RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Biophysical features of cereal endosperm that decrease starch bioaccessibility A1 Roman Rivas, Laura A1 Gómez Pallarés, Manuel A1 Li, Chen A1 Hamaker, Bruce R. A1 Martínez Martínez, Mario K1 Endosperm K1 Maize K1 Starch K1 Digestion K1 Flour K1 Plant tissue K1 Cell walls AB The influence of the physical structure of cereal endosperm on the natural structuralintegrity (intact cells) and starch bioaccessibility of the resultant flours was studiedusing maize as example. Endosperm hardness, defined by its intracellular (proteinmatrix) and extracellular (cell walls) constituents, affected the granular and moleculardamage of the starch of the resultant flours leading to higher digestibility of raw hardthan soft endosperm flours, but comparatively lower digestibility after cooking. Aftermilling, hard endosperm possessed more damaged starch (radial splitting ofamylopectin clusters) in the periphery of the resultant particles that increased in vitrostarch digestibility of raw flours. Conversely, the hard endosperm plant tissue matrixsignificantly limited water availability and heat transfer on starch gelatinisation, therebydecreasing the digestion rate after hydrothermal processing (in particle size flours >80μm). This study provides a unique mechanistic understanding to obtain cereal flourswith slow digestion property for commercial utilisation YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/22717 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/22717 LA spa NO Carbohydrate Polymers. DS UVaDOC RD 25-abr-2024