The phase transition temperatures, rheological properties and gel-network characteristics for gelation of -carrageenan-salt (NaCl, KCl and CaCl 2 ) solutions and their aged gels were investigated. The effectiveness of increasing gelling and gel-melting temperatures at the salt concentrations examined followed the sequence of K + > Ca 2+ > Na + . This sequence was also true for the gel strength and the melting enthalpy (DH) of the most crosslinked junction zones of aged gels at low salt concentrations. Nonetheless, a different order (Ca ++ > K + and Na + ) was found for increasing storage modulus and gelation rate during early-stage gelation, thermal hysteresis and the DH of aged gels in some salt-carrageenan systems.
The changes in swelling power and pasting properties of suspensions of starch blends were studied in dependence on starch composition and at various isothermal temperatures (Tiso). Samples were prepared by mixing rice starches from Kaoshiung Sen 7 (KSS7, a high‐amylose‐content variety) and Taichung waxy 70 (TCW70, a waxy variety). Generally, mixing these starches at a comparable ratio caused significant decrements in overall swelling power, onset temperature of gelatinization or viscosity rise, and final viscosity of hot pastes after 30 min of isothermal stirring. Notable increases in the peak and conclusion temperatures of gelatinization and in the peak viscosity of the pastes were also observed. Generally, all viscosity parameters of the blends showed two linear dependencies on the starch composition, the graphs intersecting at a critical starch composition depending on the parameters concerned. The onset temperature of viscosity increase was related to the volume fraction of swollen granules when they were just closely packed in suspension. The volume fraction of KSS granules was smaller than that of TCW70. In addition, the rate of viscosity increase and the peak viscosity of the starch suspensions could be well described in terms of the swelling power (Q) when Q ≤ ∼27, and depending on the Tiso examined. From the photomicrographs of starch suspensions, the extensive shear‐induced disintegration of TCW70 granules in the co‐existence of rigid KSS7 granules was evident and in turn responsible for the reduced final viscosities of the hot pastes obtained from starch blends.
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