The relationship of in vitro starch digestibility and gel strength was investigated at various concentrations (10-30%) of rice cultivars with different amylose contents (27.9, 17.9, and 5.2%). As the rice flour concentration increased, predicted glycemic index decreased, but gel strength increased regardless of amylose contents. Gel strength correlated strongly with amylose content, whereas in vitro starch digestibility was more highly affected by rice flour concentration than by amylose contents. Moreover, the impact of degree of gelatinization on in vitro starch digestibility of high amylose rice was also examined in terms of structural features and rheological properties. The digestion rate of fully gelatinized flour was 1.7 times higher than that of native flour, while the disrupted structure with a different gelatinization degree during starch digestion was visually demonstrated through the X-ray diffraction and molecular distribution analysis. The rice flour changed from an A-type to a V-type pattern and showed difference in crystalline melting. The low molecular weight distribution increased with increasing degree of gelatinization during starch digestion. The apparent viscosity also increased with degree of gelatinization. These results demonstrated that the starch digestibility of rice was more affected by concentration than by amylose content, as well as by the degree of gelatinization due to structural difference.

The aim of this study was to use an in vitro method and estimate glycaemic index (GI) from porridges to determine the digestibility of porridges. Glycaemic index’s concept is to classify foods on the basis of their postprandial blood glucose response. The GI of a foodstuff is generally measured by determining the increment in blood glucose concentration after the consumption of a test meal over a set period of time and comparing it with an isoglucosidic control meal (normally white bread or glucose) and expressed as a percentage. In this study, the 5 porridges were studied for their starch digestibility. The available starch contents of the samples varied from 65~85 g/100 g dry solids. From in vitro digestion, the porridge samples were Medium glycaemic index foods with calculated GIs ranging from 56 to 67.

귀리, 콩, 감자, 밀에서 유래한 다양한 식이섬유를 밀가루 대신 10-40%까지 대체함에 따른 수화능, 동적점탄성, 용매흡착능 및 in vitro starch digestion을 비교하였다. 귀리, 콩, 감자, 밀에서 유래한 다양한 식이섬유를 식이섬유의 대체비율이 증가할수록 수분흡착능과 팽윤력은 증가한 반면, 수분용해도는 감소하였다. 밀가루 대신 콩과 감자 식이섬유를 대체함에 따라 동적점탄성은 증가하였으나, 귀리와 밀 식이섬유 대체에서는 오히려 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 식이섬유 대체에 따른 밀가루의 용매흡착능 변화를 분석한 결과, 낮은 대체량의 귀리 식이섬유와 높은 대체량의 콩과 감자 식이섬유가 활용 가능성을 보였다. 원료별 식이섬유 대체 시 밀가루 겔의 전분소화 패턴은 식이섬유 대체비율이 증가함에 따라 glucose 방출은 감소하였으나, 원료별 특성에 따른 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 특히, 밀식이섬유를 제외한 귀리, 콩, 감자 식이섬유는 모두 RDS감소와 RS증가에 따른 pGI 저하를 보여 실제 식품소재로 활용 시 가공적성을 유지할 수 있다면 전분소화지연효과를 기대할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편, 식이섬유의 원료에 따른 식이섬유 조성과 전분소화 관련 특성 간 상관관계를 분석한 결과, 전분소화를 지연시키는 효과는 수용성 식이섬유보다는 불용성과 총식이섬유 함량이 중요한 인자임을 알 수 있었다.