The Claim
Cooked rice starch treated with a 5–10% emulsified formulation exhibits an altered microstructure characterized by thin, rounded, and amorphous granules with surface depressions, in comparison to the more regular and crystalline microstructure of untreated rice starch.
What the research says
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When rice starch is cooked and treated with a 5–10% emulsified formulation, its granules become thin, rounded, and amorphous with surface depressions, whereas untreated rice starch retains a more regular and crystalline structure.
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Cooked rice starch treated with 5–10% emulsified formulation exhibits altered microstructure, appearing as thin, rounded, and amorphous granules with surface depressions, compared to the more regular, crystalline structure of untreated starch.
When lipids mix with cooked rice starch, they slip into the spiral shape of the starch molecules as it cools, forcing the starch to form a new rigid structure that changes the shape of the granules from smooth and crystalline to thin, rounded, and pitted.
What the research says
1 studyWhen scientists added a special oil mixture to cooked rice starch, they saw under the microscope that the starch grains changed from their usual shape to thinner, rounder, and pitted ones — just like the claim says.
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