential as a multifunctional emulsifier. However, the relationship between the structure of V-type starch and its emulsifiability remain unclear. Herein, we choose four varieties of starch to prepare ethanol-induced V-type starch (EVS) and ethanol-induced V-type starch-lauric acid complexes (EVS-LA). The emulsions stabilized by EVS-LA exhibited smaller droplet sizes and improved storage stability. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis indicates that emulsifiability displayed a significant positive correlation with contact angle (r = 0.69) and a significant negative correlation with D(50) (starch granules) and D(50) (emulsion) (r = − 0.71 and − 0.75, respectively). Interestingly, the emulsions stabilized by EVRiS (3 d) and EVRiS-LA (60 d) have identical emulsion droplet sizes but exhibit different storage stabilities. This suggests that the granule size of V-type starch influences short-term emulsifiability, the wettability and granule size of V-type starch influence long-term emulsifiability. This study has enhanced our understanding of V-type starch as a multifunctional emulsifier.

Original languageEnglish
JournalFood Science and Biotechnology
Early online date2 Jun 2025
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 2 Jun 2025
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 32472250) and the Guangdong Basic and the Applied Basic Research Foundation (Grant No. 2024A1515012684). This research is also supported by Guangdong Province: 2023 Guangdong-Guangxi Cooperation Science and Technology Special Commissioner Project \u201CPurple-black Fragrant Glutinous Rice Industry\u201D (Yue Ke Han Nong Zi [2023] No. 1356). Guangdong Province Modern Agricultural Industry Common Key Technology R&D Innovation Team Construction Project (Processing and Preservation Common Key Technologies) 2024CXTD16. The Hundred-Thousand-Million Project Rural Science and Technology Special Commissioner Program (Grant No. KTP20240142).

FundersFunder number
Guangdong Province
Guangdong-Guangxi Cooperation Science and Technology Special Commissioner1356
National Natural Science Foundation of China32472250
Guangdong Province Modern Agricultural Industry Common Key Technology R&D Innovation Team Construction Project2024CXTD16
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province2024A1515012684
Rural Science and Technology Special Commissioner ProgramKTP20240142

    Keywords

    • Starch emulsifier
    • Starch lauric acid complex
    • V-type starch

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biotechnology
    • Food Science
    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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