Starch Retrogradation in Tuber : Mechanisms and Its Implications on Microstructure and Glycaemic Features of Potatoes
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Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded by an individual for the purpose of research and private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Author. Starch retrogradation in tuber: mechanisms and its implications on microstructure and glycaemic features of potatoes A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in School of Food and Advanced Technology at Massey University, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand Yu-Fan Nicole Chen 2020 Thesis committee Chief supervisor: Dr. Jaspreet Singh, Associate Professor, Massey University. Co-supervisor: Dr. Joceyln Midgely, Agri-Food Science & Technology Manager, Simplot Australia Pty. Ltd. Co-supervisor: Prof. Richard Archer, Logan Campbell Professor of Food Technology, Massey University. Examiners Mr. Allan Hardacre, Senior Research Officer, Massey University. Mr. Marco Morgenstern, Team Leader Food Structure Engineering, Plant & Food Research. Dr. Qiang Liu, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Dedicated to my loving parents and my partner. Abstract An increase in the occurrence of diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and obesity in recent years led to the project “Starch retrogradation in tuber: mechanisms and its implications on microstructure and glycaemic features of potatoes”. Potato products can play a role in mitigating these hyperglycaemic events, if starch in these processed products is slowly digested and/or starch-derived glucose is released into the circulation in a slower and more attenuated manner. Three stages were envisaged for the project with an aim to create slowly digestible starch in whole potato tuber (in tuber) through starch retrogradation. Plant-based whole food systems, such as potato tubers encompass different cell compartments, (e.g. cell wall, vacuole, cytoplasm and intracellular spaces) within which starch gelatinisation and retrogradation occur, subject to local interactions of other cell components and water availability. Structural changes of potato starch during retrogradation in tuber and its resulting digestibility were studied. Different water pools in a cooked whole tuber were discerned by the low-field NMR (LF- NMR), having relaxation times T20 at <1 ms, T21 at 10-15 ms, T22 at 70–200ms, and T23 at > 400 ms. A significant reduction in eGI was observed after cooling and storage compared to freshly cooked tubers. Reheating of retrograded tuber restored some of the susceptibility to enzymatic hydrolysis and internal water mobility. Longer chilled storage (7 days) yet improved the stability of retrograded tuber against reheating effects (at 90 °C). Realignment of the gelatinised amylose and amylopectin changed the distribution of crystalline and amorphous regions during refrigerated storage and subsequent reheating, resulting in starch digestibility varying with treatment combination. Several, but not all, of time- temperature cycle processes were observed to induce stepwise nucleation and propagation, facilitating starch retrogradation in tuber more than did storage fixed at 4 °C. Sous vide processing (at 55 and 65°C), akin to annealing, combined with starch retrogradation in tuber, resulted in potatoes with intermediate eGI (40-72). After reheating at 60°C, the eGI of sous vide cooked-chill potatoes increased moderately, displaying a mixture of partially gelatinised starch and swollen granules. Food processing, i.e. optimum TTC process or sous vide process might facilitate the formation of retrograded starch in tuber, resulting in a reduced eGI (than freshly cooked tubers). To retain the resistance to digestive enzymes in retrograded starch in tuber, reheating at low temperatures (50-60°C) were needed. I Acknowledgements My PhD journey resembles a one-way road, leading to an ultimate goal of graduation. It has been enjoyable yet accompanied with ups and downs which would not have been possible without many people’s help. I would like to, first of all, thank my supervisors, Dr. Jaspreet Singh, Dr. Jocelyn Midgley, and Prof. Richard Archer for their help and encouragements. Jaspreet was an amazing mentor of guiding me in conducting my research. Jocelyn’s insightful advice always helped me in fine-tuning the research direction. Richard’s excellence in food engineering was instrumental and I learned a lot from his reader- friendly and precise wordings in writing research articles. It was a great pleasure to work in a team with diverse expertise. My sincere thanks go to few scientists at School of Fundamental Science and Institute of Agriculture and Environment. I cannot begin to express my appreciation to Dr. Rob Ward, who helped me