Talk:Starch
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[edit] Clean Up?
I think this article needs a little polishing. One thing that would help is to describe and show an image of the common 1-4 glucose bonding to actually SHOW what starch is in amylose form, and the difference between that and amylopectin.
How do you make starch then?
You don't have to make starch. It's naturally found in vegetables and plants, so you just have to extract it from the other stuff the plant is made of. The article How to make starch from frosted potatoes has apparently been deleted -- could someone else write about the process? GUllman 23:25, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Biosphre
- You can buy it ready made. The best kind is universally acknowledged to be "Robin's Starch".
"Ask your science teacher" - Um - we are not all high-school kids, some of us are actually grown up, and one or two of us may even be science teachers!!
Why is starch important in a diet? The article says where it can be found but gave no indication of its nutritional value.
Article says: "Humans and other animals have amylases, so they can digest starch. Digestion of starches consists of the process of the cleavage of the starch molecules back into their constituent simple sugar units by the action of the amylases. The resulting sugars are then processed by further enzymes (such as maltase) in the body, in the same manner as other sugars in the diet."
See the entry on "glucose."
Basically, starch is an energy store (like glucose,) but can store more energy than glucose. Starch can be broken down into glucose, which in nessecary for respiration and therefore life!
[edit] Amylum
Q: Isn't starch named amylum?
A: Amylum is a common synonym for starch. It is also the name of a Belguim-based starch company owned by Tate & Lyle.
[edit] Making starch
Q: why can u not make starch?
A: You can make starch. From glucose, e.g. It is simply not economic since extracting it from plants (as described in the article) is much cheaper.
[edit] Solubility of starch?
The article is inconsistent in how refers to the solubility of starch. The Intro and Biochem section say it is insoluble in water, the Household and Test section mention preparing a starch solution. Perhaps boiling is needed, but why? It would be nice if someone could clarify this matter.--InfoCan 17:00, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Starch -> alcohol
Sorry I am ignorant on this matter, can someone help? Can starch be converted easily into alcohol, and thence to a biologically-friendly fuel?
[edit] crystalline to amorphous transition
This must be why bread loses freshness and elasticity in a refrigerator faster than at room temperature, and recovers it (except for drying) in a toaster or oven? When it first cools, it must be in small crystals or still amorphous, but the crystals must become bigger while it remains cool. If this is true, it seems it should go in the bread article. 69.107.93.104 21:29, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Help with a chemistry project
I've searched and searched but I just can't seem to find the answers to some questions I have about sweet potatoes, i.e. starch. I know the formula is C6H10O5 but I need to define the chemical compounds. If anyone wants to help, that would be great. Thanks. --KangAK 01:26, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] chemical interaction with iodine
"Starch solution is used to test for elemental iodine. A blue/black color indicates the presence of iodine in starch solution. The details of this reaction are not yet fully known, but it is thought that the iodine (I3− and I5− ions) fits inside the coils of amylose, the charge transfers between the iodine and the starch, and the energy level spacings in the resulting complex correspond to the absorption spectrum in the visible light region" Just lovely, but it has no source so I'm giving it 2 days and then I'm deleting it.--I'll bring the food (Talk - Contribs - My Watchlist) 20:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
- I've added a source but it's not the best, I don't have access to the paper on iodine-starch relationships, and I can't afford to buy it. Sorry.--I'll bring the food (Talk - Contribs - My Watchlist) 20:56, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
