Table 2 Enthalpy changes of wheat and maize starch samples after pre-heating to Tc and Te.

From: New insights into gelatinization mechanisms of cereal endosperm starches

Starch

Water/starch ratio (v/w)

Tc (°C)

∆H (J/g)

Te (°C)

∆H (J/g)

Wheat

2.0

65.6 ± 0.1b

2.8 ± 0.1a

71.0 ± 0.1c

nd

3.0

67.5 ± 0.4a

1.7 ± 0.2b

73.0 ± 0.0b

nd

4.0

67.4 ± 0.5a

2.6 ± 0.1a

73.6 ± 0.2a

nd

Maize

2.0

77.2 ± 0.2a′

1.4 ± 0.1b′

82.1 ± 0.2a′

nd

3.0

76.1 ± 0.3b′

1.7 ± 0.2b′

81.8 ± 0.1ab′

nd

4.0

76.6 ± 0.4b′

2.9 ± 0.2a′

81.3 ± 0.1c′

nd

  1. Values are means ± SD. Values with the same letters in the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05). nd: not determined.