Table 1. Chemical composition and mean granule size of ‘Fuji’ apple, corn, and potato starches

Properties Apple starch Corn starch Potato starch
Amylose content (%) 33.63±0.43a1) 29.82±0.60b 33.79±0.57a
Phosphorous content (mg/100 g) 13.02±0.40b 11.26±0.13c 49.17±0.94a
Mean granule size (μm) 7.48±0.10b 23.00±3.46b 35.24±1.71a
Means±SD (n=3) in a row followed by the same letter are not significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).