Sample Moisture content (%) Protein (%) Ash (%) Swelling power (%) Solubility (%) Bulk density (g/m3) Sediment volume (ml) Water binding capacity (%) Gel consistency (mm)
NSPS 10.48a ± 0.36 0.17a ± 0.04 2.35a ± 0.02 3.49b ± 0,90 16.13b ± 0.56 0.59a ± 0.05 1.98a ± 0.32 278.12b ± 15.80 98.50c ± 12.61
HMSPS 9.69c± 0.41 0.15b ± 0.05 2.05c ± 0.38 4.78a ± 0.13 20.25a ± 0.27 0.50c ± 0.03 1.83b ± 0.22 302.85a ± 17.98 117.04a ± 9.68
AMSPS 10.37b ± 0.39 ND 2.05c ± 0.17 3.21d± 0.22 13.80d ± 0.32 0.41d ± 0.02 1.43c ± 0.21 245.93d ± 13.79 70.26d ± 10.42
EMSPS 10.48a ± 0.15 0.13a ± 0.03 2.19b ± 0.25 3.38c ± 0.28 15.19c ± 0.12 0.54b ± 0.02 1.41d ± 0.24 249.04c ± 18.83 101.21b ± 13.79
NSPS – Native sweet potato starch, HMSPS – Hydrothermally modified sweet potato starch, AMSPS – Acid modified sweet potato starch, EMSPS – Enzyme modified sweet potato starch.
ND – Not determined.
Values with different superscripts differ significantly at P0.05.
Table 1: Physicochemical characteristics of native and modified sweet potato starches.