2. Polysaccharide assay methods

2.1 Starch polysaccharide assay

Starch raw materials include corn, sorghum, wheat, tapioca and rice.

From an economic point of view, starch offers two advantages:

• for human and animal nutrition, in which it plays an essential role; in particular, it is the main component of flour;

• for industry, which transforms it by physical, chemical or biological processes into specific starches (modified starch, cationic starch, anionic starch, etc.) and a number of by-products, such as glucose syrups, maltodextrins, mannitol, ethanol and sorbitol.

Outlets are either in the food industry (beverages, confectionery, bakery, etc.), or in a variety of other industries:...