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Characterization of green banana starch from “Songkibab” species cultivated in the southern part of Korea

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Resistant starch (RS) has advantages for regulating the colon health as prebiotics and dietary fibers, and green banana has interested due to containing high amounts of RS. Here, the structural, physicochemical, and digestible characteristics of green banana starch from newly bred Songkibab (SB) were determined to evaluate its suitability for application as a new crop in response to global warming and for obtaining genetic diversity. SB starch has structural similarities to the Cavendish (CD) banana, which is widely consumed in Southeast Asia, in its ratio of B3-chains (in high amounts), flattened shapes of smooth surfaces, and B-type crystallinity. Physiochemically, SB shows comparable swelling power, amylose content, and viscosity pattern but a higher RS content. Conclusively, this study suggests that SB banana may be a good resource for replacing CD species with novel varieties in East Asia because of the high degree of similarity in the various characteristics.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2022R1A2C1002758). This work was also supported by the Gachon University research fund of 2021 (GCU- 202110530001). We thank Dr. Chagam Koteswara Reddy [Department of Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, Institute of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India] for assistance in the green banana starch extraction.

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Funding was provided by Gachon University Research Fund (GCU- 202110530001) and National Research Foundation of Korea (2022R1A2C1002758).

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Kim, HM., Lee, BH. Characterization of green banana starch from “Songkibab” species cultivated in the southern part of Korea. Food Sci Biotechnol 33, 63–71 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-023-01331-z

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