The interaction between starch and gluten and related wheat-based noodles quality, a review

Starch and gluten, the primary components of wheat, play critical roles in determining noodle quality through their synergistic interactions. To unveil the influence of starch-gluten protein interactions on the quality of noodles, further comprehensive exploration in this domain remains imperative. The current understanding of the interactions between gluten and starch in noodles processing was reviewed, with emphasis on water competition, space competition, and covalent and non-covalent interactions. In addition, the influencing factors that impact the starch-gluten interaction, including starch chain, starch granule size, damaged starch content, gluten subunits, processing technology, and additives were discussed. This review describes the interactions between starch and gluten and provides a reference for improving noodle quality.