Abstract
We studied the impact of malting on barley starch gelatinisation properties and whether observed differences are due to changes in extrinsic or intrinsic factors. We isolated the total starch and large and small starch granules fractions from barley and malt samples and subjected them to DSC. The peak gelatinisation temperature for malt starch was, on average, 1.2 °C higher than for barley starch. The malting process and endosperm breakdown products were each responsible for half of this difference. The presence of water-extractable, non-starch components (sugars, minerals, protein and starch hydrolysis products,…) increased the intrinsic starch gelatinisation temperatures by 2.2–4.7 °C for barley and 3.6–5.3 °C for malt. The small starch granule fractions from barley had a 3.1 °C higher peak gelatinisation temperature than large granule fractions. No effect of malting was observed here. These findings indicate that matrix effects and starch granule size must be considered when addressing starch conversion during brewing.
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