TY  - JOUR
AV  - restricted
N2  - Seven cultivars of grain sorghum with various seed colors were studied for the presence of light-absorbing substances in the grain and starch. A corn sample was used for comparison. Starch was isolated from both sorghum and corn. Corn starch was bright in appearance and had a yellowish tinge. Sorghum starch from the cultivars Dorado, UANL-1-V-187, and Blanco 88 was also bright in appearance and white; the seed color was pale yellow. Although Sorghum cultivar Dekalb 42Y had a pale yellow seed color, it yielded a dull-appearing starch. Kansas local, Bajio, and Tamaulipas cultivars had reddish-brown seed color and also yielded dull-appearing starch that had a reddish tint. It appears that the presence of certain alcohol-soluble components contributes to the dullness of some sorghum starches, because extraction of dull starch with methanol resulted in a brighter starch. Dehulling of the grain before starch isolation improved the appearance of starch. A simple alkali test on the grain was effective in predicting the dullness of starch.
UR  - http://www.aaccnet.org/cerealchemistry/abstracts/1994/cc1994a55.asp
SP  - 275
Y1  - 1994///
IS  - 3
EP  - 278
PB  - American Association of Cereal Chemists
TI  - Factors Affecting the Color and Appearance of Sorghum Starch
ID  - icrisat3042
A1  - Subramanian, V
A1  - Hoseney, R C
A1  - Bramel-Cox, P J
SN  - 0009-0352
JF  - Cereal Chemistry
VL  - 71
ER  -