Physicochemical Properties of Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) Starch

Table 4

Major peaks of X-ray diffractogram of wild yam starch.

Peak 1			Peak 2			Peak 3			Crystallite size (nm)
2θ	d (Å)	I (counts)	2θ	d (Å)	I (counts)	2θ	d (Å)	I (counts)
15.31	3.75	50	24.41	5.14	70	8.42	4.95	100	0.03