Acetylation increased the peak viscosity, breakdown, final viscosity, retrogradation and
pasting temperature and reduced the hardness of the gels, as well as their adhesiveness and gumminess;
however this did not affect the morphology and susceptibility to hydrolysis by the a-amylase of the
starch. The acetylated starches using 10 and 20 g/100g acetic anhydride showed lower swelling power
and solubility compared to native starch.