Ice formation and non-freezable water (W NFW) of rice flour and tapioca starch gels were studied at two different freezing rates (-10 and-100°C/min) using differential scanning calorimetry. Ice crystal growth was observed in the slow freezing but not in the fast one. Ice melting enthalpies, however, were similar since more ice formed in holding and reheating steps. Melting enthalpy of fully gelatinized systems with water contents~0.50-0.66 was associated to starch composition and granule morphology. Highly swollen tapioca starch gave the lowest enthalpy and the highest W NFW (0.40 g/g dry starch versus 0.32 and 0.38 g/g dry starch of normal and waxy rice flours, respectively). The further studies revealed that the W NFW values were associated to swelling power, solubility, and granule morphology.
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