Table 3 Further physicochemical profiles of the cross-linked maize, wheat and rice
Cross linking agent | % Swelling | pH | Viscosity [CP] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maize powder | Wheat powder | Rice powder | Maize starch | Wheat starch | Rice starch | Maize starch | Wheat starch | Rice starch | |
Native starch | 40 | 58.3 | 49.5 | 6.12 | 5.84 | 6.27 | 150.0 | 152.0 | 149.0 |
2.5% sucrose | 42 | 44 | 71 | 5.47 | 5.40 | 5.01 | 143.2 | 145.3 | 150.0 |
5% sucrose | 41 | 54 | 68 | 5.52 | 5.35 | 5.28 | 145.6 | 143.0 | 147.0 |
10% sucrose | 47 | 44 | 72 | 5.12 | 5.41 | 5.23 | 146.0 | 146.0 | 148.0 |
20% sucrose | 48 | 63 | 71 | 5.47 | 5.40 | 5.03 | 148.4 | 148.0 | 152.0 |
40% sucrose | 42 | 42 | 72 | 5.50 | 5.47 | 5.13 | 152.0 | 149.0 | 149.7 |
2.5% formaldehyde | 76 | 44 | 72 | 5.35 | 5.47 | 5.11 | 142.0 | 147.0 | 145.0 |
5% formaldehyde | 66 | 62 | 72 | 5.05 | 5.53 | 5.10 | 146.5 | 147.5 | 147.0 |
10% formaldehyde | 56 | 64 | 75 | 4.77 | 5.26 | 5.04 | 149.0 | 145.0 | 148.0 |
20% formaldehyde | 48 | 43 | 70 | 5.18 | 5.50 | 4.50 | 151.0 | 150.0 | 146.5 |
40% formaldehyde | 44 | 46 | 72 | 5.54 | 5.13 | 4.74 | 150.7 | 149.2 | 149.4 |