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The aim of this project was to understand how microwaves interact with functional food ingredients and to determine the effects they have on their structural and functional properties. The gelatinization patterns of microwaved and conventionally heated starch granules were obser…

Gums are water soluble polymers that serve as invaluable ingredients in a myriad of food applications. Gums have been extensively used in the beverage industry. Although, beverage systems are unique and do not follow the same rheological behavior as semi-solid systems. Thus, thr…