The pasting properties of the starches were determined by a
Rapid Visco Analyser (RVAe4, Newport Scientific, Australia) using a
Standard Analysis 1 profile. A starch sample of 3.0 g (14 g/100 g wet
basis) was weighted in the RVA canister and 25 mL of distilled
water was then added to the canister. Pasting temperature, peak
viscosity, breakdown, final viscosity and setback were recorded.