Starch, when heated in the presence of excess water, undergoes a phase transition from order
to disorder known as gelatinization over a temperature range characteristic of the starch source. This phase
transition is associated with diffusion of water into the granule, water uptake by the amorphous background
region, hydration and radial swelling of the starch granules, loss of birefringence, loss of crystalline order,
uptake of heat, uncoiling and dissociation of double helices in the crystalline regions and amylose leaching
[11] as the results are listed in Table 3.