Research Article

Characterization, Functional Properties, and Resistant Starch of Freshwater Macrophytes

Table 3

Resistant and nonresistant starch of the present study in comparison with other previous studies.

Species/partResistant starch (%)Nonresistant starch (%)References

C. esculenta cormPresent study
E. dulcis cormPresent study
S. sagittifolia cormPresent study
T. bispinosa seedPresent study
T. angustifolia rhizomePresent study
T. angustifolia pollenPresent study
N. nucifera seedPresent study
N. nucifera rhizomePresent study

Previous studies
Aquatic macrophytes starch
C. esculenta1.99[43]
C. esculenta2.11[43]
C. esculenta2.26[43].
C. esculenta35.1935.73[44]
C. esculenta44.10[36]
C. esculenta27.50[36]
C. esculenta4.1259.61[45]
Trapa sp.41.50[36]
Trapa sp.36.80[36]
E. dulcis8.05[36]
N. nucifera rhizome2.10[36]
N. nucifera seed19.70[36]

Commercialized starch
Dioscorea alata22.4818.85[44]
Ipomea batatas0.9775.55[44]
I. batatas28.90[36]
I. batatas3.1949.35[45]
Zea mays7.83[36]
Solanum tuberosum79.30[36]
Manihot esculenta80.80[36]
M. esculenta9.6955.99[45]
Oryza sativa (waxy)2.7272.04[45]

Data are mean values of , and different superscripts (a>b>c>d>e>f) are significantly different (DMRT, ).