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Tapioca gelation is a thermal process where cassava starch granules absorb water, swell, and leach amylose to form a network that sets upon cooling.
Origin: Indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin (Tupi, Guaraní) (Pre‑Columbian) — Amazon basin, South America
See full technique reference →During heating to 60‑70 °C, starch granules gelatinize, releasing amylose which forms hydrogen bonds with water and neighboring chains. Upon cooling, retrogradation of amylose and amylopectin establishes a three‑dimensional gel network, while sugars act as plasticizers lowering the gelatinization temperature.
Primary Reaction
Gelatinization of cassava starch with amylose leaching and retrogradation
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