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Jiapeng Tian1,2,3, Xuan Zhang2, Wendi Zhang2
1Hainan Institute of Northwest A&F University, Sanya 572025, China.
Abstract:
This study examined how complexes formed between breadfruit starch, lauric acid (LA), and phenolic acids (gallic/GA, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic/DOPAC, caffeic/CA) affect starch digestibility and properties. All complexes increased resistant starch (RS) content from 47.19% (native) to 49.12-70.14%, with the caffeic acid-starch binary complex showing the highest RS (70.14%) and lowest hydrolysis index (52.60). LA-containing samples formed V-type inclusion complexes, evidenced by a cooling-phase viscosity peak, while polyphenol-only samples did not. The formation of the complex raised the starch gelatinization peak temperature from 78.6 °C to 100.6-120.9 °C. Structural analysis indicated increased short-range order and crystallinity. Ternary complexes exhibited lower short-range order but higher crystallinity than binary complexes, suggesting LA primarily influences long-range order, while polyphenols affect both short- and long-range structure. These findings clarify interaction mechanisms in starch-lipid-polyphenol systems for designing low-digestibility foods.
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