For the frozen-swollen starches, the absorption capacityincreased with increasing heating temperatures. The starches heated at68, 69, and 70 ◦C had water absorption capabilities of 2.8, 3.5, and 5.1g/g starch, respectively. The highest water absorption of starch swollenat 70 ◦C, followed by freezing, was likely due to its loose structure andthe highest level of retrogradation by highly dispersed amyloses.