Structural and physicochemical properties of banana resistant starch from four cultivars

Resistant starches were isolated from four banana cultivars: Musa AAA Cavendish, Musa ABB Bluggoe, Musa ABB Pisan Awak, and Musa AA Pisang mas. The structural and physicochemical properties of banana resistant starches were studied. Results showed that the particle size and shape of four banana resistant starches were different. Cavendish and Bluggoe banana resistant starch had a C-type crystalline structure, whereas Pisan Awak and Pisang mas had a B-type. The water-holding capacity of Pisang mas was the maximum. The solubility of Pisan Awak and Pisang mas was higher as compared to Cavendish and Bluggoe. The transparency of Cavendish banana resistant starch was the highest. More amylose was observed in Bluggoe and Pisan Awak banana resistant starch, whereas more amylopectin was observed in Cavendish and Pisang mas banana resistant starch. The initial pasting temperatures of Cavendish and Bluggoe banana resistant starches were higher as compared to Pisan Awak and Pisang mas banana resistant starch. The peak viscosity of Cavendish banana resistant starch was the highest in these four samples. The heat stability of Bluggoe banana resistant starch was the best one in the four banana resistant starches. The retrogradation was hard in the case of Bluggoe and Pisan Awak banana resistant starch. In conclusion, the properties of the four banana resistant starch samples were not the same, indicating that these could be used in different food products.