Figures & data
Table 1. Proximate composition of native water chestnut starch (nWCS).
Figure 1. Scanning electron micrographs of native water chestnut starch (nWCS) under 1000× magnification.
![Figure 1. Scanning electron micrographs of native water chestnut starch (nWCS) under 1000× magnification.](/cms/asset/b0741523-ead3-4b4f-b585-eef53ae893f0/ljfp_a_1193514_f0001_oc.jpg)
Figure 2. Scanning electron micrographs of pregelatinized water chestnut starch (pgWCS) under 1000× magnification.
![Figure 2. Scanning electron micrographs of pregelatinized water chestnut starch (pgWCS) under 1000× magnification.](/cms/asset/4ba85f0c-8026-4c03-b8d8-fb6afaedb1d9/ljfp_a_1193514_f0002_b.gif)
Figure 3. Scanning electron micrographs of acetylated water chestnut starch (aWCS) under 1000× magnification.
![Figure 3. Scanning electron micrographs of acetylated water chestnut starch (aWCS) under 1000× magnification.](/cms/asset/9f4ec904-877c-4deb-a43f-67da05c35d32/ljfp_a_1193514_f0003_b.gif)
Figure 4. Scanning electron micrographs of acid-thinned water chestnut starch (atWCS) under 1000× magnification.
![Figure 4. Scanning electron micrographs of acid-thinned water chestnut starch (atWCS) under 1000× magnification.](/cms/asset/8921b47b-31f0-4944-844a-daffb3914662/ljfp_a_1193514_f0004_b.gif)
Figure 5. Scanning electron micrographs of pregelatined acid-thinned water chestnut starch (pgatWCS) under 1000× magnification.
![Figure 5. Scanning electron micrographs of pregelatined acid-thinned water chestnut starch (pgatWCS) under 1000× magnification.](/cms/asset/1c2d921b-2a7c-4e0d-a73d-d1d22ab6fab4/ljfp_a_1193514_f0005_b.gif)
Figure 6. Scanning electron micrographs of pregelatinized acetylated water chestnut starch (pgaWCS) under 1000× magnification.
![Figure 6. Scanning electron micrographs of pregelatinized acetylated water chestnut starch (pgaWCS) under 1000× magnification.](/cms/asset/516f5f3d-bee6-4750-aa4a-69e87d14b8da/ljfp_a_1193514_f0006_b.gif)
Table 2. Effect of temperature on (%) swelling power of nWCS, pgWCS, aWCS, atWCS, pgatWCS, and pgaWCS at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90°C.
Table 3. Effect of temperature on (%) solubility of nWCS, pgWCS, aWCS, atWCS, pgatWCS, and pgaWCS at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90°C.
Table 4. Effect of temperature on (%) water retention capacity of nWCS, pgWCS, aWCS, atWCS, pgatWCS, and pgaWCS at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90°C.
Table 5. Effect on (%) transmittance of nWCS, pgWCS, aWCS, atWCS, pgatWCS, and pgaWCS at 0 h.
Table 6. Effect on (%) freeze thaw stability of nWCS, pgWCS, aWCS, atWCS, pgatWCS, and pgaWCS.
Table 7. The (%) water absorption of nWCS, pgWCS, aWCS, atWCS, pgatWCS, and pgaWCS.
Table 8. Effect on pasting behavior of nWCS, pgWCS, aWCS, atWCS, pgatWCS, and pgaWCS.