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1. Raw Materials<br />

MATERIALS AND METHODS<br />

Materials<br />

High amylose rice starch (HARS) was kindly supplied by Cho Heng Rice<br />

Vermicelli Factory Co., Ltd., Nakornpathom, Thailand. A total of 50 kg in the same<br />

batch was used in this study. Commercial resistant starch (HI-MAIZE ® 1043) was<br />

donated by the National Starch, Food innovation. Cake flour, shortening, salt, sugar,<br />

baking powder, whole eggs, and skim milk were purchased from a local market. High<br />

fructose corn syrup (HFCS-55) was kindly supplied by Chao khun Agro products Co.,<br />

Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand.<br />

2. Chemical Reagents<br />

1. Amylose standard, type III from potato (Sigma No. A-0512)<br />

2. Sodium hydroxide (Merck)<br />

3. Hydrochloric acid (Merck)<br />

4. Acetic acid (Merck)<br />

5. Phosphate buffer (pH 6.89) (Merck)<br />

6. Ethanol, 95% (Merck)<br />

7. Pullulanase enzyme from Bacillus acidopullulyicus (Sigma, E.C. 232-983-<br />

9P; ≥ 400 units/ml<br />

8. α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1Type VI-B from porcine pancreas, Sigma<br />

Chemicals)<br />

9. Pepsin (EC 3.4.23.1; 2,980 unit/mg)<br />

10. Glucose (GO) assay kit (GAGO-20)<br />

11. Amyloglucosidase, from aspergillus niger (A-3042, Sigma)<br />

12. Resistant starch assay kit (Megazyme) was obtained from Megasyme<br />

International Ireland Ltd., IRELAND.<br />

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