title: Functional properties of yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) starch.
abstract: The study was carried out in order to determine and establish the functional characters of starch extracted from yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus (L) Urban) compared with cassava starch. Yam bean is a tropical tuber legume easily grown and holds a great potential as a new source of starch. Yam bean starch shows functional properties which are peculiar to those of most starch root crops. Gelatinization temperature (53-63 degrees C) and the pasting temperature (64.5 degrees C) are less than those of cereal starch, however, the swelling power is high (54.4 g gel/g dried starch). Yam bean starch paste presents a high viscosity profile, high retrogradation tendency and low stability on cooking. The functional properties of yam bean starch, similar to those of cassava starch, allows yam bean to be used as a potential new source of starch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economic Science, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife 52171-900, Pernambuco, Brazil. enayde@hotmail.com.br
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mélo
authors.forename: T L M
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Stamford
authors.forename: M P C
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Stamford
mesh_terms: D005782:Gels / Q000032:analysis; D008027:Light; D029905:Pachyrhizus / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D012995:Solubility; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013696:Temperature; D014783:Viscosity; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D014867:Water; D013213:Starch