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(4 8 15 16 23 42 @ Dec. 25 2006,01:33)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Note that WMS as once used in Vitargo and as used as a plain fitness supplement are high in amylose/lower in amylopectin.</div>
Um,
Its not amylose, its amylopectin.
this is not a great source, but it is from a starch reseller
WAXY corn (maize) is a corn variety with grains that have a waxy appearance when cut, and that contains only branched-chain starch. Waxy corn starch is over 99% amylopectin, whereas regular corn contains 72-76% amylopectin and 24-28% amylose. Amylopectin is a branched form of starch of high molecular weight, while amylose is a smaller unbranched or linear form of starch. Waxy corn is processed in wet milling to produce waxy cornstarch which slowly retrogrades back to the crystalline form of starch. It is grown to make special starches for thickening foods in particularly those that undergo large temperature changes in processing and preparation.
or maybe the great (sic) information from
wikipedia
maybe from a manufacturers sales site?
maybe
maybe cornproducts USA in their FAQ
Question 5
How do you determine whether a starch is made from regular corn or waxy corn?
Answer 5
All starches contain amylose and/or amylopectin. Regular corn starch contains 25% amylose and 75% amylopectin while
waxy corn starch contains 100% amylopectin. When using a typical iodine staining technique, amylose stains blue while amylopectin stains reddish brown when viewed under a microscope. By using this method, waxy corn starch will appear reddish brown while regular corn starch will appear blue (blue color of amylose dominates reddish brown color of amylopectin).
hmm