Abstract:Using natural corn starch as raw material, the high pressure porous starch was prepared by the combination of high static pressure, α-amylase and saccharase. The porous starch was cross-linked with sodium trimetaphosphate and optimized. The structure and physicochemical properties of the cross-linked porous starch were studied. The results show that when the pressure is 200 MPa, both the high pressure porous starch and the high pressure cross-linked porous starch have good porous starch morphology, the high pressure cross-linked porous starch particle pore structure is more uniform, the specific surface area and pore size are increased obviously, the short-range ordered structure is destroyed, the crystallinity is reduced, and at the same time. The porous structure of high pressure cross-linked porous starch improved the adsorption, and the oil absorption and water absorption increased from 68% and 120% to 75% and 124%, respectively. The optimum conditions for preparation of porous starch were determined as follows: temperature 40 ℃, reaction pH 11, dosage of crosslinking agent 3% of starch base, pressure 200 MPa, and deposition volume measured in single factor and orthogonal experiments. The light transmittance of high pressure cross-linked porous starch prepared by this process decreased by 3.26% and 5.06%, respectively, compared with that of porous starch and high pressure porous starch. Compared with porous starch and high pressure porous starch, the water separation rate decreased by 24.7% and 28.5%, respectively. The solubility and swelling degree of porous starch formed under different treatment conditions are significantly higher than that of original starch, which is beneficial to the application of porous starch.