Jackfruit starch (100 g) was suspended in 350 mL of distilled
water and heated to 80 C for 15 min with continuous stirring. The
starch paste was allowed to slowly cool down with addition of
200 mL methanol and continuous stirring. Methanol was removed
and the pregelatinized starch was dried in a hot-air oven at 40 C
for 48 h, ground in a mortar to pass through a 60-mesh screen.