Author
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WHITE, PAMELA - IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY |
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Pollak, Linda |
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Submitted to: Food Focus Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 4/24/1997 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: The authors, White and Pollak, have been working together for over ten years to improve the value-added characteristics of corn starch and oil. Along with some U.S. Corn Belt lines, alternate sources of corn originating from 12 Latin American countries were selected as the starting materials, because they offer extensive variety in raw material, and would introduce much-needed diversity into U.S. crop production. Starch functional characteristics are first screened for their thermal properties by differential scanning calorimetry. Fatty acid composition of the corn oil is determined by gas-liquid chromatography. Corn lines that exhibit unique starch and/or oil properties are re-grown and further evaluated for their starch structural and functional characteristics and for continued expression of unique fatty acid profiles in the oil. Initial screenings have revealed several exotic corn lines that currently are being evaluated for their value-added traits. |
