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Bhat, Ramanath, 2015. Varying amylose and total starch content in potato tubers derived from Finland and Sweden. Second cycle, A1E. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Food Science

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Plant growth is affected by a lot of resources, namely, water supply, sunlight, nutrients in the soil etc. This study investigates changes in potato starch composition derived from tubers grown in Finland and Sweden. In this project you will see the comparison between nine different varieties of potatoes (Asterix, Bintje, Desiree, Kuras, Maria, Maris Piper, Quadras, Rosmunda and Saturna) that were grown in Finland and those grown in Sweden. The hypothesis that growing conditions have an effect on amylose content and total starch content of the same variety was put to test among the sets of tubers. Starch powder was extracted using free-drying method from each set received from each source (Sweden and Finland) and compared. Analysis of amylose content and total starch content was done using Megazyme kits on extracted starch powder. The average calculated for amylose contents between sets of Kuras and Maria varied the most and averages calculated for total starch content varied the most between sets of Desiree and Kuras. The results indicate that growing conditions do have an effect on tubers, in specific, Desiree, Kuras and Maria.

Main title:Varying amylose and total starch content in potato tubers derived from Finland and Sweden
Authors:Bhat, Ramanath
Supervisor:Menzel, Carolin
Examiner:Koch, Kristine
Series:Publikation / Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Institutionen för livsmedelsvetenskap
Volume/Sequential designation:385
Year of Publication:2015
Level and depth descriptor:Second cycle, A1E
Student's programme affiliation:NM003 Biotechnology - Master's Programme 120 HEC
Supervising department:(NL, NJ) > Dept. of Food Science
Keywords:amylose, starch, tubers
URN:NBN:urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-4912
Permanent URL:
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-4912
Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.:Food science and technology
Language:English
Deposited On:21 Oct 2015 09:44
Metadata Last Modified:21 Oct 2015 09:44

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