The Effect of Tribomechanical Micronization and Activation on Rheological, Thermophysical, and Some Physical Properties of Tapioca Starch

Table 2

Values of solubility index (%) and swelling power for native and modified tapioca starch suspensions after TMA treatment (1A (untreated) and 1B (TMA treated)).

Sample	Determination conditions	Swelling power (g of hydrated molecules/g starch dry matter)	Solubility index (%)
1A	20°C/5 min	2.89±0.12^a	0.22±0.05^a
	20°C/15 min	3.16±0.08^a	0.29±0.09^a
	70°C/5 min	4.17±0.07^a	0.43±0.11^a
	70°C/15 min	42.03±0.11^a	0.69±0.06^a
1B	20°C/5 min	3.31±0.14^a	0.93±0.09^b
	20°C/15 min	3.42±0.04^a	1.27±0.01^b
	70°C/5 min	26.31±0.01^b	4.29±0.06^b
	70°C/15 min	52.16±0.02^b	6.95±0.08^b

The values not statistically different are accompanied by the letter (a) and the values statistically different by the letter (b).