Mecanismos de regulación y efectos de los métodos de procesamiento térmico en la digestibilidad del almidón en

Shuang Xu1, Zhengbiao Gu2, Li Cheng2

  • 1School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiaxing Institute of Future Food, Jiaxing 314050, China; State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.

Resumen

El horneado de la masa de harina de maíz crea una red proteica estable que dificulta la digestión del almidón, a diferencia del hervido o el vapor. Esta formación de redes proteicas impacta significativamente la rapidez con la que se digiere el almidón, revelando mecanismos moleculares clave.

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