Abstract
This work studied the phase transition and gel properties of cassava starch in aqueous choline acetate ([Ch][OAc]) solution at different [Ch][OAc]:water weight ratios. The paste viscosity and gel strength followed a similar pattern to the starch phase transition temperature, increasing at a 2:3 [Ch][OAc]:water ratio and then decreasing at 3:2 and 4:1 ratios. However, the mobility of free water in the starch gel decreased as the [Ch][OAc]:water ratio increased. At the same [Ch][OAc]:water ratios, acetylated cassava starch (ACS) underwent phase transition more easily than native cassava starch (NCS), leading to greater granule destruction. Nevertheless, ACS gels displayed more viscous-dominated rheological behavior, lower paste viscosity, viscoelasticity, and weaker water-holding capacity (WHC) than NCS gels. In contrast, cross-linked cassava starch (CCS) gels had higher paste viscosity, gel viscoelasticity, and WHC. However, at a 4:1 [Ch][OAc]:water ratio, the viscoelasticity of CCS gel was lower than NCS gel, and the differences in WHC were minimal, likely due to the incomplete phase transition of especially CCS under this condition. Our findings show that starch chemical modification significantly affects phase transition behavior and gel properties in [Ch][OAc]:water mixtures, with outcomes influenced by the viscosity of the aqueous [Ch][OAc] solution and the interaction between [Ch][OAc] and water.
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