setting up LF-NMR and optimising parameters. I valued constructive discussions on DSC results and X-ray diffraction patterns with Prof. Geoff Jameson, and the training of using FTIR apparatus from Assoc. Prof. Mark Waterland, and the help of running the X-ray from Assoc. Prof. Bob Stewart (at IAE) and a PhD student David Perl. Finally, yet importantly, thank you, Graham, for giving me some LF-NMR glass tubes. Thank you, Riddet management and administration team, John, Ansley, Terri, Hannah, Meg, Fliss, Sarah, Angela, and Rebecca, for taking care of administration and finance and organising all the events, including student colloquiums, conferences, and researcher development workshops. None of the experimental works would have been able to be carried out without the help from Janiene, Chris, Maggie, Warwick, Garry, Steve, Michelle, John, and Byron (for the customised corker borer), thank you all. I appreciated Matt and Tim’s help on IT related issues, they’re always efficient. Some indispensable people were Dr. Lovedeep Kaur, thank you for the generous tips on writing and publishing articles, as well as all visiting scientists, Assist. Prof. Masa Tamura, Kanyanat (App), Praw, Jorge, and Yudy, I enjoyed the inspiring discussion with you. Geeshani, Thomas, Nina, Alice, Grupreet, Edward, Akashdeep, and Abhilasha never wavered in their support and accompany. Involving in Rina’s 4th-year honour project was a great mutual learning process. I had a precious experience working with Sarah, Feng Ming and Sewuese on “Nutri Sprinky”. We pushed as far as we could and achieved to the “Innovate, 2018” final. Thanks for the efforts and contributions, Nutri Sprinky team. II I would also like to acknowledge the support from the RISS community and other PhDs, which helped me maintained my sanity through the journey. Having Taiwanese food with Chih-Chieh and Che really soothed my soul. Thanks to my flatmates, Giovanna, Jackie, Martina, and Hilary for tolerating my fussy temper. Last but not least, a shout-out to fantastic humans, Sha, Christian, Grace, Emily, Flo, Doreen, William, Ben, Erica, Luke, Jayne, David, Lulu, Paige, Ivalya, Matthew, Kristina, Johannes, Daniel, Marcela, and Clayton. Thank you all for great climbing adventures and humorous banters, definitely the most unforgettable memories during this period. III List of publications and presentations Research outputs: • A review article in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety- Starch retrogradation: An old tool to design new low glycaemic foods (Chen, Kaur, Singh, Midgley, & Archer, submitted). • A journal article in LWT- Reheating stability of retrograded starch in processed potato tubers (Chen, Singh, Midgley, & Archer, in preparation). • A journal article in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules- In tuber starch retrogradation of sous vide processed potato: physico-chemical and microstructural characteristics and oral-gastric-small intestinal starch digestion in vitro (Chen, Singh, Midgley, & Archer, submitted). • A journal article in Food Hydrocolloids, Vol. 98, Jan. 2020, 105240- Influence of time- temperature cycles on potato starch retrogradation in tuber and starch digestion in vitro (Chen, Singh, Midgley & Archer, 2019). • A journal article in Food Hydrocolloids, Vol. 84, Nov. 2018, P.552-560- Potato starch retrogradation in tuber: Structural changes and gastro-small intestinal digestion in vitro (Chen, Singh, & Archer, 2018). • A book chapter in “Starch in Food: Structure, Function and Applications 2nd Ed.”, 2018, P.283- 321-Chemical Modification of Starch (Chen, Kaur, & Singh, 2017). Oral presentations: • Simplot Mentone head office, 2017- Potato starch retrogradation in tuber: mechanisms and its implications on starch digestibility. • NZIFST Annual Conference, 2017- Retrogradation of potato in tuber and starch digestion in vitro. Poster presentations: • Food Structures, Digestion and Health International Conference, 2019- Potato starch retrogradation of sous vide processed potato tubers and oral-gastric-small intestinal starch digestion in vitro. • Riddet Student Colloquium, 2018-Influences of time-temperature cycles process on potato starch retrogradation in tuber and its digestibility in vitro. • Best poster award “Retrogradation of potato starch in tuber and its digestibility “in 1st ICC Asia-Pacific Grain Conference, 2017. Report • Physico-chemical properties of commercial potato starches and MSPrebiotic®. Other achievements: • Finalist of “Innovate, 2018” by The Factory. IV Table of Contents I Introduction and thesis outline .................................................................................................... 1 I.1 Preface ....................................................................................................................................