Some Properties of Seeds and Starches Separated from Mung (Phaseolus mungo) Cultivars

A comparison between some properties of seeds and starches of two mung (Phaseolus mungo) cultivars (ʹML-613ʹ, ʹSML-32ʹ) was made. The seed properties of both the mung cultivars did not differ significantly. The starches from both mung cultivars showed granule size ranging between 10 and 31.8 (mu)m. The shape of the granules was irregular, elliptical with shallow indentations. The thermal properties of mung starches measured with Differential Scanning Calorimetery also differed significantly. The transition temperatures (To, Tp, Tc) of ʹML-613ʹ starch were higher than ʹSML-32ʹ starch. Amylose content, swelling power, solubility and turbidity of ʹSML-32ʹ starch were higher than ʹML-613ʹ starch.